Michael-Hakim Jordan

Michael-Hakim "Mike" Jordan (born June 24, 1977), is an American former professional basketball player who is a men's basketball assistant coach at Colgate University.

Michael Hakim-Jordan
Colgate Raiders
PositionAssistant coach
LeaguePatriot League
Personal information
Born (1977-06-24) June 24, 1977
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High schoolAbington Friends
(Jenkintown, Pennsylvania)
CollegePenn (1996–2000)
NBA draft2000 / Undrafted
Playing career2000–2011
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2012–present
Career history
As player:
2000Besançon BCD
2001Trenton Shooting Stars
2001–2002Murcia
2002Margarita
2002–2005Artland Dragons
2005Ventspils
2005–2006Köln 99ers
2006–2007Pallacanestro Cantù
2007–2008Spirou Charleroi
2008P.A.O.K.
2008Ironi Ashkelon
2008–2009Brose Baskets
2009Köln 99ers
2009–2010Phoenix Hagen
2010–2011Mitteldeutscher
2011Gießen 46ers
As coach:
2012–presentColgate (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

After starring at the Abington Friends School, Jordan moved on to a college basketball career at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was the 1999–2000 Ivy League Player of the Year as a senior. The 6'0" (1.83 m) point guard then went on to try out in semi-professional leagues such as the USBL, the IBL and the NRL. Prior the National Basketball Association's 2000-01 regular season, he tried out with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics but was unsuccessful in securing a contract with either. He has since played in countries such as Spain, Venezuela, Latvia, France, and more recently for the Artland Dragons Quakenbrück and RheinEnergie Köln in Germany. In 2006-07 season, he played in the Italian Serie A league for Pallacanestro Cantù. In 2007-08 he played for Spirou Charleroi and PAOK BC. During the latter part of the 2008-2009 season, Jordan rejoined the Koln 99ers of the Basketball Bundesliga. During the 2009-2010 season, he joined Phoenix Hagen also of the Basketball Bundesliga.[1]

For most of his life he was known as Michael Jordan, but since he is not related to the more prominent American basketball player of the same name, and got tired of the constant comparisons, he included his second name to his title, thus he became also referred to as Michael-Hakim Jordan.

On July 31, 2012, Michael Jordan was announced as a new men's basketball assistant coach at Colgate University. He assists former college teammate Matt Langel.

References
  1. Michael Jordan kommt nach Hagen (german) phoenix-hagen.de accessed January 2, 2010
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