Jordan Dingle
No. 3 – St. John's Red Storm
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBig East Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-07-14) July 14, 2000 (age 23)
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights and awards

Jordan Dingle (born July 14, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the St. John's Red Storm of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Penn Quakers, where he was a two-time All-Ivy League selection and the 2023 Ivy League Player of the Year.

Early life and high school career

Dingle grew up in Valley Stream, New York and initially attended Lawrence Woodmere Academy.[1] Before the start of his junior year, he transferred to Blair Academy, a boarding school in Blairstown, New Jersey, [2]

College career

Dingle became a starter during his freshman season and was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year after averaging 13.5 points, 2.3 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game.[3] He took a leave of absence from Penn during his true sophomore year after the 2020–21 season was canceled in the Ivy League due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Dingle was named first-team All-Ivy League in 2022 after he averaged 20.9 points, 2.4 assists, and 3.6 rebounds over 26 games.[5][6] Dingle finished second in the nation with 23.4 points per game and was named the Ivy League Player of the Year and won the Robert V. Geasey Trophy as the top player in the Philadelphia Big 5 as a junior.[7][8] After the season he entered the NCAA transfer portal.[9]

Dingle committed to St. John's and newly-hired head coach Rick Pitino.[10]

Career statistics

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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Penn 25 20 31.3 .416 .339 .583 3.4 2.3 .8 .0 13.5
2020–21 Penn Did not play due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Penn 26 26 31.8 .446 .335 .810 3.6 2.4 .8 .0 20.9
2022–23 Penn 28 26 33.6 .464 .356 .856 3.6 2.3 1.1 .1 23.4
Career 79 72 32.3 .445 .344 .792 3.5 2.3 .9 .1 19.5

Personal life

Dingle's father, Dana Dingle, played college basketball at UMass and was a starter for the Minutemen in the 1996 Final Four.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Lawrence Woodmere's Division-I bound hoopers take down SIA, 85-49, in boys' hoops". Staten Island Advance. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Piatt, Joey (November 14, 2019). "Freshman Jordan Dingle has been impressive, but his coach says it's only the beginning". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Jensen, Mike (February 26, 2020). "City 6 rookie of the year? There's no upset". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Jensen, Mike (December 15, 2022). "Why Penn basketball players, men and women, are heading for the transfer portal". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Jensen, Mike (December 12, 2022). "Jordan Dingle has to be a strong favorite for Big 5 player of the year". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  6. ^ Belgrad, Nicky (January 23, 2023). "Penn's Jordan Dingle is hoping to win big things with the Quakers: "That's all that I want to do."". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  7. ^ Heller, Melanie (March 7, 2023). "Penn's Jordan Dingle named Ivy League Player of the Year in men's hoops". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Jensen, Mike (April 4, 2023). "Maddy Siegrist, Jordan Dingle named Big 5 players of the year". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  9. ^ Givony, Jonathan (April 28, 2023). "Penn's Jordan Dingle, Ivy League Player of the Year, entering portal". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  10. ^ Braziller, Zach (May 12, 2023). "St. John's lands explosive scorer Jordan Dingle in Rick Pitino's biggest coup yet". New York Post. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  11. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (November 18, 2019). "Penn freshman Jordan Dingle has a notable hoops name, and a game with potential to match it". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

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Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Robert V. Geasey Trophy winners
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