Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik knew Jerome Jordan wasn't ready to play his freshman year, but he didn't force the gangly Jamaican 7-footer into redshirting. No, this was a player who needed to play. Jerome Jordan averaged 9.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.4 blocks as a Tulsa sophomore. (Joe Murphy / Getty Images) Especially after Jordan's first two years in America produced a grand total of five games and maybe 20 minutes of actual playing time. Jordan, now entering his junior year at Tulsa and a legit NBA draft prospect, started his basketball career inauspiciously at a prep school called Redemption Christian Academy (N.Y.). He planned to develop his game and body enough to secure a college scholarship. However, the only part of Jordan's game that improved was his salesmanship. You see, Jordan spent the better part of his three months...
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