The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 10
Jordan Walker
- Position:
- Guard
- Prev School:
- Seton Hall/Tulane
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Long Island, N.Y.
- High School:
- The Patrick School (N.J.)
*Extra Year of Eligibility Granted due to the NCAA’s COVID-19 Policies
Senior Season at UAB (2022-23)*
Second-Year Junior Season at UAB (2021-22)*
As a Junior at Tulane (2020-21)
As a Sophomore at Tulane (2019-20)
As a Freshman at Seton Hall (2017-18)
Personal
Senior Season at UAB (2022-23)*
- Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watchlist
- Preseason Naismith Trophy Watchlist
- Preseason Wooden Award Watchlist
- Preseason Bob Cousy Award Watchlist
- Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year
- Conference USA Preseason All-Conference Team
- 2023 NABC Reese’s Division I All-Star Game Roster
- 2023 NABC First Team All-District
- 2023 First Team All-Conference USA
- Finished fifth in the country in points per game (22.3)
- Ranked third in the country in 3FG per game (4.09) and 3FG made (135)
- Scored 20+ points in 22 of his 33 appearances.
- Finished the year with seven 30+ point games, a program record for a single-season.
- Set UAB record for most 30-point games in program history (10)
- Became the fastest player in program history to reach 1,000 points as a Blazer (47 games) vs. UTSA (12/31/22)
- Ranked second on UAB’s roster with 137 assists
- Finished third on UAB’s roster with 40 steals
- Scored a season-high 41 points at Charlotte while hitting a season-high eight 3FGs (3/4/23)
- Added 32 points on 10-of-19 shooting with a season-high eight assists vs. Rice (2/23/23)
- Scored 31 points with six rebounds, five assists and five steals vs. Georgia to earn Sunshine Slam MVP honors (11/22/22)
Second-Year Junior Season at UAB (2021-22)*
- Conference USA Player of the Year
- Conference USA Newcomer of the Year
- First Team All-Conference USA
- First Team NABC District 11
- Kevin Connors Second Team Mid-Major All-American
- Conference USA Tournament MVP
- Conference USA All-Tournament Team
- Ranked third nationally in total 3-pointers made (116), eighth in 3-pointers made per game (3.41), 14th in total points scored (690), 16th in points per game (20.3) and 28th in free throw percentage (88.0%)
- Led Conference USA in points per game (20.3), total points scored (690), total 3-pointers made (116) and 3-pointers made per game (3.41)
- Ranked third in Conference USA in assists per game (4.94), free throw percentage (.880) and 3-point field-goal percentage (.396)
- Led UAB in points per game (20.3). assists per game (4.9), 3-pointers made (116), free throw percentage (.880), free throws made (132) and minutes per game (31.8)
- Set a new UAB single-game scoring record with 42 points against Middle Tennessee (2/5/22)
- Set a UAB record for most points scored on a neutral court, scoring 40 points in UAB’s C-USA Tournament semifinals victory over Middle Tennessee (3/11/22)
- Set a UAB single-season record with 18 20-point performances in 2021-22
- Set a new UAB single-game record for most free throws made without a miss by going a perfect 13-of-13 from the free throw line against Middle Tennessee (3/11/22)
- Averaged 31 points per game in the Conference USA Tournament to earn C-USA Tournament MVP honors
- Scored a then career-high 36 points and tied a UAB single-game record with nine made 3-pointers at LA Tech (1/22/22)
- Tallied his first double-double as a Blazer with a career-high 12 assists to go along with 10 points against Rice (2/17/22)
- Scored 27 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists in UAB’s Conference USA Tournament Championship victory over LA Tech (3/12/22)
- Finished second in UAB single-season history with 690 points in 2021-22
- Finished tied for fourth in UAB single-season history with 20.3 points per game in 2021-22
- Finished third in UAB single-season history with 116 3-pointers made in 2021-22
- Finished third in UAB single-season history with an .880 free-throw percentage (132-of-150) in 2021-22
- One of four Blazers named to the 2021-22 NABC Honors Court — finished the 2021-22 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher
As a Junior at Tulane (2020-21)
- Started all 23 games
- Second in AAC with 4.3 assists per game
- Scored in double-figures 16 times
- Tied a career-best with 24 points to go along with seven assists and three steals vs. Tulsa
- Recorded his first career double-double of 18 points and a career-high 10 assists at UCF
- 16 points with four assists against No. 6 Houston
- 18 points and matched a career-high six steals at Memphis
- 17 points against Wichita State
As a Sophomore at Tulane (2019-20)
- American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Played in all 30 games and made 22 starts
- Seventh in AAC in steals and 10th in 3-point field goal percentage
- Recorded double-figures 11 times
- Career-highs in points (24), field goals made (7) and 3-pointers made (5) vs. Southeastern Louisiana
- Career-high six rebounds vs. Northwestern State
- 11 points, six assists, three steals against Mississippi
- 14 points with four rebounds off the bench at Wichita State
As a Freshman at Seton Hall (2017-18)
- Seven points, two assists and two steals in his collegiate debut vs, Fairleigh Dickinson
- Recorded two steals in Manhattan
- Six points against Marquette
- Season-high five assists against No. 4 Xavier
Personal
- Goes by the nickname “Jelly” as a member of the “Jelly Family”
- Received undergraduate degree in health and wellness from Tulane
- Born on Aug. 11, 1999
UNC Asheville Postgame Press Conference
Sunday, December 21
Cleveland State Post Game Press Conference
Thursday, December 18
UAB vs Troy Postgame Press Conference
Monday, December 15
Jevon Jackson with the GAME WINNING Touchdown 🙌🤩 #uabfootball #collegefootball
Sunday, December 14
