Marcus Jordan was showing off his smooth jumper in a recent video on Instagram where he was training for his first sneaker launch, the Trophy Room x Air Jordan 1 Low OG, which was released in March 2024.
Jordan was a real hooper before he transitioned into the world of business by opening a high-end sneaker store in Los Angeles called ‘Trophy Room.’ Being the son of Michael Jordan, Marcus quickly gained a reputation amongst high-end sneaker collectors, with the ‘Trophy Room’ becoming a well-known store, which has since transitioned into being online-only.
The previous edition of the Trophy Room x Air Jordan 1 launch was full of controversy, as Marcus allegedly ‘backdoored’ pairs to either resale at a higher price than retail or as gifts. He has vehemently denied these allegations, but this caused him to lose a lot of fans in the sneaker space.
He’s been a prevalent part of entertainment news and gossip columns for his relationship with Larsa Pippen, the former wife of his father’s Chicago Bulls’ co-star, Scottie Pippen. The relationship is said to have ended recently.
Marcus Jordan Was A Legitimate NCAA Hooper
Marcus Jordan never made the NBA or came close to being the basketball player his father was, but Marcus did manage to make a lot of noise on the NCAA level. He played for the University of Central Florida Knights for three seasons as a guard, putting up respectable numbers.
He didn’t showcase the potential to be an NBA player, which led to him transitioning away from the game after his college days ended. He averaged 8.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals on 41.3% shooting from the field in his freshman season in 2009-10. These numbers outperform what Bronny James put up as a freshman with USC, but Bronny is headed for the 2024 NBA Draft.
Though NBA scouts swear by Bronny’s intangibles and game style being suited for the pros and not the NCAA, the same wasn’t said for Marcus. He averaged 15.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 0.9 steals as a sophomore for UCF before playing a third season and averaging 13.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 0.6 steals.
He wouldn’t play for UCF again, ending his NCAA career averaging 12.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 0.9 steals on 39.3% shooting from the field. In that span, Jordan’s team had a 54-39 record.
It was an unimpressive career, but Marcus did play three full seasons of college ball as a productive player, which would already make him far better at the sport than a layman or your average businessman for sure.
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