Great news coming out of America this season regards Maroochy Clippers past Junior Jorden Page. Currently playing for Saint Mary's College (known as the GAELS) Moraga California in America in Div 1 Basketball College League in the West Coast Conference, Jorden is playing an integral part in the Teams success this season.

To all our inspiring junior basketballers, Jorden's career is testiment to what is possible when you set yourself a goal and dare to dream. Jorden came through the ranks as a junior from U12 through playing for the Maroochydore Clippers, then to the AIS and also as a senior Clipper before heading overseas on a scholarship. Basketball as a sport provides some amazing pathways to the dedicated player.  It is also interesting to note that Patty Mills played for Saint Mary's prior to his progression through to Australian Olympian and NBA selection. The current Saint Mary's team boasts four Aussie players.

Jorden's Basketball History:

As a sophomore (2011-12):  Enters his third season at Saint Mary’s but is a sophomore in terms of eligibility after missing almost all of last season with a knee injury ... started first four games to open WCC play ... scored career-high 19 points in win at Santa Clara ... went 7-for-9 from the free throw line against the Broncos, both career-highs ... played career-high 33 minutes at San Diego and scored 13 points ... handed-out career-high six assists against San Francisco ... scored career-high tying 17 points against North Carolina A&T on 5-for-11 shooting, all from the 3-point arc ... scored 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting, all behind 3-point arc, against San Francisco State ... also grabbed five rebounds against the Gators ... scored 12 points in his season debut against Fresno Pacific on 9 field goal attempts and 8 behind the 3-point line ... tied career-high with three steals against Portland.

As a sophomore (2010-11): Underwent season-ending knee surgery ... played in seven of the team’s first eight games to open the season ... averaged 6.4 points and shot .563 from behind the three-point arc ... recorded a career-high 17 points with seven rebounds, three steals and three assists in 20 minutes played against Chicago State ... came off the bench to score 8 points, while connecting on all three shots from the floor and both shots from three-point range against Point Loma ... played 21 minutes in the season opener verses College of Idaho and registered three points and three assists in 21 minutes.

As a freshman (2009-10): Played in 32 games with one start as a freshman, averaging 16.1 minutes per game...came off the bench in both games in the WCC Tournament, and averaged 12.5 points, while shooting 64.3 percent from the field in wins over Portland and No. 14./18 Gonzaga...in the championship game against the Bulldogs, he 11 points in 29 minutes...in the semifinal game against Portland, he scored a career-high 14 points, on 5-of-7 shooting...played in all three NCAA Tournament game, averaging 11.7 minutes per outing, but did not score a point, and was 0-4 from thre field, all coming from 3-point land...averaged 3.7 points, 1.0 assists, 1.0 rebounds per game, and was 19-for-23 from the free throw line, to shoot 82.6 percent from the charity stripe...made his collegiate debut against New Mexico State (11/13/09), playing four minutes grabbing two rebounds and dishing out three assists...made his first career start against Loyola Marymount (1/30/10), and had three points and three assists in that game...had 13 points, four made field goals (4), and a career-high four made 3-point field goals made against Northeastern (12/22/09), also had three assists in the game...had a career-high four rebounds against Howard (12/30/09) and Portland (1/16/10)...had career-highs with four assists and two steals against Binghamton (12/29/09)...played a career-high 29 minutes, scored nine points, had four rebounds, and three assists against Howard (12/30/09).

Before Saint Mary's: Comes to Moraga from the Australian Institute of Sport, where he competed for two years...in 2009, he helped Queensland win the U20 National Championship, and was named the tournament's Most Valuable player after averaging 21.0 points, 5.3 assists, and 4.0 rebounds per game...also competed in the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championships, helping Australia to a four place finish in the tournament...represented Australia at 2008 Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany, the William Jones Tournament in Taipei, and the world qualifiers against New Zealand, where Australia won all three games to advance to the World Championships...helped Australia capture bronze medals at the Albert Schweitzer and William Jones tournaments....averaged 14.2 points in the Albert Schweitzer Tournament...played in 22 games for the AIS in 2008, and averaged 14.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game...helped Queensland win a silver medal at the 2006 Oceania Youth Championships.

Personal: Son of Jodi-Anna Page, who played basketball at San Jose State ... has a younger sister named Soraya. Nephew to Terri and Sean page. Grandson of Beryl and Sid Page.

Jorden Page Career Statistics (as of January 22, 2012)

 

		Minutes		Total			3-Point			F-Throws			Rebounds
Year	gp-gs	min	avg	fg	fga	pct	fg	fga	pct	ft	fta	pct	off	def	tot	avg	pf	fo	ast	t/o	blk	stl	pts	avg
2009-10	32-1	514	16.1	40	100	.400	19	57	.333	19	23	.826	3	30	33	1.0	29	0	32	21	3	9	118	3.7
2010-11	7-0	83	11.9	16	25	.640	9	16	.563	4	5	.800	2	11	13	1.9	9	0	10	6	1	5	45	6.4
2011-12	21-8	503	24.0	52	135	.385	32	92	.348	45	50	.900	5	22	27	1.3	26	0	44	29	2	18	181	8.6
TOTAL	60-9	1100	18.3	108	260	.415	60	165	.364	68	78	.872	10	63	73	1.2	64	0	86	56	6	32	344	5.7

The season is currently half way through and games are often televised on ESPN if you have access.

Check out these links to Saint Mary's College website outlining recent rankings putting them at their highest in school history.

Link to Saint Mary's College with recent article http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101619&SPID=12536&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205370992&DB_OEM_ID=21400

Free Link for College and NBA games in USA  http://www.firstrow.tv/sport/basketball.html

This link gets the non-ESPN, home games (from McKeown)…for a small fee…(but most of their games are going to be on ESPN now anyway AND the season is more than half way done.)  http://www.smcgaels.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=21400