Jordair Jett
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | August 17, 1991 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Saint Louis (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–2019 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 2016 | Southland Sharks |
| 2018 | Townsville Heat |
| 2018–2019 | Illawarra Hawks |
| 2019 | Nelson Giants |
| Career highlights | |
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Jordair Jett (born August 17, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens where he was named Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year in 2014, becoming the school's first conference player of the year since 1980.[1]
Jett grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota and was raised by his single mother in a home with a sister, brother and two cousins Jett considers brothers. His mother, a track star, used to take him to the park where he'd watch his brother and cousins play basketball and football. By the age of nine, Jett was playing organized basketball.[2]
High school career
For his first two years of high school, Jett attended Saint Agnes High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota where he played basketball and football.[3][4][5] In 2007, he transferred to Saint Bernard's High School, where as a senior in 2008–09, he averaged 20 points, five assists and five steals per game. He then moved to Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Massachusetts for a prep season in 2009–10. There, he played for coach Ryan Hurd, and averaged a team-high 14 points to go with seven rebounds and five assists. He helped the Crusaders to a 27–7 record and the No. 4 seed at the 2010 National Prep Championship tournament.[6]
College career
As a freshman at Saint Louis in 2010–11, Jett played in all 31 games and drew 10 starting assignments, and led the team with 44 steals, which is second most all-time at SLU by a freshman (Larry Hughes, 69). He also averaged 7.5 points and 3.1 assists per game.[6]
As a sophomore in 2011–12, Jett was named to the A-10 All-Defensive team and appeared in all 34 contests. He helped the Billikens reach the third round of the 2012 NCAA tournament. He averaged 6.5 points and 2.1 assists per game.[6]
As a junior in 2012–13, Jett earned third-team All-Conference selection and was named to the A-10 All-Defensive team for the second year in a row. He helped the Billikens win the Atlantic 10 regular season and 2013 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament championship.[7] The Billikens reached the third round of the 2013 NCAA tournament. He appeared in all 35 contests and started in nine of the first 11 games, then came off the bench in the rest. He averaged 9.0 points per game and led the Billikens with 112 assists.[6]
As a senior in 2013–14, Jett was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year, and was also voted to A-10 All-Defensive team, first-team All-Conference and NABC first-team All-District selection. The Billikens won the Atlantic 10 regular season championship and reached the third round of the 2014 NCAA tournament. He led Billikens in assists (164), steals (51) and was second in scoring (13.9 ppg). Jett ended his career ranking third all-time at SLU in assists (422) and steals (174) – his 164 assists as a senior was third all-time in a single season at SLU. He reached the 1,000 point mark for his career and is ranked 18th all-time in scoring at SLU with 1,239 points.[6] In January 2015, he was one of 16 players named to the Saint Louis Billikens' All-Century Team.[8]