Jordan Cohen (ג'ורדן כהן; born July 31, 1997) is an American basketball player for Maccabi Haifa in the Israel Basketball Premier League, who plays the point guard position. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Cohen was born in Tarzana, California, and is Jewish. ^{[3] [4]} He is 6" 2" tall, and weighs 185 pounds. ^{[1] [5] [6]} He attended Campbell Hall High School ('16) in Studio City, California. ^[5]

Maccabiah Games and college

Cohen played basketball on Team USA in the 2017 Maccabiah Games, as the youngest player on the team. ^[3] He averaged 6.2 points per game, as the team won the gold medal. ^{[3] [4] [7]} He played on the team with among others Sam Singer and Travis Warech. ^[8]

He attended and played basketball for Lehigh University, where Cohen majored in Finance ('20). ^{[5] [9]} Playing for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks he averaged 9.3 points per game as a sophomore. ^[3] He was team captain his junior and senior years. ^[10] His senior season he averaging 14.2 points per game, and ranked sixth in the Patriot League in three-point percentage (38.1 percent). ^[3] His junior year and senior years he was named Third-Team All- Patriot League. ^[3] He was named to the Academic All-Patriot League team for his last three years. ^[3]

Professional career

In August 2020 Cohen signed a one-year contract with Maccabi Haifa, in the Israel Basketball Premier League. ^{[3] [11] [12]} Since 2023, Cohen is signed in Maccabi Ramat Gan. ^[13]

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