5 Jordan Gathers - G, Gr. - BUTLER Bulldogs

Height:                 6-3
Weight:               195
Year:     Graduate
Hometown:       Los Angeles, Calif.
High School:       William Howard Taft
Previous College:            St. Bonaventure
Position:              G

**Gathers completed his degree at St. Bonaventure and will be immediately eligible to play for the Bulldogs in 2015-16 as a graduate transfer. 
He has one season of eligibility remaining.

Gathers missed all of the 2014-15 season at St. Bonaventure after undergoing hip surgery in the summer of 2014. 

Personal: 

• The nephew of late Loyola Marymount star Hank Gathers...
• son of Leah Harden and Derrick Gathers; younger sisters, Jaia and Eshe...
• graduated from St. Bonaventure with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication...
• pursuing graduate degree at Butler in School Counseling as well as courses as part of the Hinkle Academy...
• born 12/21/91. 

At St. Bonaventure: 

Played in 91 games in three seasons at St. Bonaventure, including 25 as a starter.

As A Junior (2013-14): Played in 31 games and made 10 starts…tied for fifth on the team in scoring at 8.2 points per game…averaged nearly five points per game more than his sophomore season average (3.5)…shot 36 percent from three-point range, second on the team…his 36 (of 100) three-point field goals also were the second-best figure on the team…also averaged 2.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game…hit the game-winning three-pointer as time expired to give the Bonnies a 71-68 win over Saint Louis March 14 in the A-10 Tournament quarterfinals, a play which was ranked No. 1 on ESPN SportsCenter’s list of Top 10 Tournament moments for that week…scored in double figures 12 times for the season, including back-to-back 18-point games in wins vs. George Mason and Duquesne...scored 10 points in A-10 Tournament win over LaSalle…set a career-high with 20 points in the win over Cornell Jan. 4…scored 17 points to go with 14 points in win at Niagara…tied his career-high with six assists in Jan. 8 win over Richmond.

As A Sophomore (2012-13): 

Played in all 29 games and started six--five of which came consecutively from Feb. 2 through Feb. 16…during that five-game stretch, he averaged seven points per game, including his only two double-figure scoring outputs of the campaign (13 vs. Duquesne; 18 at Richmond)…finished the season averaging 3.5 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game…increased his scoring average from just 0.7 per game in early December…had the team’s best assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1)…set career-highs in points (18), field goals made (seven) and minutes played (37) at Richmond on Feb. 16…was the first player in 15 years to go at least 7-7 from the floor in that game against the Spiders…scored a then-career-high 13 points on 5-5 shooting, including 3-3 from beyond the 3-point line, in his second start of the year against Duquesne (Feb. 2).

As A Freshman (2011-12): 

Appeared in 31 games...averaged 1.7 points over 11.7 minutes per game...started the final nine games of the season, helping the Bonnies go 7-2 over that span...produced four points, six rebounds and two assists in a loss to Florida State (March 16) in the NCAA Tournament...tied a career-high with four assists and had no turnovers in a victory over Xavier (March 11) in the A-10 championship...recorded nine points and two steals in an A-10 semifinal victory over Massachusetts (March 10).

High School: 

Rated at an 85 overall by ESPNU College Basketball Recruiting and ranked among the top 120 combo guards in his class...attended a year of prep school at Rise Academy in Philadelphia, where he averaged 19 points, four rebounds and 2.8 steals per game in his only season...spent his senior year at Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Calif.