Jordan Cohen (ג'ורדן כהן; born July 31, 1997) is an American basketball player for Maccabi Haifa in the Israel Basketball Premier League, who plays the point guard position.[1][2]

Jordan Cohen
ג'ורדן כהן
No. 1 – Maccabi Haifa
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1997-07-31) July 31, 1997 (age 26)
Tarzana, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolCampbell Hall High School
CollegeLehigh
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–?Maccabi Haifa
2023-?Maccabi Ramat Gan

Early life edit

Cohen was born in Tarzana, California, and is Jewish.[3][4] He is 6" 2" tall, and weighs 185 pounds.[1][5][6] He attended Campbell Hall High School ('16) in Studio City, California.[5]

Maccabiah Games and college edit

Cohen played basketball on Team USA in the 2017 Maccabiah Games, as the youngest player on the team.[3] He averaged 6.2 points per game, as the team won the gold medal.[3][4][7] He played on the team with among others Sam Singer and Travis Warech.[8]

He attended and played basketball for Lehigh University, where Cohen majored in Finance ('20).[5][9] Playing for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks he averaged 9.3 points per game as a sophomore.[3] He was team captain his junior and senior years.[10] His senior season he averaging 14.2 points per game, and ranked sixth in the Patriot League in three-point percentage (38.1 percent).[3] His junior year and senior years he was named Third-Team All-Patriot League.[3] He was named to the Academic All-Patriot League team for his last three years.[3]

Professional career edit

In August 2020 Cohen signed a one-year contract with Maccabi Haifa, in the Israel Basketball Premier League.[3][11][12] Since 2023, Cohen is signed in Maccabi Ramat Gan. [13]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Jordan Cohen | Maccabi Haifa". balkanleague.net.
  2. ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2020–21 Season | Maccabi Haifa | Jordan Cohen". basket.co.il.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Jordan Cohen signs professionally". The Brown and White. August 27, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Cohen excited for professional basketball opportunity in Israel". Lehigh University Athletics. September 14, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Jordan Cohen Basketball Player Profile, Maccabi Haifa, Lehigh, News, Winner League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
  6. ^ "Jordan Cohen paves the way for future guards". The Brown and White. March 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Cohen wins Gold Medal at Maccabiah Games". Lehigh University Athletics. July 17, 2017.
  8. ^ Rauchbach, Jake (July 5, 2017). "2017 World Maccabiah Games". basketballinsiders.com.
  9. ^ "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Academic All-League Team". patriotleague.org. March 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "Jordan Cohen looks back on his basketball career". The Brown and White. April 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Jordan Cohen; Maccabi Haifa". sport.de.
  12. ^ "Maccabi-Hunter-Haifa basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". youthbasket.com.
  13. ^ https://www.israelhayom.co.il/sport/israeli-basketball/article/13668244