Jared Jordan’s collegiate accomplishments helped himself and the Marist men’s basketball program earn recognition on the national stage. Jordan led the nation in assists in both his junior and senior seasons, becoming the first Division I player to accomplish this feat in consecutive years since Southern University’s Avery Johnson in 1986 and 1987. In his senior year, Jordan was named Most Outstanding Player of the inaugural Old Spice Classic, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America and the Haggerty Award winner as the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association Player of the Year. That season, Marist won the MAAC regular-season championship outright, set a program record with 25 victories and won an NIT game at Oklahoma State for the program’s first postseason victory in its history. He finished his collegiate career with 1,538 points, a program-record 813 assists and 160 steals. Jordan is one just two players in program history to be selected in the NBA Draft. He was chosen 45^th overall in the 2007 draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Jordan has gone on to a successful professional career, primarily overseas. He has played for teams in Germany, Greece and Lithuania. Jordan also spent a season with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the NBA Development League, and appeared in NBA training camps with the New York Knicks and New Orleans Hornets.