Jordan Lynn Horston (born May 21, 2001) is an American basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. She played collegiately at Tennessee Lady Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference.

Jordan Horston
Horston with the Seattle Storm in 2023
No. 23 – Seattle Storm
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-05-21) May 21, 2001 (age 22)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolColumbus Africentric
(Columbus, Ohio)
CollegeTennessee (2019–2023)
WNBA draft2023: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Career history
2023–presentSeattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA U17 Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Belarus Team
FIBA Americas U16 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Argentina Team

High school career edit

Horston attended Columbus Africentric High School in Ohio, where she played four varsity seasons.

As a high school senior, she helped her team win their second straight state title, despite suffering from a 102 °F (39 °C) fever the previous night. Despite having an off shooting night (3-for-20 from the field), she put up 10 rebounds and 6 assists and wore a surgical mask when on the bench to contain her cough.[1]

The no. 2 overall prospect and the top guard in the country, Horston committed to playing college basketball at Tennessee.[2][3] She was also a participant in the McDonald's All-American Game, where she put up 14 points and was named the game's MVP.[4]

College career edit

Freshman season edit

Initially committing Tennessee to play for Holly Warlick, Horston learned of Warlick's firing while at the McDonald's All-American Game.[4] Playing for Kellie Harper, she was named to the SEC All Academic team and SEC All-Freshman Team after averaging 10.1 points and 4.6 assists per game, leading the Lady Volunteers in assists and steals.[5] She had the game-winner against Auburn on March 1, hitting a running with 0.6 seconds remaining.[6]

National team career edit

Horston represented the United States at the FIBA U17 Women's World Cup and FIBA Americas U16 Women's Championship, winning the most valuable player award at the World Cup.[7]

Career statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

College[8] edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019–20 Tennessee 31 22 26.4 .394 .300 .593 5.5 4.6 1.3 0.8 4.3 10.1
2020–21 Tennessee 25 13 27.0 .350 .280 .729 3.9 4.2 1.4 0.9 2.7 8.6
2021–22 Tennessee 23 23 29.3 .379 .276 .729 9.4 4.0 1.4 1.0 4.5 16.2
2022–23 Tennessee 35 33 26.8 .438 .278 .739 7.1 3.3 1.6 1.1 3.0 15.6
Career 114 91 27.3 .398 .285 .693 6.4 4.0 1.4 1.0 3.6 12.7

WNBA edit

Regular season edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Seattle 36 17 22.4 .367 .244 .712 5.1 1.6 1.2 0.6 2.0 6.9
Career 1 year, 1 team 36 17 22.4 .367 .244 .712 5.1 1.6 1.2 0.6 2.0 6.9

Personal life edit

Horston is the daughter of Leigh and Malika Horston and has one sister. She is an advocate for mental health.

References edit

  1. ^ "Tennessee recruit Jordan Horston battled a bug and came out on top". ESPN. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Jordan Horston chooses Tennessee over UConn". SNY. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "How did the Lady Vols get commitment from No. 2-ranked recruit Jordan Horston?". Knox News. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Tennessee recruit Jordan Horston wins MVP at McDonald's All American Game". ESPN. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Lady Vols: Rennia Davis named to First Team All-SEC, Jordan Horston named All-Freshman and All SEC Academic team!". Knox News. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Lady Vols top Auburn on Jordan Horston's buzzer-beater". The Daily Times. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Jordan Horston named U17 Women's World Cup TISSOT MVP, leads All-Star Five". FIBA. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Jordan Horston - Women's Basketball". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-02.

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