8 November 2008
Leopards sign Jordan
There will be a new face on show for the Leopards when they host Westminster
Warriors on Sunday as they have added power forward Russell Jordan to
their squad.
The 26-year-old dual British/American national joins the Big Cats from BBL newcomers Worthing Thunder where he was on a short-term contract, having played for Leicester Riders in the same competition last season.
Leopards’ general manager Dave Ryan is delighted with the new signing: “We’ve been tracking Russell for a while but we’ve never quite managed to sign him, so it’s great that he’s finally on board. He’ll bring us a lot at the defensive end, which we clearly needed at Taunton last week. Add the facts that he’s good at the Hoops 4 Health work and he’s a British passport holder, we’re very happy to Russ on board.”
Born in England while his father served in the US military, Jordan had a successful college career in The States with Middlesex County College, Jarvis Christian College and Kean University before playing for German team VSC MR Plan Donauworth. He was signed by Martin Ford at Riders last season before linking up with Thunder in September – making his debut in their pre-season tournament which saw Leopards finish third.
With centre Lee McCarthy likely to miss both of Leopards’ games this weekend with an Achilles injury he picked up at Taunton, Jordan’s signing comes at the right time for the Big Cats.
Jordan will make his debut on Saturday night as the Big Cats make the long journey to Tees Valley Mohawks before Leopards return to Wodson Park on Sunday evening to face Westminster Warriors, tip-off 5pm.
Even with McCarthy injured. the Leopards go into the weekend genuinely ten deep, and with a long trip north on Saturday followed by a tough game on Sunday, that could prove crucial as they look to bounce back from last week’s loss at Taunton.
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