Brotherly Love: Jordan Whitfield (2017)
Shane Whitfield out of Pamlico County HS on the east coast of North Carolina was named New Bern Sun-Journal Player of the Year in 2012 after averaging 20 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists per game. He attended Word of God…
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Continue ReadingShane Whitfield out of Pamlico County HS on the east coast of North Carolina was named New Bern Sun-Journal Player of the Year in 2012 after averaging 20 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists per game. He attended Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh and led them to a state championship in 2013, his senior season. He spent one season at Lehigh University before transferring to Campbell University closer to home where he plays now.
His younger brother is Jordan Whitfield, a 2017 guard is at Millbrook High School in Raleigh after transferring from Word of God and is catching the same attention that his older brother did almost three years ago. A true point guard, the 6-foot Whitfield has a high basketball IQ and has a great sense for finding the open man. He can score at will and has high-level ball-handling skills. Whitfield has this to say about his game “the most important parts of my game is my vision and ability to shoot and score the basketball. A lot of people see me as a two-guard because of the circumstances I have been put in during my AAU season and my time at Word of God. But I want to prove to everyone that I am a floor general and leader of a team.” Jordan has been playing varsity basketball since his 8th grade year at Word of God and has been playing against some of the best talent in the country for a while now. He scored 17 points as an eighth grader against NCHSAA state champion Webb High School who featured current UNC star Isaiah Hicks in the 41st annual Holiday Invitational in 2012. Whitfield said this about what he needs to do to help his game progress, “I need to work on being more of a leader and being more vocal. I need to work on coming off ball screens and I can always get better at ball-handling and adding strength.
His only offer at this time is from Campbell University, where his older brother Shane is playing. He has some interest from a handful of Big South/Southern Conference teams including Longwood University. Regarding his future college choice, “Honestly I am looking for loyalty, someone who has been wanting me since day on. I don’t want to go to college on a short rope, therefore I want to go somewhere the coaches love me and keeps in contact almost everyday or every couple days.”