Mike Jordan was named an assistant coach for the Colgate men's basketball program in June 2021.
Jordan returns to Colgate after spending the 2020-21 season as an assistant coach at Drexel, where he helped guide the Dragons to their first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship and first NCAA tournament appearance in 25 years.
The Dragons won their conference tournament with postseason wins over the College of Charleston, Northeastern, and Elon. Drexel secured a No. 16 seed in the NCAA tournament and took on Illinois in the first round in Indianapolis.
Jordan spent eight seasons as an assistant for the Raiders from 2012-20. He joined the program one year after Langel arrived, and was on staff when Colgate captured its first Patriot League championship and NCAA tournament appearance in 23 years in 2018-19.
Jordan was in Hamilton for three straight record-breaking seasons that saw Colgate set program records for win totals each year from 2017-20. Two of those seasons featured back-to-back 20-win seasons – the first two in program history – and a pair of Patriot League regular season championships.
Prior to Colgate, Jordan enjoyed an extensive professional basketball career. In 2000, before Jordan went to play in Europe, he was a member of the Philadelphia 76ers for the summer league and was also a member of the Boston Celtics preseason team.
While in Europe, Jordan played in nine different countries from 2000 to 2011. He was a two-time champion and All-Star in the German Bundesliga League, while also being named an All-Star in the Italian A1 league.
Before his professional career, Jordan was a three-time First Team All-Ivy League selection for the University of Pennsylvania and a teammate of Langel's with the Quakers. The two helped Penn win two Ivy League titles in 1999 and 2000.
Jordan garnered a pair of individual honors during his career, garnering Ivy League Player of the Year in 2000 after earning Rookie of the Year honors in 1996. Langel and Jordan were First Team selections together in 2000.
Jordan finished his career with 1,604 career points, which ranks sixth all-time at Penn. Jordan is also third all-time with 461 career assists and ninth in career 3-pointers with 173. He was named to the Big 5 Hall of Fame in 2014.
A Philadelphia native, Jordan graduated from Penn in 2000 with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology (Deviance & Law). Jordan was also a member of the Friars Senior Society and a TV Host of UTV13 while at Penn.
Jordan and his wife, Katie, have three daughters: Eva Alice, Bella Ann, and Jayla Marie.
