EDDIE JORDAN RUMORS & GOSSIP
Eddie Jordan Done With NBA Coaching
Eddie Jordan was hired as head coach of Rutgers this offseason, an opportunity he prefers to returning to the NBA in a top job.
“After my last few experiences, I did not want to be a head coach in the NBA,” Jordan said.
Jordan led the Washington Wizards to the playoffs in every season between 2005 and 2008. Jordan even coached the Eastern Conference All-Stars in 2007 when the...
Eddie Jordan fiasco speaks volumes
The sad, weird case of diploma-less Eddie Jordan ascending to head coach of his "alma mater," Rutgers, was inevitable if not predictable.
An academic-athletic system comfortably indifferent to the education of the under-educated athletes it relies on to fuel a multi-billion-dollar television contract was bound to produce a high-profile coaching candidate equally indifferent...
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Eddie Jordan Admits He Didn’t Graduate From Rutgers
Earlier today, we reported that Rutgers's new men's basketball coach, Eddie Jordan, never received a degree from Rutgers University, even though his official university bio says he graduated in 1977.
Jordan admitted to ESPN that he did not finish his degree but claims he did finish his course work:
"Some of the professors are still around and some are gone but they all...
Eddie Jordan never actually graduated from Rutgers
Rutgers fired one basketball coach in order to rid itself of a controversy, but now they have another one on their hands.
Rutgers got rid of Mike Rice after a video went viral last month showing the coach physically and verbally abusing his players during practice. Less than two weeks later, they replaced him with former NBA coach Eddie Jordan, who was a star basketball player for...
New Head Coach Eddie Jordan Graudated From Rutgers, Except That He Didn’t
Here is a portion of Eddie Jordan’s bio on the Rutgers website.
RU’s all-time leader in both assists (585) and steals (220), “Fast Eddie” scored 1,632 career points and earned honorable mention All-American honors as a senior in 1977 before earning a degree in health and physical education.
Here is what Deadspin found out.
Despite all the accolades he’s received from the...
Rutgers Claimed New Coach Eddie Jordan Graduated From School, But It Was A Lie
Just a month ago, Rutgers University was firing Mike Rice after videos surfaced of him physically and verbally abusing his basketball players. At that point, the school knew it needed to change its image fast, and desired to hire from within the Rutgers family, ultimately deciding on former player Eddie Jordan, who also has NBA coaching experience under his belt.
The school announced...
SR.com TV: Eddie Jordan Gets Head Shaved
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Newly hired basketball coach Eddie Jordan got his head shaved Sunday afternoon as a part of a baseball fundraiser for the Vs. Cancer Foundation. With a fresh new hair cut, Jordan discussed his excitement to rejoin the Rutgers community.
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Top 100 forward Junior Etou to Rutgers
The massive rebuilding effort for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights under new head coach Eddie Jordan is underway, and help is on the way. On Wednesday, Jordan and Rutgers landed one of three available members of our final top 100 player rankings in the 2013 class, power forward Junior Etou of Bishop O’ Connell (VA). Etou played for Jordan for [...]
Jordan lands first Rutgers recruit
Eddie Jordan has signed his first recruit at Rutgers.
The new coach announced Thursday that guard-forward Craig Brown has signed a letter of intent to play for the Scarlet Knights.
Brown averaged 18.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a sophomore last season at Broward College in Davie, Fla. The 6-foot-5 Miami native had averaged 20.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists the previous...
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Jordan lands 1st Rutgers recruit, Craig Brown
Eddie Jordan has signed his first recruit at Rutgers.
The new coach announced Thursday that guard-forward Craig Brown has signed a letter of intent to play for the Scarlet Knights.
Brown averaged 18.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a sophomore last season at Broward College in Davie, Fla. The 6-foot-5 Miami native had averaged 20.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists the previous...
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