The Practice Players Podcast

Episode 8 - Jordan McCabe, UNLV Basketball Player

Episode Summary

Jordan shares his college basketball journey and what his rise to internet stardom was like. He addresses his time playing for the legendary Coach Huggins, sharing the backcourt with NBA player Miles "Deuce" McBride, his transfer to UNLV, and his he balances practice plus content in this new NIL era. Furthermore, he gives advice to young athletes coming up during this social media era, and also gives his Final Four predictions.

Episode Notes

In high school, Jordan was named Mr. Basketball by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association in 2018 and was a unanimous selection to all-state first team. He finished his high school career as the state’s sixth all-time leading scorer with 2,442 points, averaging 26.7 points and 7.8 assists as a senior. He was a 4-star recruit and a top 90 player in his class. He spent 2018 to 2021 playing at West Virginia, where he played in 94 games and started in 49 of them. At West Virginia, Jordan was a 2x Academic All Big-12 First Team player, and lead WVU in assists as a freshman. He transferred to UNLV for the 2021-22 season, and led the team in assists at 4.8 per game (also led the Mountain West in assist/turnover ratio (3.4). For the 2022-23 season, Jordan is averaging 5.9 points per game at the time of this episode recording. 

Aside from basketball Jordan has amassed a large social media following, with over 500,000 followers across all his platforms, making him one of the most popular collegiate basketball players.