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Jordan Lynn Horston (born May 21, 2001) is an American basketball player for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference.

Jordan Horston

No. 25 – Tennessee Lady Volunteers
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born	(2001-05-21) May 21, 2001 (age 21) Dallas, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	139 lb (63 kg)
Career information
High school	Columbus Africentric (Columbus, Ohio)
College	Tennessee (2019–present)
Career highlights and awards
SEC All-Freshman Team (2020) McDonald's All-American MVP (2019) FIBA Under-17 Women's World Cup MVP (2018)
Medals Women's basketball Representing  United States FIBA U17 Women's World Cup 2018 Belarus Team FIBA Americas U16 Women's Championship 2017 Argentina Team

High school career

Horston attended Columbus Africentric High School in Ohio, where she played four varsity seasons.

As a high school senior, she helped her team win their second straight state title, despite suffering from a 102 °F (39 °C) fever the previous night. Despite having an off shooting night (3-for-20 from the field), she put up 10 rebounds and 6 assists and wore a surgical mask when on the bench to contain her cough.[1]

The no. 2 overall prospect and the top guard in the country, Horston committed to playing college basketball at Tennessee.[2][3] She was also a participant in the McDonald's All-American Game, where she put up 14 points and was named the game's MVP.[4]

College career

Freshman season

Initially committing Tennessee to play for Holly Warlick, Horston learned of Warlick's firing while at the McDonald's All-American Game.[4] Playing for Kellie Harper, she was named to the SEC All Academic team and SEC All-Freshman Team after averaging 10.1 points and 4.6 assists per game, leading the Lady Volunteers in assists and steals.[5] She had the game-winner against Auburn on March 1, hitting a running with 0.6 seconds remaining.[6]

National team career

Horston represented the United States at the FIBA U17 Women's World Cup and FIBA Americas U16 Women's Championship, winning the most valuable player award at the World Cup.[7]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career high	°	League leader

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2019–20	Tennessee	31	22	26.4	.394	.300	.593	5.5	4.6	1.3	0.8	4.3	10.1
2020–21	Tennessee	25	13	27.0	.350	.280	.729	3.9	4.2	1.4	0.9	2.7	8.6
Career		56	35	26.7	.376	.293	.657	4.8	4.4	1.3	0.9	3.6	9.4

Personal life

Horston is the daughter of Leigh and Malika Horston and has one sister.

Horston is an advocate for mental health due to personal health issues that have caused some uncharacteristic things in her life, that was discovered in her freshman year in college. She started #TheOddsBeatem foundation to bring awareness to people dealing with their own odds! Jordan grew up in Ohio and watched her grandmother who had an aneurysm two weeks after her mother was born, never give up due to being partially paralyzed and wheelchair bound. It was her inspiration to not allow mistakes and odds to cause her to not keep working through obstacles.

References

External links

• Jordan Horston on Twitter
• Jordan Horston on Instagram
• Tennessee Lady Volunteers profile
• USA Basketball profile

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