Jordan.
It’s a name we all know, one that has transcended the basketball world. It’s the last name of former Chicago Bulls guard, Michael, who won six NBA championships. It later became the first name of a girl with the last name Horston, born in Dallas on May 21, 2001.
I bring this up because both have played sick and won in championship settings.
Jordan Horston was the No. 2 HoopGurlz recruit in the class of 2019 and 1,445 points, 731 rebounds and 455 assists with the storied Tennessee women’s basketball program later, she was drafted at No. 9 by the Seattle Storm in the 2023 WNBA Draft on April 10.
Part of Horston’s appeal is that she can rack up the points, rebounds and assists. She is a 6-foot-2 point guard who averaged 4.6 assists as a freshman in college before turning up the scoring and rebounding as a junior (16.2 points and 9.4 boards per game) while still averaging four helpers. Now, she has the honor (and challenge) of replacing Sue Bird as Seattle’s PG.
Horston grew up in Columbus, Ohio, admiring a shooting guard: Kelsey Mitchell of the Ohio State Buckeyes. She became a big guard when her height increased by six inches her freshman year of high school. She played varsity at Columbus Africentric all four years, winning the state championship three…
