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2017-18 Basketball (M) Roster
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Jersey Number 23
Jordon Varnado
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brownsville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Haywood HS
Bio
2018-19 (Senior):ย Started in 20 games (missed four games due to a concussion) โฆ led the team averaging 21.5 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game โฆ led the team in total points (429), minutes per game (33.8), field goal percentage (52.6), three-point field goal percentage (40.7) and free throws made (90) โฆ finished third on the team in total blocks (23) and third in total assists (49) โฆ scored in double figures in 18 games including scoring more than 20 points 12 times โฆ dropped a career-high 33 points alongside 11 boards against Louisiana (Jan. 26) โฆ posted 20 points and a career-high 15 rebounds against St. Louis (Nov. 10) โฆ notched six double doubles on the season including five 20-10 double doubles โฆ scored 32 or more points four times โฆ earned Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week honors on Jan. 21 after averaging 32.0 points on 64.9 percent from the field, 9.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 blocks per game โฆ hit the game-winning three-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining against Georgia State to give him 32 points (Jan. 19) โฆ made the go-ahead jumper with 11 seconds remaining to give Troy its first-ever win over UAB (Dec. 21) โฆ scored 26 or more points in his first six conference games including scoring 32 or more points in three games in the stretch โฆ made a career-high four three-pointers in the overtime win over Arkansas State (Jan. 12) โฆ scored 27 points with eight rebounds, a season-high six rebounds and two blocks against App State (Jan. 5).
2017-18 (Junior):ย Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team ... Played in 26 games, starting in 24 ... Led the team with 18 points per game and 174 field goals made ... Scored in double digits all but two games ... Averaged seven rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game ... Scored a season-high 30 points alongside 13 rebounds against Appalachian State ... Shot 75 percent (3-of-4) from behind the arc en route to a 21-point outing against ETSU ... Tallied 18 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and a season-high five assists against Arkansas State ... Scored at least 22 points over a four-game stretch ... Shot 47.8 percent (174-of-364) from the field ... Recorded back-to-back games of shooting perfectly from the charity stripe (Louisiana, 6-for-6; South Alabama, 6-for-6) ... Made 10 field goals in four games on the year ... Registered double digit rebounds in seven gamesย
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2016-17 (Sophomore):ย Started all 37 games en route to being named All-Sun Belt First Team โฆ Became the first player to be named to the All-Sun Belt First Team since 2009-10 โฆ Led Troy in points, rebounds, blocks, points per game and field goals โฆ Scored 612 points on the season to enter into seventh place on Troyโs Division I scoring list with 1,021 points in his career โฆ Set the Troy Division I record with 233 made field goals and was second with 264 rebounds โฆ His 612-point outing was the sixth highest total in school history โฆ Became just the seventh player ever to record 50 blocks in a season with 51, seventh best in school history โฆ Had the second most points in the Sun Belt and was fifth in points per game โฆ One of only two players in the conference to average at least 16 points per game and seven rebounds per game โฆ Sixth in the Sun Belt in rebounds per game โฆ The third-most accurate shooter in the league with a field goal percentage of 52.7 percentโฆ Led the conference with 51 blocked shots โฆ Scored in double-digits in all but four games on the year โฆ Set two Division I program records with 15 made free throws on the road against UL Lafayette โฆ Broke the 30-point barrier for the first time in his career in that same game with 31 points โฆ Grabbed double-digit rebounds seven times on the year and had a double-double in each of those games โฆ Finished the season with a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds against Texas State in the Sun Belt Tournament Championship and another double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds against Duke in the NCAA Tournament โฆ Ended the season with 14-straight games of double-digit scoring โฆ Led the team in points and rebounds 16 times, both of which were four more than any other player โฆ Scored 15 points or more on 19 occasions, five more than any other player โฆ Registered three blocks eight times, five more than he had his freshman season โฆ Had four games in which he hit at least 10 field goals, tying his career-best with 11 on the road against Texas State โฆ Shot 70.6 percent from the free-throw line, which was seven percent higher from the previous year โฆ Connected on at least two 3-pointers in seven games
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2015-16 (Freshman):ย Started 30 of 31 games in a season in which he was second on the team in points (409), points per game (13.2), total rebounds (215), offensive rebounds (72) and defensive rebounds (143) ... Led the team in blocks with 37 ... Fourth in the Sun Belt in blocks per game ... Ranked eighth in the conference in both offensive and defensive rebounds. .. Placed 14thin the conference in scoring, eighth in rebounds per game and eighth in field goal percentage (.485) ... Named the first Sun Belt Student-Athlete of the Week of the season for his performances in the first three games in which he averaged 23.7 points and 9.3 rebounds ... Scored in double-digits in 21 games ... Had double-digit rebounds five times and recorded a double-double in each of those games ... Shot 31.8 percent from 3-point range after hitting 28 ... Hit 63 of 99 free throws
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High School:ย Forward hailing from Brownsville, Tenn., where he played at Haywood High School โฆ Led the Tomcats to a 35-2 record and a TSSAAClass AA State Championship his senior season, the schoolโs first-ever state title โฆ In the state tournament, he averaged 21 points and 15 rebounds per game and was named MVP โฆ Named to the AA All-State First Team by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and was chosen as the All-West Tennessee Player of the Year by the Jackson Sun โฆ During his senior campaign, his squad was undefeated against teams in the state of Tennessee
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Personal:ย Jordon Malik Varnado ... Born May 12, 1997 โฆ Son of Janice and Winston Varnado โฆ Has one older brother, Jarvis, who currently holds the NCAA record for career blocked shots with 564 and was a standout at Mississippi State, where he played for coach Cunningham and coach Grant ... Majoring in human services with a minor in recreation
2017-18 (Junior):ย Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team ... Played in 26 games, starting in 24 ... Led the team with 18 points per game and 174 field goals made ... Scored in double digits all but two games ... Averaged seven rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game ... Scored a season-high 30 points alongside 13 rebounds against Appalachian State ... Shot 75 percent (3-of-4) from behind the arc en route to a 21-point outing against ETSU ... Tallied 18 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and a season-high five assists against Arkansas State ... Scored at least 22 points over a four-game stretch ... Shot 47.8 percent (174-of-364) from the field ... Recorded back-to-back games of shooting perfectly from the charity stripe (Louisiana, 6-for-6; South Alabama, 6-for-6) ... Made 10 field goals in four games on the year ... Registered double digit rebounds in seven gamesย
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2016-17 (Sophomore):ย Started all 37 games en route to being named All-Sun Belt First Team โฆ Became the first player to be named to the All-Sun Belt First Team since 2009-10 โฆ Led Troy in points, rebounds, blocks, points per game and field goals โฆ Scored 612 points on the season to enter into seventh place on Troyโs Division I scoring list with 1,021 points in his career โฆ Set the Troy Division I record with 233 made field goals and was second with 264 rebounds โฆ His 612-point outing was the sixth highest total in school history โฆ Became just the seventh player ever to record 50 blocks in a season with 51, seventh best in school history โฆ Had the second most points in the Sun Belt and was fifth in points per game โฆ One of only two players in the conference to average at least 16 points per game and seven rebounds per game โฆ Sixth in the Sun Belt in rebounds per game โฆ The third-most accurate shooter in the league with a field goal percentage of 52.7 percentโฆ Led the conference with 51 blocked shots โฆ Scored in double-digits in all but four games on the year โฆ Set two Division I program records with 15 made free throws on the road against UL Lafayette โฆ Broke the 30-point barrier for the first time in his career in that same game with 31 points โฆ Grabbed double-digit rebounds seven times on the year and had a double-double in each of those games โฆ Finished the season with a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds against Texas State in the Sun Belt Tournament Championship and another double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds against Duke in the NCAA Tournament โฆ Ended the season with 14-straight games of double-digit scoring โฆ Led the team in points and rebounds 16 times, both of which were four more than any other player โฆ Scored 15 points or more on 19 occasions, five more than any other player โฆ Registered three blocks eight times, five more than he had his freshman season โฆ Had four games in which he hit at least 10 field goals, tying his career-best with 11 on the road against Texas State โฆ Shot 70.6 percent from the free-throw line, which was seven percent higher from the previous year โฆ Connected on at least two 3-pointers in seven games
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2015-16 (Freshman):ย Started 30 of 31 games in a season in which he was second on the team in points (409), points per game (13.2), total rebounds (215), offensive rebounds (72) and defensive rebounds (143) ... Led the team in blocks with 37 ... Fourth in the Sun Belt in blocks per game ... Ranked eighth in the conference in both offensive and defensive rebounds. .. Placed 14thin the conference in scoring, eighth in rebounds per game and eighth in field goal percentage (.485) ... Named the first Sun Belt Student-Athlete of the Week of the season for his performances in the first three games in which he averaged 23.7 points and 9.3 rebounds ... Scored in double-digits in 21 games ... Had double-digit rebounds five times and recorded a double-double in each of those games ... Shot 31.8 percent from 3-point range after hitting 28 ... Hit 63 of 99 free throws
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High School:ย Forward hailing from Brownsville, Tenn., where he played at Haywood High School โฆ Led the Tomcats to a 35-2 record and a TSSAAClass AA State Championship his senior season, the schoolโs first-ever state title โฆ In the state tournament, he averaged 21 points and 15 rebounds per game and was named MVP โฆ Named to the AA All-State First Team by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and was chosen as the All-West Tennessee Player of the Year by the Jackson Sun โฆ During his senior campaign, his squad was undefeated against teams in the state of Tennessee
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Personal:ย Jordon Malik Varnado ... Born May 12, 1997 โฆ Son of Janice and Winston Varnado โฆ Has one older brother, Jarvis, who currently holds the NCAA record for career blocked shots with 564 and was a standout at Mississippi State, where he played for coach Cunningham and coach Grant ... Majoring in human services with a minor in recreation
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Wednesday, September 10
Troy Football Press Conference (Players) - Memphis Game
Monday, September 08
Gerad Parker Press Conference - Memphis Game
Monday, September 08
Player Postgame Press Conference (Luke Hodge, Tray Taylor) - No. 8 Clemson
Sunday, September 07
