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American basketball player
Jordan Callahan
No. 67 – Zdravlje Leskovac
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
Personal information
Born (1990-10-21) October 21, 1990 (age 34)
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeTulane (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Kotwica Kołobrzeg
2014Anwil Włocławek
2014Antwerp Giants
2015–2016Crailsheim Merlins
2016–2017Rosa Radom
2017Parma
2017–2018Al-Gharafa
2018Balkan Botevgrad
2018Donar
2018–2019Peristeri
2019Balkan Botevgrad
2019–2020Ionikos Nikaias
2020–2021Pelister
2021–2022EuroNickel 2005
2022Sluneta Ústí nad Labem
2022–2023CSKA Sofia
2023Esgueira
2023–presentZdravlje Leskovac
Career highlights and awards

Jordan Alexander Callahan (born October 21, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Zdravlje Leskovac of the Basketball League of Serbia. Standing at 1.84 m (6 ft in), he mainly plays at the point guard position.

College career

Callahan played college basketball for Tulane University. He left the school as its all-time leader in 3-pointers made. In 120 games, he scored 1,269 points and had 304 assists.

Professional career

In 2013 he signed with Kotwica Kolobrezeg Kotwica Kołobrzeg.

In July 2015, Callahan signed with Crailsheim Merlins of the German Basketball Bundesliga. In the 2015–16 season, he averaged 11.4 points and 4.4 assists per game with Crailsheim.

On February 21, 2017, Callahan signed with Russian side Parma of the VTB United League. He played eight games with Parma, averaging 5.6 points and 2.6 assists per game.

On January 10, 2018, Callahan signed with Bulgarian club BC Balkan Botevgrad.

On July 19, 2018, Callahan signed a one-year deal with Donar, defending champions of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). In November 2018, Donar released Callahan.

On December 2, 2018, Callahan signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League.

On December 24, 2019, after a small stint with Balkan Botevgrad in Bulgaria, Callahan returned to Greece for Ionikos Nikaias.

On March 10, 2020, Callahan received a four-year ban from FIBA competitions after a 2019 doping control test came back positive.

On November 4, 2020, Callahan signed with Pelister of the Macedonian First League.

Personal life

On July 25, 2016, Callahan had an altercation with former Washington Wizards player Glen Rice Jr. in a parking lot of a Kroger grocery store where they had arrived together in Rice's car. Callahan suffered a broken jaw and lost a tooth. Rice Jr. fled the scene on foot with two bags from his car, but was arrested later that day. The two bags, containing an AK-47 assault rifle and a Taurus .38 special, were found hidden underneath nearby leaves.

Honors

References

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  2. Klaus Helmstetter (11 July 2015). "Jordan Callahan verstärkt die Merlins". swp.de (in German). Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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  6. William Pomp (19 July 2018). "Donar heeft nieuwe vloerleider voor komend seizoen binnen". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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  8. "Peristeri sign Jordan Callahan". Sportando. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  9. "Ex-Bundesliga-Profi Jordan Callahan verlässt den bulgarischen Meister". Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  10. "Άρης: "Αυτός είναι ο Ιωνικός Νίκαιας"". 26 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  11. Ristov, Dragan (November 5, 2020). "Jordan Callahan (ex Ionikos Nikaias) signs at Pelister Bitola". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  12. Troy Machir (29 July 2016). "Former Wizards' draft pick arrested on assault and drug charges; AK-47 found". NBC Sports. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  13. "Glen Rice Jr. Accused of Beating Ex-NCAA Player". TMZ. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  14. "Legendensohn verhaut Ex-BBL-Profi". sport1.de (in German). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  15. "Jordan Callahan (ex Rosa Radom) signs at Parma". Eurobasket.com. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

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