Jordan Cohen
| No. 1 – Maccabi Ramat Gan | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 31, 1997 Tarzana, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Campbell Hall High School |
| College | Lehigh |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2020–2022 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2022–2023 | Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim |
| 2023–present | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan |
Jordan Cohen (ג'ורדן כהן; born July 31, 1997) is an American basketball player for Maccabi Ramat Gan in the Israel Basketball Premier League, who plays the point guard position.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Cohen was born in Tarzana, California, and is Jewish.[3][4] He is 6" 2" tall, and weighs 185 pounds.[1][5][6] He attended Campbell Hall High School ('16) in Studio City, California.[5]
Maccabiah Games and college
[edit]Cohen played basketball on Team USA in the 2017 Maccabiah Games, as the youngest player on the team.[3] He averaged 6.2 points per game, as the team won the gold medal.[3][4][7] He played on the team with among others Sam Singer and Travis Warech.[8]
He attended and played basketball for Lehigh University, where Cohen majored in Finance ('20).[5][9] Playing for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks he averaged 9.3 points per game as a sophomore.[3] He was team captain his junior and senior years.[10] His senior season he averaging 14.2 points per game, and ranked sixth in the Patriot League in three-point percentage (38.1 percent).[3] His junior year and senior years he was named Third-Team All-Patriot League.[3] He was named to the Academic All-Patriot League team for his last three years.[3]
Professional career
[edit]In August 2020 Cohen signed a one-year contract with Maccabi Haifa, in the Israel Basketball Premier League.[3][11][12] Since 2023, Cohen is signed in Maccabi Ramat Gan.[13] He was a member of the Israeli 3x3 Open Men's team in 2024.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jordan Cohen | Maccabi Haifa". balkanleague.net.
- ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2020–21 Season | Maccabi Haifa | Jordan Cohen". basket.co.il.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Jordan Cohen signs professionally". The Brown and White. August 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "Cohen excited for professional basketball opportunity in Israel". Lehigh University Athletics. September 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jordan Cohen Basketball Player Profile, Maccabi Haifa, Lehigh, News, Winner League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "Jordan Cohen paves the way for future guards". The Brown and White. March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Cohen wins Gold Medal at Maccabiah Games". Lehigh University Athletics. July 17, 2017.
- ^ Rauchbach, Jake (July 5, 2017). "2017 World Maccabiah Games". basketballinsiders.com.
- ^ "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Academic All-League Team". patriotleague.org. March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Jordan Cohen looks back on his basketball career". The Brown and White. April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Jordan Cohen; Maccabi Haifa". sport.de.
- ^ "Maccabi-Hunter-Haifa basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". youthbasket.com.
- ^ https://www.israelhayom.co.il/sport/israeli-basketball/article/13668244 [bare URL]
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- Basketball players from Los Angeles
- Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball players
- Maccabiah Games medalists in basketball
- 1997 births
- American men's basketball players
- Maccabi Haifa B.C. players
- People from Tarzana, Los Angeles
- Competitors at the 2017 Maccabiah Games
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States
- Jewish American basketball players
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American sportsmen