Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jordan Nwora was born on September 9, 1998, in Buffalo, New York. He is a forward in the NBA.

His father Alexander Nwora, a basketball coach, helped Jordan in developing his basketball abilities. He earned First Team All-Centercourt honors in both his junior and senior seasons playing at The Park School. Nwora continued his prep career for one more season, where he scored over 500 points at Vermont Academy. Nwora joined the Louisville Cardinals in 2018. During his sophomore year, he became the second Most Improved Player in the NCAA, and named Most Improved Player in the ACC. At the conclusion of his junior season, Nwora was named to the First Team All-ACC, finishing second in the player of the year voting to Tre Jones. Nwora was selected with the 45th overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2020 NBA draft.

On July 20, 2021, Nwora won the NBA Championship with the Bucks after the team defeated the Phoenix Suns in the 2021 NBA Finals. Nwora scored a game high 33 points in a loss to Germany in the preliminary round of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He led Nigeria in scoring in the tournament after averaging 21 points per game.