Reginald Jordan (born January 26, 1969 in Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

Illinois

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) is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. He attended Proviso East High School

Proviso East High School

Proviso East High School is a public secondary school in Maywood, Illinois which serves the educational needs of Maywood and three other villages within Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois: Broadview, Forest Park and Melrose Park. It is the original campus of Proviso Township High Schools...

, in Maywood, Illinois

Maywood, Illinois

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. The 6'4" (1.93 m) and 195 lb (88 kg) guard went to Southwestern Junior College, and then to New Mexico State University

New Mexico State University

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. Jordan was never drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play in 6 NBA seasons from 1993 to 1994

1993-94 NBA season

-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets*Rookie of the Year: Chris Webber, Golden State Warriors*Defensive Player of the Year: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets...

 and from 1996 to 2000. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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, Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

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, Portland Trail Blazers

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, Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves

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 and Washington Wizards

Washington Wizards

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In his NBA career, Jordan played in 186 games and scored a total of 500 points. On February 3, 1994 as a member of the Lakers, Jordan scored a career high 28 points versus the Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz

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External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com