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Jeffrey Michael Jordan (born November 18, 1988) is an American former basketball player who played for the University of Central Florida Knights and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. He played high school basketball for Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois. Jordan is the elder son of retired Hall of Fame National Basketball Association player Michael Jordan, who played for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards, and the older brother of Marcus Jordan. Jeffrey Jordan has been the subject of local and national media attention,〔espn.com, (Junior Jordans at Nike Camps have pedigrees ), accessed January 19, 2007.〕〔sportsillustrated.cnn.com, (SI on Campus.com ), accessed January 19, 2007.〕〔msnbc.com, (Heir Jordan out to prove he can play like Mike ), accessed January 19, 2007.〕 and had three of his high school games broadcast nationally on ESPN in 2007.〔espn.com, (MJ the dad watches his sons make their mark ), accessed January 19, 2007.〕 Jordan also played football in his sophomore year at Loyola Academy. Jordan graduated from Loyola Academy on May 26, 2007. He received scholarship offers from Valparaiso and Loyola University Chicago, and was actively recruited as a preferred walk-on by Davidson, Penn State, Northwestern, and University of Illinois.〔chicagotribune.com, (Penn State joins battle for Jordan ), accessed April 7, 2007.〕〔chicagotribune.com, ((Face)book it: Illini Jordan's preferred choice ), accessed April 26, 2007.〕 Jordan decided to play as a preferred walk-on at the University of Illinois. Jeff Jordan enrolled at the university in 2007 as a psychology major with an academic scholarship.〔fightingillini.com, (Jeff Jordan ), accessed October 29, 2007.〕 On January 22, 2009, it was announced by the university that Jordan would receive a full scholarship.〔(Jordan awarded Illini scholarship )〕 On June 24, 2009 Jordan announced he was leaving the University of Illinois’ basketball team to focus on school and his "life after basketball". Jordan later decided to return to the team,〔fightingillini.com, (Jordan Returns to Illini ), accessed October 16, 2009.〕 but after the 2009–10 season, he received a release to transfer to the University of Central Florida alongside his brother, Marcus.〔(Jordan’s Career at Illinois Ends )〕 In January 2012, Jordan left the UCF team for "personal reasons".〔(Jeffrey Jordan leaving UCF basketball program )〕 As of November 4, 2013, Jordan lives in Portland, Oregon, where he's entered Nike Inc.'s management-training program.〔http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20131102/ISSUE09/311029978/juanita-jordan-im-in-a-good-place〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeffrey Jordan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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