PROFESSIONAL RESUME PAGE John R. Jordan 130 Birkshire Way, Fletcher NC , 28732 Phone – Cell – 704-253-2006 Home – 828-681-0546 John Jordan - Professional Resume Page Age – 46 Married (22 years to wife Tina) Children – 1 daughter ( Jamie , 18) Email – jordansports@yahoo.com Webpage – http://www.jordanbball.com Boys Varsity High School Career Record – 163-73 Girls Varsity High School Career Record – 128-71 Professional Career Record - 42 - 19 Professional Vita Summary of Educational Background – Undergraduate - University of South Dakota/Springfield, Philadelphia College of Bible, Emmanuel College and National American University. Bachelor of Science – Recreation and Tourism Management – National American University (Rapid City SD) ’88 (Formerly National College) Recent Experience – 2006- July 15, 2009 Resigned Head Boys/Girls Basketball Coach/Athletic Marketing Director/Athletic Collegiate Recruiting Coordinator/Athletic Enhancement Instructor/Matthew 28 Project Director – Veritas Christian School – Fletcher NC Executive Director/Owner - Boyshoopscout.com and Girlshoopscout.com - Operate college recruiting site that rates high school boys and girls basketball players from around the Southeast and passes that information on to college recruiters. Summary of Three Year Accomplishments at Veritas 78-39 record in three years as the school’s head boy’s basketball coach despite playing national level competition and being a high school with an enrollment of under 95 students. Founder of Matthew 28 Project – A ministry that brought in 9 student-athletes from 7 different war torn or impoverished nations. 21 transfer students enrolled in the school to take part in the boy's and girl's varsity basketball program Guided the girl’s varsity team to a 16-11 record in the 2006-07 season including the first and only time they were ranked in the Asheville Citizen Times – Western North Carolina weekly top 10. Named Hendersonville Times-News 2007 Girl's High School Basketball Coach of the Year. Took over co head coaching responsibilities in mid-season of 2009 and helped guide the girl's team to a second place finish at the NACA National Tournament. 2007 NACA Division I Boys National Tournament Runner-Up 2007 National Finalist for NACA Boy’s High School Coach of the Year 2008 NACA Division I Boys National Tournament 6th Place 2008 Selected to coach the US All Stars in the 2008 Charm City Challenge National High School All Star Game 2009 Veritas was ranked as high as #35 in the nation by ESPN/Rise and stayed in the top 50 for four weeks of the season. Veritas and Christ School were the only North Carolina teams to make the ESPN/Rise Top 50 the entire 2008- 09 season. 2009 NACA Division I Boy’s National Tournament 7th Place Responsible for first broadcast by a network affiliate of a high school basketball game in Western North Carolina with the 2007 Oak Hill/ Veritas Home Opener at the Justice Center. Increased number of corporate athletic sponsors from 7 when I arrived to 42 as of the end of the 2008/09 school year. Brought over $60,000 in revenue into the athletic program for the 2008 and 2009 Tip-Off Classic Opening Game against Oak Hill Academy. Television Broadcast time estimated at a $120,000 value. source - WLOS Sent 7 players from boys varsity team to play college basketball in the last three years with 6 of them going to NCAA Division I schools including two to the ACC (Clemson) and one to the Big Ten (Penn State). Brought in more than $900,000 in additional college scholarships to Veritas students during my three year stint. Helped secure the first NCAA Division I Scholarship offer for a female athlete in school history (Ema Reskoska – Radford – Girls’ Basketball) Helped secure the first NCAA Division I Scholarship offer for a varsity soccer player in school history (Pascal Mensah – Liberty University) 2008/2009 Accomplishments – Boys team one of eight teams nationally in consideration for ESPN RISE National High School Invitational Tournament Boys ranked first three weeks of season in ESPN Fab 50 as high as #35 in the nation. Brought in revenue in excess of $45,000 on season home opening game against Oak Hill Academy. Game broadcast live on American regional television. Had four senior basketball players sign with NCAA Division I Colleges - (Sasa Borovjnak - Penn State, Colin Sekal - Wagner, Andrew Kyles - Citadel and Ema Reskoska (Radford) 2007/2008 Accomplishments – Veritas Christian 2008 NACA Division I National Tournament (5th Place) 3 Senior Boy’s Mc Donald’s All American Nominees 1 McDonald’s All American Finalist (Catalin Baciu) Organized the first television broadcast in the history of Western North Carolina of a boys high school basketball game with our November ’07 game against Oak Hill Academy. This event raised over $22,000 for the athletic program. Chosen as head coach of US All Stars for the 2008 Charm City Challenge in Baltimore Maryland in April 2006- 2007 Accomplishments – Veritas Christian 2007 NACA (National Association of Christian Athletes Boys Division I Runners-Up) 3 Senior Boys named McDonalds All American Candidates 3 Senior Boys all received college scholarship offers. Only 1 has signed at this time – Paulius Skema (New Jersey Tech) NACA National High School Boys Coach of the Year Finalist Girls team ranked for first time in schools history in Western North Carolina Top 10 Hendersonville Times-News Girls Basketball High School Coach of the Year 2005-2006 – Season Accomplishments (Statesville Christian) 6 Senior Boys were McDonalds All American Candidates All 7 Senior Players Received College Basketball Scholarships 6 Boys, 1 Girl Doneal Mack – Memphis, Matt Parker – James Madison, Mantas Leonaviscius – Hofstra, Donald Summers – USC/Upstate, Davidas Busma – Western Nebraska CC, Rokas Niparaviscius – Taylor Univ (Ind), Egle Bauzaite (Anderson University SC) 2006 NACA ( National Association of Christian Athletes Boys High School Division I National Champions)27-13 2006 NCISAA ( North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association) 1A Runners-Up Boys Basketball 2006 NCISAA 1A Girls Basketball Final Four – 16-12 Boys team ranked in top 5 of NCISAA/Rivals.com state poll all season Girls team ranked #2 in NCISAA/Rivals.com state poll every week of regular season. 2006 NACA National Boys High School Coach of the Year Finalist Chronological Record of Employment Experience Before Veritas 2005-current – Director/Founder – Girlshoopscout.com and Boyshoopscout.com – A recruiting service for colleges that identifies the top male and female high school talent throughout the Southeastern United States. We also rate players and give contact information for overseas talent. 2003- 2006 Head Boys/Girls Basketball Coach/Athletic Director/Head Boy's Soccer Coach – Statesville Christian School – Statesville NC. - Boy’s Team has been ranked in top 5 of NCISAA 1A all three years I have been here. Currently, (1/23/06) Our boy’s team is ranked number 1 in the state and number 31 in the nation in the latest HoopsUSA Poll. Our girl’s team is number 3 in the state according to the NCISAA/Rivals.com. 1A poll. SCS has been featured in several statewide and national publications as well as the source of several television and radio features. Our team features 7 players (6 Seniors, 1 Sophomore) who are currently being recruited by NCAA Division I colleges. According to the Charlotte Observer we play the toughest schedules in the State. Our opponents this year have included: Oak Hill Academy three times (Then Number 1 in the Nation) Mt Zion Christian (Number 2 in many polls) Laurinburg Institute. Episcopal (Pa) and the Italian Junior National Team as well as participation in three national tournaments (Bull City Classic) (Bojangles National Shootout ) (Coal Mountain Classic) Last season we the regular season ranked number 1 in the state in the NCISAA . Accomplishments while at Statesville Christian • Team finished in top 5 of our state classification’s final poll each season after winning only 2 games in the first year of the program before I arrived. • We have produced scholarship offers for every senior since I have been here. We have sent three on to the college level to play including two to NCAA Division I Schools. This year we will produce 6-7 players signing college scholarships between our boy’s and girl’s program. Players signed the last two years. (Edwin Ofori-Attah – William and Mary) Karilos Bauza (Belmont Abbey), Zygis Sestokas (Hofstra) • Back to back seniors who were McDonalds All American Nominees (Edwin Ofori-Attah ’04, Zygis Sestokas “05) Six more this year. • Added national powers to our schedule including; Oak Hill Academy, Laurinburg Institute, Italian Junior National Team, Mt Zion and Prince Avenue Prep. • Generated news stories on team in USA Today, Sports Illustrated, ESPN Europe, ARD TV Germany as well as several local and regional outlets throughout North Carolina. This publicity played large role in upper school enrollment doubling this year from 55 to 110 in grades K-12 • Teams have been nationally ranked by several organizations including: (# 9 HoopsUSA, #13 US Prep Basketball Foundation #17 Georgia Elite Magazine) • Coach of top three individual single game scoring outbursts in North Carolina high school basketball history (Eddie Lau – 70 Pts First Assembly 1994, Edwin Ofori-Attah 71 points 2004, Zygis Sestokas 76 ) **Implemented summer camp program that saw more than 100 kids attend over three 1 week sessions the last two summers . This developed into a recruitment tool for new students with more than 7 students from other schools enrolling at SCS after attending summer basketball camp. Accomplishments 2005-2006 - Boy’s team is currently ranked number 1 in the state NCISAA/Rivals.com - Girl’s team is currently ranked number 3 in the state NCISAA/Rivals.com - Three players off of this years men’s team have already signed Division I (Doneal Mack – Florida, Mantas Leonaviscius – Hofsra, Matt Parker – James Madison) Two to three more expected to sign Division I. by season’s end. Six Senior Players Received McDonalds All American Team Nominations – Most of any high school in the nation - Girls team currently has two players being recruited Division I - Average Attendance is 450, gate receipts this year from basketball will total more than $20,000. Guarantees from tournaments will equal more than $5000. I am in my third year, when I came in there was no gate , the school actually paid to attend tournaments and there were 7 players on the boys team, no girls team and the they had won only 2 games the year before playing on a very low level. We now feature over 50 players (Girl’s/Boy’s) in the high school programs alone. - Shoe and Bag Contract with Adidas, Full Sponsorship - Schedule includes many of the top teams in the nation including; Oak Hill Academy (3 times), Mt Zion (2 times). Episcopal Pa, Patterson School and Reserve Christian La - Spiritual Emphasis includes weekly team led devotions and team service projects in community - Tournaments include.; Bull City, Prep Basketball Foundation Classic, Dell Curry Bojangles Shootout, Coal Mountain Classic. We always receive a guarantee and hotels for all tournaments we attend. - Roster includes players from immediate area as well as several Europeans. - Had player (Doneal Mack) as finalist for Studentsports.com/24 Hour Fitness National High School Player of the Week 1/8/06 - Avg Team GPA (Boy’s/Girl’s) – 3.3 - SPAA Conference Vice President Professional Basketball Coaching/Scouting Professional Sports Agent/Consultant - Owner of Jordan Sports Management and Pro Hoops Review from 11/95-9/2006 - Jordan Sports Management was a professional basketball placement service that placed players and coaches throughout the World basketball community. JSM also consulted for various leagues and teams throughout the World in regards to Personnel, Draft Camps, Public Relations, Franchise Sales and League Organization. Pro Hoops Review was a subsidiary of JAM that operated professional free agent camps around the Country. Our company featured several current and former NBA and WNBA players. Carolinas Basketball League (CBL)/Xtreme Basketball Association (XBA) Co-Founder/Commissioner – Formed five team Spring/Summer pro men's league in Southeast United States. Play began June 1st 2002 . Responsible for marketing teams to potential investors, identifying venues and cities to place teams as well as aiding in hiring coaching and marketing staffs for each team. I also identify and contact potential national and regional sponsors for the league. The league changed names in 2003 to the CBL for marketing purposes and featured several ex NBA and ACC players. Global Basketball Alliance - 3/02 - Served as consultant for new start up men's league in Southeast. Aided the GBA in formulating team budgets, staffs and organizing free agent camps. NABL College All Star Team Men's Head Coach - Took a group of minor league level pro players on 8 team pre-season college exhibition tour that included games against division one opponents; Cleveland State, Florida International and William and Mary - Nov '01 National Alliance of Basketball Leagues - Director of Development - Responsible for forming teams and divisions for the professional level of American men's AAU basketball. Also responsible for implementing a draft, all-star game and general marketing of America's newest professional basketball league. May 2000 Jiangsu Basketball Club - Jiangsu China - Consultant - Responsible for guiding, counseling and helping delegation from this Chinese first division men's club on recent three week tour of USA looking for American import players for the 2001- 2002 season. Sports Ambassadors - Head Coach - Head Coach of Venture for Victory, a tour team of American pro players that toured the Jiangsu Province of China playing Chinese pro teams and another American team during March and April 2001. Fargo/Moorhead Beez - Head Coach/President of Basketball Operations - Coached the IBA team based in Fargo North Dakota for the 2001-2002 seasons. Finished third in the league. The team featured four ex NBA players (Richard Dumas, Kenny Battle, Lorenzo Charles and Tony Dunkin) as well as current New Orleans Hornet, Chris Andersen. International Basketball Association - Expansion Specialist - Contracted out by league to grow IBA by identifying, marketing and securing expansion sites for current 9 team league. Korean Basketball League - Consultant - Aided 5 teams in scouting possible import players before during and after the 1999 KBL Foreign Player Draft in Chicago. Honduran National Team –Men’s Head Coach – Summer ‘99 team finished first in Sub-America’s Cup. Highest finish in 12years for Honduras Dakota Wizards - Consultant - Aided the Dakota Wizards in promoting their 1999 free agent camp held in Minneapolis. The camp attracted nearly 50 players from more than 20 states. Black Hills Posse, Rapid City SD -Free Agent Camp Coordinator/Scout - Serve in a part time capacity helping head coach Duane Ticknor coordinate free agent camp and formulating scouting reports on players of other teams and players becoming available to the Posse. Black Hills is a member of the International Basketball Association and made it to the finals this season. 97/98 season Florida Beachdogs, West Palm Beach Florida -Scout - scouted future opponents for Coach Eric Musselman while they were playing the Sioux Falls Skyforce or Omaha Racers. Florida was a member of the CBA and made it to the league finals against Oklahoma City in the 96/97 season that I served. Rapid City Thrillers, Rapid City SD - Promotions Coordinator/Special Assistant Coach - I served under head coach Eric Musselman as his summer camp and game promotions coordinator, I was also called in to help with video and playoff scouting. I was offered a full time assistant position but had to decline due to being a head local high school coach at the time. (Pine Ridge) Collegiate Coaching Experience Huron University - Huron, SD - Associate Men's Basketball Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - I served in this capacity from 5/91 - 4/92. My duties included; game coaching, practice planning, academic monitoring, and speaking at weekly booster club meetings. We finished 19 - 7 and runner up in the SDIC, NAIA District Runners-up. I shared the coaching responsibilities with Jeff Wepking who was a fulltime high school teacher in another town. National College - Rapid City, SD - Asst Men's Coach/Head JV Coach/Dorm Director/Intramural Director - I served under head coach and athletic director, Duane Ticknor from 9/85 - 5/87. My duties included recruiting, on floor instruction, coaching JV team and serving as academic liaison. Outside of basketball, I also ran the athletic dorm and served as intramural director. I was compensated for these positions with a full scholarship including room and board. Additional Professional/ Coaching/Teaching Experience Human Resources Director – Prudential Financial Services – Sioux Falls SD – Worked for over a year recruiting Midwest District (ND,SD,MN) for Financial Advisors. This included extensive work with banks, property and casualty agents and implementing ad campaigns to identify potential candidates. Responsible for monitoring of training and progress of new hires for first six months of their employment. Responsible for providing training on Series 6 and 7 licensing requirements. Finished the 1996 year in top ten for new hires nationally. Left Prudential to open Jordan Sports Management. General Manager – Glenn Plummer Fitness Center – Rapid City SD – While employed by the Rapid City Thrillers part- time I operated a 2200 member full service health club. My responsibilities included; Hiring of all staff, Formation of monthly and annual budgets, Monitoring and training of sales staff, Membership retention and Program development. Left to return to coaching Interim Head Coach – Carolina Angels 14-Under Girl’s Basketball Team – 7/1/04 – Filled in as head coach for AAU Super Regional – Girl’s won tournament and advanced to National AAU Championships in Rochester Mn. They defeated three teams in tournament that had beaten them earlier in the year. Head Coach - Jammer's 17-under AAU Boy's Basketball Team - 5/98-7/98 - Coached a group of high school boy's from 4 different schools to a number 2 finish in the State AAU Championships Viborg High School - Viborg, SD - Athletic Director/Head Girls Basketball Coach/Golf Team Coach/- I worked part time in these coaching/administrative capacities during the 97/98 school year while running my business in Viborg. I have also worked to get AAU summer basketball and camps started in the community and formed the first golf team at the school. Head Coach - Harrisburg Tar Heels AAU Team - I coached a 17 - under boys AAU team during the summer of 95. Our team featured many of the top underclassmen in the State at that point including; Bobby George (Lincoln), Brad Hansen (Lennox), Matt Wilbur (Dell Rapids), Matt Geever (Rosevelt) and Brad Voss (Lincoln). We finished second in the state and qualified for the AAU National Championships. First Assembly Christian School - Concord, NC - Athletic Director/Head Boy's Basketball Coach/Soccer Coach/Social Studies/PE/Bible Teacher - I worked for First Assembly from 12/93 - 11/94 in these various positions. I came in second semester of 93/94 school year and took over a boy's team that was 1-7 and 0-3 in the conference. We ended up a regular season Conference Champs and finishing third in the State Tournament (ACSI) losing in the semi finals to nationally ranked Mt. Zion Christian (Tracy McGrady) in double overtime. We also had a young man make Sports Illustrated by setting the NC Single Game Scoring Record with 70 points. We were picked as number 22 in the pre season top 25 poll conducted by USA Today for the 94/95 season; however I stepped down two weeks before the season for family reasons to return to South Dakota. Charlotte Lady Stars AAU Team - Coached Charlotte area 17- under all star girls basketball team to third place state AAU finish. – Spring/Summer ‘94 Pine Ridge High School - Pine Ridge, SD -Athletic Director/Head Girl's and Boy's Basketball Coach/PE Teacher 10/92 - 5/93 - I coached boys and served as a substitute teacher my first season commuting from Rapid City to Pine Ridge each day (200 miles rt) My boys finished as District Runner-up to Red Cloud. The following season I was asked to move to Pine Ridge to serve as the athletic director/PE Teacher and take on the girls head job as well. My girls finished 18-2 losing to Red Cloud by 2 in the District Championship. Cardinal Gibbons High School - Raleigh NC - 90 -91 school year – Interim Athletic Director /Head Girl's Basketball and Soccer Coach/Health/PE Teacher - Girl's Basketball team finished 21-6 losing in second round of State Tournament. I left for the Huron University college job. Enfield Academy - Whitakers, NC - 89 - 90 school year -Athletic Director/Head Boys and Girls Varsity and JV Coach/PE and Social Studies Teacher/JV Football Coach. My first head coaching job out of college. We won both varsity conference titles, 1 JV title and finished second with our boy's JV. (I coached 84 games that season with a 71-13 record) Our girls won the NCISAA 1A State Title and our Boy's finished third. I left for a 2A position in my hometown of Raleigh. Professional and Personal Achievements * Have placed over 125 professional players and coaches in positions throughout the world. *Have produced 35 college players from my high school teams. *Have coached 5 eventual professional players in my college coaching career 1997 - Awarded as one of the "Top Ten Young South Dakotans" by the South Dakota Jaycees 1997 - Awarded as South Dakota Jaycee's Chaplain of the Quarter in both the summer and Fall Quarters 1996 - Finished Number two in the Nation for Recruiting with Prudential Preferred Financial Services in 1996 1989 - "Rocky Mount Telegram" Eastern North Carolina Girl's High School Coach of the Year 1987 - Assistant Coach on NLCAA National Championship Team (National College) 1986- Assistant Coach on NLCAA National Championship Team (National College) 1985 - NAIA District 6 All District Player (Philadelphia College of Bible) 1985 – NCCAA Honorable Mention All American (Philadelphia College of Bible) 1983 National Federation of Christian High Schools Player of the Year (Council Christian Academy, Durham, NC Related Experience - Owned and operated my own summer youth camps for over 20 years. Have written for several basketball publications including: SLAM magazine, Women’s Basketball and Full Court Press. Co-hosted weekly sports show on public TV broadcast throughout South Dakota “Dakota Sports” |
| Coach Jordan in China in summer of 2000 coaching an American minor league all star team playing Chinese professional teams for Sports Ambassadors, a group dedicated to delivering the Good News worldwide. |
Ministry in Action!!
| 7'2" Catalin Baciu now a member of the Clemson Tigers Basketball Team was a Matthew 28 student. Here he is with his parents in his hometown of Cluj, Romania Bo Bo grew up with his family in a 1 room apartment. With a Clemson degree he will earn 10 times what his parents make together when he graduates. |
| Coach Jordan in Macedonia (Former Yugoslavia) last summer sharing his testimony at a Junior Basketball Camp near Lake Ohrid |
| The Top Coaches in the World Recruit Coach Jordan's Kids |
| Coach John Jordan (L) with his wife, Tina (Far R) and Daughter, Jamie - (Center) |
| Coach J with college basketball's winningest coach, Pat Summit of the Tennesseee Volunteers |
| Memphis head coach, John Calipari at a recent Veritas open gym. Coach Cal has one of Jordan's former players now and was back wanting more. |
| Coach Jordan has sent 23 of his high school players on to play college basketball in the last 6 years. Clemson head coach Oliver Purnell currently has two Jordan pupils on his roster. |
Tennessee head men's coach
Bruce Pearl (C) considers
Coach J a friend and invites
him to his practices often
Bruce Pearl (C) considers
Coach J a friend and invites
him to his practices often
| Coach Jordan with his four seniors L to R - Pascal Mensah #0 headed to Cornell to play soccer, Sasa Borovnjak #10 going to play Hoops for Penn State, Andrew Kyles #44 set to join The Citadel basketball team and Colin Sekal #42 will suit up for Wagner |
| Coach Jordan with 6'4" senior, Ema Reskoska from Macedonoia. She is a Matthew 28 Project student and will be the first Veritas female athlete to ever earn an NCAA Division I Athletic Scholarship |
| Coach Jordan and his wife Tina with Univ of North Carolina head coach, Sylvia Hatchell |
| Coach J and his staff with NC State head coach Sydney Lowe |
| Marquette head coach, Buzz Williams at a 6AM Veritas workout |
| Coach Jordan's 2006 Statesville Christian high school team captured the NACA Division I National Title by defeating three post-graduate teams in three straight days. The three gentlmen pictured with Coach Jordan were a big reason for that success. From L-R Doneal Mack - Now a starter at top 5 Memphis, Matt Parker - Now at James Madison and wanting to go in full-time ministry and on Coach Jordan's right is the "Duck" himself. Donald Summers who signed with USC/Upstate |
| Coach J with another legend of the coaching world. College of Charleston head coach and former Ga Tech guru, Bobby Cremins |
| What happens to Coach Jordan's former players after high school? You can find at least one of them playing in each of these outstanding college conferences. |
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