{{short description|American basketball player (born 1997)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Jordan Bohannon | image = Jordan Bohannon Mike Smith (cropped).jpg | caption = Bohannon with Iowa in 2021 | position = Point guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 175 | league = | team = Free agent | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|6|19}} | birth_place = Marion, Iowa, U.S. | high_school = Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa) | college = Iowa (2016–2022) | career_start = 2022 | career_end = | draft_year = 2022 | years1 = 2022–2023 | team1 = Iowa Wolves | highlights = * Third-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2019) * Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2017) * Iowa Mr. Basketball (2016) }} '''Jordan Lee Bohannon''' (born June 19, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Bohannon is currently the all-time leader in career games played in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 179.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Read |first=Robert |date=March 17, 2022 |title=Jordan Bohannon’s record-breaking Hawkeye career comes to an end with NCAA Tournament loss |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2022/03/17/jordan-bohannons-record-breaking-hawkeye-career-comes-to-an-end-with-ncaa-tournament-loss/ |access-date=March 31, 2024 |publisher=The Daily Iowan}}</ref>
==High school career== Bohannon was a four-year varsity basketball starter and captain for Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa.<ref name="iowa">{{cite web |title=Jordan Bohannon |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jordan-bohannon/13193 |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |accessdate=May 29, 2020}}</ref> He averaged 17.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game as a junior and led Class 4A with 77 three-pointers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cuellar |first1=Chris |title=Iowa Eight: Meet the state's top boys' hoops talent |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/recruiting/2015/11/29/iowa-eight-boys-basketball-des-moines-register/76505400/ |accessdate=August 8, 2020 |work=Des Moines Register |date=November 28, 2015}}</ref> As a senior, he averaged 25.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, leading his team to a 17–6 record and the Class 4A sub-state final. He led Class 4A with 593 points in the season, ranking third in the state, and scored 44 points in his final game, a loss to Cedar Falls High School. Bohannon was named Iowa Mr. Basketball and Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iowa Boys Basketball POY: Jordan Bohannon |url=https://usatodayhss.com/2016/gatorade-iowa-boys-basketball-poy-jordan-bohannon |publisher=USA Today High School Sports |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=March 17, 2016}}</ref><ref name="johnson">{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Jeff |title=Linn-Mar's Jordan Bohannon named 2016 Iowa Mr. Basketball |url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/blogs/diamonds-and-ice-by-jeff-johnson/linn-mars-jordan-bohannon-named-2016-iowa-mr-basketball-20160315 |website=The Gazette |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=March 15, 2016}}</ref> He left as Linn-Mar's all-time leader in three-pointers and free throws.<ref name=iowa/> Bohannon played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball for Martin Brothers alongside future Iowa teammates Ryan Kriener and Cordell Pemsl.<ref name="emmert">{{cite news |last1=Emmert |first1=Mark |title=Ryan Kriener has been a Hawkeye through thick and thin, and he's had a ball doing it |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2020/03/02/iowa-basketball-ryan-kriener-grew-up-hawkeye-fan-and-his-devotion-never-wavered/4930488002/ |accessdate=August 8, 2020 |work=Hawk Central |date=March 2, 2020}}</ref> Bohannon also played golf for four years in high school.<ref name="qa">{{cite web |title=Q & A With Jordan Bohannon |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2016/10/23/mens-basketball-q-a-with-jordan-bohannon.aspx |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=October 24, 2016}}</ref>
===Recruiting=== Bohannon did not have any NCAA Division I offers until playing on the AAU circuit after his junior season.<ref name=johnson/> On August 28, 2015, before his senior year, he committed to playing college basketball for Iowa.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dochterman |first1=Scott |title=Jordan Bohannon, brother of two ex-Badgers, picks Iowa |url=https://madison.com/sports/college/basketball/men/college-basketball-jordan-bohannon-brother-of-two-ex-badgers-picks-iowa/article_ae7a2584-17f6-5cc2-ad44-bbd5194f1f85.html |website=Wisconsin State Journal |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=August 29, 2015}}</ref> By the end of his high school career, Bohannon was considered a four-star recruit and the top player in Iowa by ESPN.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fox |first1=Brian C |title=Recruiting: Jordan Bohannon Another Good In-State Signing for Iowa Basketball |url=https://www.btpowerhouse.com/2015/9/10/9241881/recruiting-jordan-bohannon-iowa-hawkeyes-basketball-scouting-report |publisher=BT Powerhouse |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=September 10, 2015}}</ref>
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==College career== thumb|left|Bohannon in March 2017 On February 6, 2017, Bohannon was named Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week after averaging 16 points, three assists and 2.5 rebounds per game, shooting 69 percent from three-point range, in wins over Rutgers and Nebraska.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bohannon Named B1G Freshman of the Week |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2017/2/6/mens-basketball-bohannon-named-b1g-freshman-of-the-week.aspx |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=February 6, 2017}}</ref> On March 2, he recorded 11 points and five assists and made a game-winning three-pointer with 9.7 seconds remaining in a 59–57 victory over 21st-ranked Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Emmert |first1=Mark |title=Bohannon on winning shot at Wisconsin: 'I wanted to prove myself' |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/hawkcentral-hoops/2017/03/03/iowa-hawkeyes-jordan-bohannon-over-wisconsin-big-ten/98675690/ |publisher=Hawk Central |accessdate=May 30, 2020 |date=March 3, 2017}}</ref> Four days later, he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for a second time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bohannon Earns Second Big Ten Weekly Honor |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2017/3/6/mens-basketball-bohannon-named-big-ten-freshman-of-the-week.aspx |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |accessdate=May 30, 2020 |date=March 6, 2017}}</ref> Bohannon registered double-doubles in each of his final three games of the season.<ref name=iowa/> In the second round of the 2017 Big Ten tournament, Bohannon posted 24 points and 10 assists in a 95–73 loss to Indiana.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blackmon scores 23 as Indiana beats Iowa 95-73 in Big Ten |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400945736 |website=ESPN |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=May 30, 2020 |date=March 9, 2017}}</ref> In his season finale at the second round of the 2017 National Invitation Tournament, he recorded season-highs of 25 points and 13 assists in a 94–92 overtime loss to TCU.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cowley |first1=Jason |title=TCU holds off Hawkeyes |url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/basketball/tcu-holds-off-hawkeyes/article_a56413ef-d4ed-54b4-92ea-b762591fa768.html |website=Sioux City Journal |accessdate=May 30, 2020 |date=March 19, 2017}}</ref> As a freshman, Bohannon averaged 10.9 points, 5.2 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game, earning Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors. He set Iowa freshman single-season records in three-pointers and assists.<ref name=iowa/>
For much of his sophomore season, Bohannon played through plantar fasciitis in his right foot.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leistikow |first1=Chad |title=Not a point guard? Iowa's Jordan Bohannon answers his critics |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/columnists/chad-leistikow/2018/01/31/leistikow-point-guard-jordan-bohannon-answers-his-critics-leistikow-plantar-fasciitis/1081241001/ |publisher=Hawk Central |accessdate=May 31, 2020 |date=January 31, 2018}}</ref> On November 22, 2017, he scored a sophomore season-high 30 points, shooting 6-of-8 from three-point range, in a 95–85 win over UAB.<ref>{{cite web |title=McCaffery Thrilled With Improvement as Iowa Downs UAB |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2017/11/22/mens-basketball-mccaffery-thrilled-with-improvement-as-iowa-downs-uab.aspx |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |accessdate=May 31, 2020 |date=November 22, 2017}}</ref> He averaged 13.5 points, 5.4 assists and 2.2 rebounds, shooting 43 percent on three pointers, and was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the media.<ref name=iowa/> A notable moment occurred on February 25, 2018, where after tying the school's record of 34 straight free throws made, he intentionally missed the 35th so as not to break the record of Chris Street, an Iowa alumnus who died in a car accident during his record streak. After the game he spoke with reporters and said, "That's not my record to have. That record deserves to stay in his name."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-26 |title=Iowa point guard intentionally misses free throw to preserve fallen player's record |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/iowa-point-guard-intentionally-misses-free-throw-preserve-fallen-players-record-040549723.html |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>
On February 7, 2019, as a junior, he scored a season-high 25 points, including his team's final 11 points, in a 77–72 victory over Indiana.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bohannon's late run helps No. 20 Iowa hold off Indiana 77-72 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082383 |website=ESPN |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=May 31, 2020 |date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> Three days later, Bohannon scored 11 points and made a game-winning three-pointer in an 80–79 win over Northwestern.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Abdeldaiem |first1=Alaa |title=Watch: Iowa's Jordan Bohannon Hits Game-Winning Three to Cap Comeback vs. Northwestern |url=https://www.si.com/college/2019/02/11/jordan-bohannon-drills-buzzer-beater-comeback-win-iowa-northwestern |website=Sports Illustrated |accessdate=May 31, 2020 |date=February 10, 2019}}</ref> On February 22, he scored 17 points and made three three-pointers in overtime to help defeat Indiana.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan Bohannon, No. 21 Iowa Hold Off Indiana 76-70 in OT |url=https://www.si.com/college/2019/02/23/iowa-tops-indiana-overtime-jordan-bohannon |website=Sports Illustrated |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=May 31, 2020 |date=February 23, 2019}}</ref> In his junior season, Bohannon averaged 11.6 points, 3.4 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game, surpassing Jeff Horner as Iowa's all-time leader in three-pointers. He was selected to the third team All-Big Ten by the coaches and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media.<ref name="iowa" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruden |first1=Pete |title=Bohannon sets all-time Hawkeye 3-point record |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2019/03/24/bohannon-sets-all-time-hawkeye-3-point-record/ |website=The Daily Iowan |accessdate=May 31, 2020 |date=March 24, 2019}}</ref> In May 2019, Bohannon underwent surgery on his right hip, which had been causing him pain since the beginning of his junior season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leistikow |first1=Chad |title=Hip injury leaves Jordan Bohannon's 2019-20 season in jeopardy |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2019/05/21/iowa-basketball-hawkeyes-guard-jordan-bohannon-injury-hip-surgery-miss-season-fran-mccaffery-big-ten/3750757002/ |publisher=Hawk Central |accessdate=May 31, 2020 |date=May 21, 2019}}</ref> On December 16, after playing 10 games as a senior, he announced that he would undergo season-ending surgery for a left hip injury, which he first noticed about one month after his previous surgery, and would seek a medical redshirt to play another season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leistikow |first1=Chad |title=Iowa basketball star Jordan Bohannon to have another hip surgery, seek medical redshirt to play in 2020-21 |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2019/12/16/jordan-bohannon-another-hip-surgery-season-ending-will-apply-medical-redshirt-iowa-basketball/4408698002/ |publisher=Hawk Central |accessdate=May 31, 2020 |date=December 16, 2019}}</ref>
After leading Iowa in assists and three-pointers in 2020–21, and also averaging 10.6 points per game, he announced that he would return for a rare sixth season of eligibility in 2021–22. Because of disruptions to college sports caused by COVID-19, the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season would not be counted against the eligibility of any student-athlete in an NCAA winter sport, including basketball.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31341057/guard-jordan-bohannon-cashes-extra-eligibility-stay-iowa-men-basketball-sixth-season |title=Guard Jordan Bohannon cashes in extra eligibility, will stay with Iowa men's basketball for sixth season |agency=Associated Press |website=ESPN.com |date=April 27, 2021 |accessdate=April 27, 2021}}</ref>
During the early hours of May 23, 2021, Bohannon was assaulted in a bar by another patron not far from the Iowa campus in Iowa City, suffering what was described as a serious head injury. He was expected to recover in time for the 2021–22 season,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31505214/iowa-men-basketball-guard-jordan-bohannon-suffers-head-injury-incident-recovering-well-fran-mccaffery-says |title=Iowa men's basketball guard Jordan Bohannon suffers head injury in incident, 'is recovering well,' coach Fran McCaffery says |first=Myron |last=Medcalf |website=ESPN.com |date=May 24, 2021 |accessdate=June 10, 2021}}</ref> and returned for the start of the Hawkeyes' season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401372121 |title=Keegan Murray leads Iowa to win in season opener |agency=Associated Press |website=ESPN.com |date=November 10, 2021 |accessdate=November 16, 2021 |quote=Jordan Bohannon, the Hawkeyes' leading returning scorer at 10.6 points per game, finished with 18, making six 3-pointers, his final two from the arc giving the Hawkeyes a 39-point bulge early in the second half. The 24-year-old Bohannon, beginning his sixth season....}}</ref>
On November 18, 2021, Bohannon set the Big Ten record for career three-point field goals when he hit his 375th in a game against Alabama State. Bohannon passed Ohio State's Jon Diebler.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chad|last=Leistikow|title= Iowa basketball's Jordan Bohannon breaks Big Ten career 3-point record against Alabama State |url= https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/2021/11/18/jordan-bohannon-big-ten-record-3-pointers-iowa-basketball/8594631002/ |date=November 18, 2021|work=Hawkcentral.com|access-date=November 28, 2021}}</ref> On March 12, 2022, he scored 12 points and hit the game-winning three-pointer in an 80–77 win against Indiana in the Big Ten tournament.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bohannon banks long, late 3, No. 24 Iowa beats Indiana 80-77 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401403405 |access-date=March 13, 2022 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=March 12, 2022}}</ref> Bohannon was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten.<ref name=B10Awards>{{cite press release|url=https://bigten.org/news/2022/3/8/2021-22-big-ten-mens-basketball-postseason-honors-announced.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308180525/https://bigten.org/news/2022/3/8/2021-22-big-ten-mens-basketball-postseason-honors-announced.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2022|title=2021-22 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Postseason Honors Announced|publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=March 8, 2022 |accessdate=March 8, 2022}}</ref>
==Professional career==
===Iowa Wolves (2022–2023)=== Bohannon went undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft. On November 2, 2022, Bohannon was named to the opening night roster for the Iowa Wolves.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/iowa-wolves-finalize-opening-night-roster/n-5895237|title=Iowa Wolves Finalize Opening Night Roster|website=oursportscentral.com|date=November 2, 2022|access-date=November 2, 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 | style="text-align:left;"| Iowa | 34 || 28 || 29.6 || .388 || .416 || .855 || 2.2 || 5.1 || '''.9''' || '''.1''' || 10.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;"| Iowa | 33 || 33 || '''31.8''' || '''.423''' || '''.430''' || .904 || 2.2 || '''5.4''' || .7 || .0 || '''13.5''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;"| Iowa | 35 || 35 || 31.0 || .381 || .383 || .872 || 2.4 || 3.4 || .7 || .0 || 11.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| Iowa | 10 || 6 || 25.0 || .298 || .328 || '''1.000''' || 1.6 || 3.3 || .8 || .0 || 8.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| Iowa | 31 || 31 || 29.2 || .389 || .390 || .889 || '''3.1''' || 4.4 || .5 || .0 || 10.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Iowa | '''36''' || '''36''' || 26.9 || .385 || .382 || .889 || 1.3 || 1.8 || .8 || .0 || 11.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 179 || 169 || 29.4 || .389 || .397 || .887 || 2.2 || 3.9 || .7 || .0 || 11.4 {{S-end}}
==Personal life== Bohannon's father, Gordy, played quarterback for Iowa.<ref name="brown">{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Rick |title=Bohannon Follows Dad, Blazes Own Trail |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2016/11/22/mens-basketball-bohannon-follows-dad-blazes-own-trail.aspx |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=November 23, 2016 |archive-date=July 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703214208/https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2016/11/22/mens-basketball-bohannon-follows-dad-blazes-own-trail.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bohannon has three older brothers, Jason, Matt and Zach. Jason earned Iowa Mr. Basketball honors at Linn-Mar High School and played for Wisconsin before a brief professional career in the United States and Germany.<ref name=johnson/> Matt played for Northern Iowa, and Zach played for Air Force and Wisconsin.<ref name="leistikow">{{cite web |last1=Leistikow |first1=Chad |title=Why Bohannon's biggest fan — his older brother — hasn't missed one of his games |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/columnists/chad-leistikow/2018/02/09/leistikow-zach-bohannon-jordan-hawkeye-basketball-brotherly-bond/321143002/ |publisher=Hawk Central |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=February 9, 2018}}</ref><ref name="davis">{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Jeremiah |title=Bohannon leaving his mark on UNI |url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/bohannon-leaving-his-mark-on-uni-20151223 |website=The Gazette |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=December 24, 2015}}</ref> Bohannon briefly hosted a college basketball podcast for Barstool Sports along with Hunter Dickinson, Barstool Sports personalities Jeff Nadu, and Matt Cahill<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kahn |first1=Andrew |title=Michigan’s Hunter Dickinson doesn’t condone podcast comment comparing Tom Izzo to Hitler |url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2023/01/michigans-hunter-dickinson-doesnt-condone-podcast-comment-comparing-tom-izzo-to-hitler.html |website=mlive |language=en |date=5 January 2023}}</ref>
==See also== * List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career games played leaders * List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career 3-point scoring leaders
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://hawkeyesports.com/roster/jordan-bohannon/ Iowa Hawkeyes bio]
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