Jordan Clarkson

Jordan Clarkson
Clarkson with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2019
No. 00 – Utah Jazz
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1992-06-07) June 7, 1992 (age 32)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Filipino
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolKaren J. Wagner (San Antonio, Texas)
College
NBA draft2014: 2nd round, 46th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Playing career2014–present
Career history
20142018Los Angeles Lakers
2014–2015Los Angeles D-Fenders
20182019Cleveland Cavaliers
2019–presentUtah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Jordan Taylor Clarkson (born June 7, 1992) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for two seasons with Tulsa before transferring to Missouri, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). After forgoing his senior year in college to enter the 2014 NBA draft, Clarkson was selected by the Washington Wizards in the second round with the 46th overall pick and was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Clarkson was traded to the Cavaliers in 2018. In December 2019 he was traded to the Jazz. On March 24, 2015, Clarkson along with Jeremy Lin, became the first Asian-American starting back court in NBA history. In 2021, Clarkson was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year.[1]

He also holds Filipino citizenship and has represented the Philippines men's national basketball team.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "10 Facts and Stats About Jordan Clarkson". NBA. February 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Jordan Clarkson PH passport". Philippine Star. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "SBP: No need to naturalize Jordan Clarkson". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  4. ^ "NBA's Jordan Clarkson could visit during Jones Cup". China Post. August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

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