Michael Jordan’s Son is the University of Illinois’ Newest Big Name

Although Michael Jordan no longer plays for the Chicago Bulls, he is still no doubt a Bulls legend, so following his son’s basketball career is certainly of interest to Chicago fans. Michael Jordan’s son, Jeff Jordan, is a freshman playing guard for the University of Illinois. His team was defeated 86-82 by Concordia last week; an upset to the team who had already won the first two games of it’s pre-season in Canada. On Monday, Jordan’s team stuck it to McGill 107-103, going into double overtime before securing the win. Jeff Jordan scored nine points in the game against McGill and hit seven points, three rebounds and a steal in his 15 minutes playing against Concordia.

Jordan, the six-foot-one guard who is majoring in psychology, was a mid-level high school prospect last season. He walked on without scholarship to Illinois basketball team after turning down scholarship offers from other smaller universities. Although Jordan won’t be starting for Illinois this year, the team’s coach, Bruce Weber, has high hopes for the son of the Chicago Bulls superstar. “He’s got a long way to go. He’s got to find a niche and find out how hard he has to play, but that will come.” Jeff Jordan played basketball at Loyola Academy in Chicago, and although he has some big feet to fill on the college court, the guard seems to be handling the pressure well. Jordan says it’s easier to get used to the press at the college level and tries not to measure himself with his father too much. “You’ve got to do your own thing. If you go out there with expectations, you’re not going to do well, so I just try to do what I can for my team.” Maybe we’ll see Jeff on the Bulls court in the future – now that would be a great legacy to follow.

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