Jeffrey Jordan Leaving Illinois Basketball Team

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Jeffrey Jordan Leaving Illinois Basketball Team

Jeffrey Jordan is leaving the University of Illinois college basketball team to concentrate on earning a college degree.

Jeffrey is the son of the famous NBA basketball player Michael Jordan and the brother of Marcus Jordan, who plays for the University of Florida college basketball team.

It appears that Jeffrey is quitting basketball for good:

Eammon Brennan of Yahoo news reports:

“I loved playing for the Fighting Illini and appreciate the support I was given by my teammates, coaches and the great fans here,” Jordan said. “But I have come to the point where I’m ready to focus on life after basketball. I will concentrate on earning my degree from the University of Illinois and the opportunities that wait upon graduating.”

Many basketball fans were surprised and reacted in varying degrees to his unexpected announcement. An avid basketball fan said:

It’s not just that your dad was a great NBA basketball player. Your dad was the single greatest basketball player who ever lived. Your entire life, you’re not just a classmate to your friends. You’re the son of their hero. Imagine that! For all of the sundry benefits of being Jordan’s son — the money, the basketball shoes, the unimaginably awesome toys you’d get as a kid — the specter of anticipation, of “hey, that’s Michael Jordan’s son out there” would haunt you for as long as you played basketball.

Most of Jordan’s basketball fans wish him good luck for his decision to quit and pursue a college degree instead.

Jeffrey Jordan was born on November 18 1988. He played basketball at the Loyola Academy in Wilmette; Illinois. He is currently pursuing a degree in psychology at the University of Illinois on a full academic scholarship.

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