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Jordan Callahan

Jordan Alexander Callahan (born October 21, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Zdravlje Leskovac of the Basketball League of Serbia. Standing at 1.84 m (6 ft in), he mainly plays at the point guard position.

College career

Callahan played college basketball for Tulane University. He left the school as its all-time leader in 3-pointers made. In 120 games, he scored 1,269 points and had 304 assists.[1]

Professional career

In 2013 he signed with Kotwica Kolobrezeg Kotwica Kołobrzeg.[1]

In July 2015, Callahan signed with Crailsheim Merlins of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[2] In the 2015–16 season, he averaged 11.4 points and 4.4 assists per game with Crailsheim.

On February 21, 2017, Callahan signed with Russian side Parma of the VTB United League.[3] He played eight games with Parma, averaging 5.6 points and 2.6 assists per game.

On January 10, 2018, Callahan signed with Bulgarian club BC Balkan Botevgrad.[4]

On July 19, 2018, Callahan signed a one-year deal with Donar, defending champions of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[5][6] In November 2018, Donar released Callahan.[7]

On December 2, 2018, Callahan signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League.[8]

On December 24, 2019, after a small stint with Balkan Botevgrad in Bulgaria,[9] Callahan returned to Greece for Ionikos Nikaias.[10]

On March 10, 2020, Callahan received a four-year ban from FIBA competitions after a 2019 doping control test came back positive.[citation needed]

On November 4, 2020, Callahan signed with Pelister of the Macedonian First League.[11]

Personal life

On July 25, 2016, Callahan had an altercation with former Washington Wizards player Glen Rice Jr. in a parking lot of a Kroger grocery store where they had arrived together in Rice's car. Callahan suffered a broken jaw and lost a tooth. Rice Jr. fled the scene on foot with two bags from his car, but was arrested later that day. The two bags, containing an AK-47 assault rifle and a Taurus .38 special, were found hidden underneath nearby leaves.[12][13][14]

Honors

References

  1. ^ a b Tammy Nunez (11 September 2013). "Former Tulane basketball player Jordan Callahan signs a professional contract". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. ^ Klaus Helmstetter (11 July 2015). "Jordan Callahan verstärkt die Merlins". swp.de (in German). Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Jordan Callahan lands with Parma". Court Side Newspaper. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Jordan Callahan inks with Balkan". Court Side Newspaper. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Point guard Jordan Callahan tekent bij Donar". Donar.nl. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. ^ William Pomp (19 July 2018). "Donar heeft nieuwe vloerleider voor komend seizoen binnen". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Terugkeer Jeter leidt vertrek Callahan in bij Donar". www.gic.nl. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Peristeri sign Jordan Callahan". Sportando. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Ex-Bundesliga-Profi Jordan Callahan verlässt den bulgarischen Meister". Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Άρης: "Αυτός είναι ο Ιωνικός Νίκαιας"". 26 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  11. ^ Ristov, Dragan (November 5, 2020). "Jordan Callahan (ex Ionikos Nikaias) signs at Pelister Bitola". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  12. ^ Troy Machir (29 July 2016). "Former Wizards' draft pick arrested on assault and drug charges; AK-47 found". NBC Sports. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Glen Rice Jr. Accused of Beating Ex-NCAA Player". TMZ. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Legendensohn verhaut Ex-BBL-Profi". sport1.de (in German). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Jordan Callahan (ex Rosa Radom) signs at Parma". Eurobasket.com. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

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