Jordan Roland
Roland with Rostock in 2023
No. 14 – Rostock Seawolves
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1997-01-15) January 15, 1997 (age 27)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight171 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High schoolWesthill
(Syracuse, New York)
College
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Career history
2021Valur
2021–presentRostock Seawolves
Career highlights and awards
  • ProA champion (2022)
  • First-team All-CAA (2020)
  • Third-team All-CAA (2019)

Jordan Jamal Roland (born January 15, 1997) is an American basketball player for Rostock Seawolves of the German ProA. He played college basketball for the Northeastern Huskies and the George Washington Colonials.

High school career

Roland played for Westhill Senior High School in Syracuse, New York. As a junior, he averaged 23.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.6 steals per game, leading his team to a 27–0 record and New York public school and federation Class B state titles.[1] Roland scored 41 points in the state public school final.[2] He was named New York Class B Player of the Year and All-Central New York Player of the Year.[3] In his senior season, Roland averaged 21.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, helping his team repeat as New York public school and federation Class B state champions.[1] He was named Class B Player of the Year and All-Central New York Player of the Year for a second straight season.[4][5] Roland competed for Syracuse Select on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit and ran track for Westhill.[6] He was considered a two-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN.[7][8] On July 14, 2014, after his junior season in high school, he committed to play college basketball for George Washington.[9]

College career

Roland played sparingly in his freshman season at George Washington.[10] As a sophomore, he averaged 6.7 points per game, before requesting his release from the program.[11] Roland transferred to Northeastern and sat out one season due to National Collegiate Athletic Association transfer rules.[12] On November 9, 2018, Roland scored a junior season-high 35 points, shooting 7-of-10 from three-point range, in an 81–71 win over Harvard.[13] As a junior, he averaged 14.6 points per game, setting a single-season school record with 99 three-pointers, and was named to the Third Team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).[14] In his senior debut, on November 5, 2019, Roland scored a then-career-high 39 points in a 72–67 victory over Boston University.[15] In the following game, he scored a career-high and school-record 42 points in an 84–79 win over Harvard, two days before being named Lou Henson National Player of the Week.[16] As a senior, Roland averaged 21.9 points per game, which led the CAA and ranked 10th in the NCAA Division I, and posted six 30-point games. He was named to the First Team All-CAA and left as Northeastern's all-time leader in free throw percentage (.890).[1]

Professional career

In February 2021, Jordan signed with Valur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[17] On 8 March, he scored 35 points against Reykjavík rivals ÍR.[18] It was Valur's first victory against KR since 1999.[19]

On July 16, 2021, he has signed with Rostock Seawolves of the German ProA.[20] He later helped the team to promote to the Basketball Bundesliga.

Personal life

Roland's father, Rahsaah, played basketball for Mercyhurst University. His younger brother, Ryan, played the same sport for Mercyhurst and Le Moyne College.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jordan Roland". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Weidner, Nolan (July 15, 2014). "Westhill basketball star Jordan Roland knew in June that George Washington was the right fit". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Webb, Donnie (May 1, 2014). "Westhill basketball star Jordan Roland is New York's Player of the Year in Class B (video)". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Weidner, Nolan (April 16, 2015). "Westhill's Jordan Roland repeats as Class B state basketball player of the year". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Weidner, Nolan (April 16, 2015). "Player of the Year Jordan Roland's on-court flash a product of hard work". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  6. ^ Weidner, Nolan (April 6, 2014). "Meet Jordan Roland - the All-CNY boys basketball Player of the Year". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "Jordan Roland - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles". ESPN. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Jordan Roland, Westhill, Point Guard". 247Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "All-CNY basketball player of the year Jordan Roland commits to George Washington". The Post-Standard. July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  10. ^ Kotler, Jared (November 19, 2019). "From a benchwarmer to a team leader, Jordan Roland's transformation is complete". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  11. ^ Cullen, Matt (April 8, 2017). "Roland reportedly transferring after two seasons". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  12. ^ Ditota, Donna (June 29, 2017). "Former Westhill star Jordan Roland explains GW transfer and Northeastern choice". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  13. ^ Hewitt, Steve (November 10, 2018). "Jordan Roland goes off, leads Northeastern past Harvard". Boston Herald. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  14. ^ Mitchell, Greg (November 8, 2019). "Northeastern's Jordan Roland is lighting the college basketball world on fire through two games". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  15. ^ Sullivan, Joe (November 12, 2019). "Northeastern may have a shooting star in Jordan Roland". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  16. ^ "Jordan Roland Named Lou Henson Award National Player of the Week". Northeastern University Athletics. November 11, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  17. ^ Davíð Eldur (10 February 2021). "Valsmenn semja við Jordan". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  18. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 March 2021). "Valsmenn komnir með skorara af guðs náð sem heitir Jordan". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  19. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (11 March 2021). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Valur 77-87 - Fyrsti sigur Vals á KR á þessari öld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Jordan Roland verstärkt die Guard-Position". seawolves.de (in German). July 16, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  21. ^ Vasquez, Valeria (January 29, 2020). "Jordan Roland: Reaching record highs and keeping close ties". The Huntington News. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

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