Jordan Horston

Honors: 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup MVP and All-Star Five.
Gold Medals: 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup, 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship..
International Tournament Titles: 2018 Latvia U17 International Invitational.
Member of the 2018 USA U17 World Cup Team that captured gold with a perfect 7-0 record in Minsk, Belarus; started all seven games and averaged USA 10.1 ppg., 7.0 rpg. and team-highs of 5.1 apg. and 3.4 spg. Among all participants in the 16-team tournament, ranked first for steals, second for assists, third for assist-to-turnover ratio (2.77), seventh (tie) for field goal percentage (.500) and 12th for rebounding.
Aided the USA to a three-game sweep of Canada, China and Latvia in a pre-U17 World Cup exhibition tournament in Leipaja, Latvia, and was named to the all-tournament team.
Helped the 2017 USA U16 National Team capture the FIBA Americas U16 Championship gold medal with a perfect 5-0 record in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which qualified the U.S. for the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup.

2018 MaxPreps High School All-America honorable mention.
2018 Ohio Division III Co-Player of the Year and DIII All-State first team.
2018 District 10 Basketball Coaches Association Divisions II, III and IV Top 10.
2018 District 10 Basketball Coaches Association Division III Player of the Year.
2016, 2017 and 2018 All-Columbus City League first team.
2017 and 2018 Columbus Dispatch All-Metro team.

Has played three varsity seasons at Columbus Africentric Early College, where she has compiled 1,182 points, 527 rebounds, 361 assists, 338 steals and 110 blocked shots.
Lists a career best and single-game high of 37 points (vs. Eastmoor on Jan. 30, 2018) and a career game of 24 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists and seven steals (vs. Gahanna on Nov. 21, 2017).
As a junior in 2017-18, started in all 30 games and averaged 18.1 ppg., 5.8 rpg., 4.5 apg., 5.1 spg. and 1.7 bpg. to help her team to a 27-3 record, the City League title and a state championship.
As a sophomore in 2016-17, started in all 29 games and avearged 15.7 ppg., 6.3 rpg. 6.1 apg, 3.8 spg. and 1.5 bpg. to help her team to a 25-4 record and the state tournament semifinals.
As a freshman in 2015-16, started in 30 of 31 games and averaged 14.1 ppg., 4.1 rpg., to help her team to a 25-6 record and a state title.
Plays in the summer for All Ohio Black in the Nike EYBL.
Also competes in tennis and cross country at her high school.

Born in Dallas, Texas, and currently resides in Columbus, Ohio.
Has earned academic honors in all three years, including two semesters with a 4.0 GPA as a junior.
Daughter of Malika and Leigh Horston; has one sister, Jazmin (19).
Great uncle, Joe Gilliam, played for the Pittsburgh Steelers; maternal cousin, Sylvia Crawly, played for USA Basketball and in the WNBA and ABL; cousin, Cierra Brown, ran track at Purdue; and father played basketball.
Father served six years in the U.S. Army Reserves; uncle, Albert Dawson, served in the U.S. Navy for four years; and maternal grandfather, Marshall Evans, served in the U.S. Army for four years.
Volunteers in her community and made 10 beds for kids who are in need (Oct. 2017).

Twitter: @Ladylynn22_
First played basketball: at age 5.
Enjoys: Hanging with loved ones, watching movies and cooking.
Top five movies: “Love & Basketball,” “ATL,” “Brown Sugar,” “Black Panther and “This Christmas.”
Favorite player: LeBron James
Favorite class: math.
Most played song: “Fill Me Up Lord.”
Favorite pregame meal or snack: orange juice, polar ice gum and Skittles.
Inspired by: my God and my family.