Jordan Geist Season 2017-18

#15
PosG
Wt180 lbs
Ht6-2
ClJunior
HometownFort Wayne, Ind.
Previous SchoolRanger College (Texas)

2016-17 (SOPHOMORE):

  • Averaged 7.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in his debut season at the NCAA Division I level, providing depth from the point guard role for the Tigers.
  • Adjusted well from the junior college ranks on the floor for Mizzou, appearing in all 32 games and earning 14 starts.
  • One of his standout games of the season vs. Auburn (March 8) at the SEC Tournament in Nashville, recording 14 points, a season-best seven assists and six rebounds to help fuel the Tigers to the opening round victory.
  • Played superb basketball down the stretch of the season, averaging 8.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists over the final five games of 2016-17. 
  • Solid stat line on the road at Auburn (March 4), recording 13 points, six rebounds and and a then-season-best five assists, while connecting on a season-high four three-pointers (4-of-6 3PT).
  • Earned first start in nearly a month at Ole Miss (Feb. 25) and responded with an 11-point scoring performance.
  • Matched his season-high in scoring with 18 points (6-of-13 FG, 1-of-3 3PT, 5-of-6 FT) at Mississippi State while sinking a season-high six field goals.
  • Set his season-high in scoring for the second consecutive game with 18 points (4-of-10 FG, 2-of-5 3PT, 8-of-10 FT) in a season-high 35 minutes vs. Lipscomb (Dec. 29). 
  • Then-season-best output of 12 points (4-of-6 FG, 4-of-4 FT) vs. Illinois (Dec. 21), playing a high-energy 17 minutes off the bench for the Tigers.
  • Recorded five assists while grabbing five rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench in a win over Miami (Ohio) on Dec. 6.

AT RANGER COLLEGE

  • Averaged 15.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as a freshman during the 2015-16 season, helping head coach Billy Gillispie's squad to a stout 35-3 record.
  • Earned Second Team NJCAA All-America recognition after leading the Rangers to a fourth-place finish at the 2016 NJCAA Division I National Championship.
  • Showed impressive marksmanship throughout his first Ranger campaign, shooting 45.6 percent from the field and 35.3 percent from three-point territory.
  • Averaged 11.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals during Ranger College's five-game stretch at the 2016 national tournament.
  • Dropped 29 points in his squad’s second-round victory over sixth-seeded Eastern Florida State College (87-74), shooting 9-of-15 from the field with a 10-of-15 mark at the charity stripe.

HIGH SCHOOL:

  • Helped Homestead High School (Fort Wayne, Ind.) to an Indiana Class 4A State Championship as a senior in 2014-15. 
  • Played point guard for head coach Chris Johnson’s group, compiling averages of 16.8 points and 3.6 assists per game in his final high school season.
  • Earned Indiana Junior All-Star honors following his junior season at Penn High School (Mishawaka, Ind.), in which he averaged 17.7 points and 3.3 assists per game.
  • Led effectively while at Penn, guiding his squad to a stout 23-2 season record in 2013-14.
  • Also played tennis throughout his high school career.

PERSONAL:

  • Son of Scott Geist and Jennifer Perham, with her husband, Glenn Perham.
  • Born on Jan. 10, 1997, in Elkhart, Ind.
  • Thought highly of Mizzou’s program culture during the recruiting process.

Jordan Geist 2018

Senior
2018-19

Guard
6-2 / 180 lbs
Jordan Geist

Sophomore
2016-17

Guard
6-2 / 180 lbs