Jordan Loveridge
Jordan Loveridge (born November 26, 1993) is an American basketball player for Kobrat of the Korisliiga. He played college basketball for the Utah Utes.
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Kobrat | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | Korisliiga |
Personal information | |
Born | West Jordan, Utah | November 26, 1993
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | West Jordan (West Jordan, Utah) |
College | Utah (2012–2016) |
NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | BC Körmend |
2017 | BBC Lausanne |
2017–2018 | BG Göttingen |
2018–2019 | KKK MOSiR Krosno |
2019–2020 | Swans Gmunden |
2020–present | Kobrat |
Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
Loveridge attended West Jordan High School where he was coached by Scott Briggs. He appeared in several games as a freshman and averaged 13.0 points per game as a sophomore. As a junior, Loveridge posted 23.5 points per game.[1] He led West Jordan to the state finals but was told by Utah head coach Jim Boylen he was not good enough to play for them.[2] Loveridge was named Utah Mr. Basketball in 2012. As a senior, he led the Jaguars to a 21-3 record by averaging 22.9 points and 13.1 rebounds per game.[1] Loveridge committed to Utah in September 2011 after new coach Larry Krystkowiak recruited him.[2]
College career
Loveridge had an instant impact as a freshman, averaging 12 points and seven rebounds per game, but was left off the All-Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.[3] He earned Utah's first-ever Pac-12 player of the week nod on December 8, 2013, after a 27-point, seven rebound performance against Idaho State and 21 points and five assists in the 81-64 win over rival BYU.[4] As a sophomore, he averaged 14.7 points per game.[2]
In December 2014, it was announced that Loveridge would miss significant time due to recovery from knee surgery.[5] His scoring production fell to 10 points per game as a junior, but the team made the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.[2] He averaged 11.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game as a senior at Utah.[6] Loveridge finished his college career with 1,568 points, the 13th highest mark in Utah history.[7]
Professional career
Loveridge worked out with a few NBA teams, including the Utah Jazz. In August 2016 he signed with BC Körmend of the Hungarian league. "In a different time of system, I'll be able to show I can do more things," he said.[7] He averaged 10.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game for Kormend. After the season Loveridge inked with BBC Lausanne of the Swiss League.[8] Loveridge joined the German club BG Göttingen in 2017.[9] He signed with Krosno of the Polish Basketball League on August 3, 2018.[10] In September 2019, Loveridge signed with Swans Gmunden of the Austrian Basketball Superliga.[11] He averaged 17.8 points and seven rebounds per game. On June 25, 2020, Loveridge signed with Kobrat in the Finnish league.[12]
References
- Edward, James (March 12, 2012). "West Jordan's Jordan Loveridge named Mr. Basketball". Deseret News. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- Facer, Dirk (March 2, 2016). "Ute senior Jordan Loveridge has proven to be a valuable Utah man". Deseret News. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- Jones, Tony (March 11, 2013). "Utah Hoops - Jordan Loveridge snubbed from Pac-12 all-freshman team". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- "Utah's Loveridge voted Pac-12 men's basketball Player of the Week". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- "Report: Utah F Jordan Loveridge likely out one month after knee surgery". Sports Illustrated. December 5, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- McDonald, Ryan (August 12, 2016). "Former University of Utah forward Jordan Loveridge to play for Hungarian club Egis Kormend". Deseret News. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- Goon, Kyle (August 12, 2016). "Utah basketball: Jordan Loveridge signs contract with Hungarian team Egis Kormend". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- Maffioli, Luca (February 24, 2017). "Jordan Loveridge (ex Kormend) agreed terms with Lausanne". EuroBasket. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- "BG Goettingen extend Jordan Loveridge, part ways with Paul Watson". Sportando. October 17, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- "Krosno signs Jordan Loveridge". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- "Die Swans verpflichten Jordan Loveridge". Swans Gmunden (in German). September 17, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- "Jordan Loveridge signs with Kobrat Lapua". Sportando. June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.