Jordan Goldwire Isn't Returning To Duke For A Fifth Season In 2021-2022 Because He Is Transferring
Jordan Goldwire played four years on the hardwood at Duke for Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski!
During his freshman season Jordan Goldwire
Averaged 1.0 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 26 games, while playing 6.5 minutes per contest
Totaled 24 assists against just seven turnovers for the season
Made his debut against Elon (11/10) in the season opener with three assists in 14 minutes
Scored four points, including a three-pointer, against Michigan State in the Champions Classic (11/14)
Established a career-high five points in 13 minutes against St. Francis (12/5)
Matched his career high of five points and set career highs with seven assists, three steals and 18 minutes against Evansville (12/20)
Played 16 minutes with two points and two assists at Pitt (1/10)
Logged 13 minutes with an assist and two boards against Pitt (1/20)
Hit a three in the NCAA Second Round win over Rhode Island (3/17)
During his sophomore season Jordan Goldwire
Played in a career-best 35 games
Averaged 8.6 minutes and 0.9 points per game
Tied a career high with four rebounds against Eastern Michigan (11/14)
Notched five points, three rebounds and two steals at home versus Stetson (12/1)
Helped propel the Blue Devils at Louisville (2/12), coming off the bench with two clutch steals in the final 9:55 as Duke rallied from down 23 points for a key ACC road win
Pulled down four boards against Miami (3/2)
Went 2-for-2 from the field and recorded three rebounds and two steals in a career-high 28 minutes of work in the win over North Carolina in the ACC Tournament Semifinals
Scored six points and registered three steals in the NCAA Tournament
During his junior season Jordan Goldwire
Started 15 of 31 games played and averaged 4.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists
His +2.6 assist/turnover ratio ranked fourth in the ACC
Shot 22-of-41 (.537) from the field over the season's last eight games
Played a career-high 38 minutes in the win over NC State (3/2), scoring 11 points and adding five assists, two steals and a career-high six rebounds
Went 3-of-6 for seven points with a career high-tying six rebounds and four assists against Virginia Tech (2/22)
Tied his career high with 13 points against No. 8 Florida State (2/10), going a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor and 3-of-3 from beyond the arc
Scored a career-high 13 points - 11 in the first half - on 4-of-9 shooting and 3-of-7 from three-point range against Pittsburgh (1/28)
Potted 10 points against Wake Forest (1/11) on 4-of-6 shooting to go along with six assists
28 NBA Lottery picks (most in Draft history)
IIn consecutive starts against Wofford (12/19) and Brown (12/28), totaled 12 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds and three steals
Reached double figures in scoring for the first time at Virginia Tech (12/6), finishing with 10 points, six rebounds and two assists.
During his senior year Jordan Goldwire was on the All-ACC Defensive Team
Averaged 5.8 points, 4.0 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 24 games with 11 starts
Recorded 54 steals for an average of 2.25 per contest, ranking 10th in program history for a single season
Led the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (+2.76) while ranking second in steals (2.3) during the regular season
Finished the regular season with nine consecutive games of 4+ assists, dishing out a total of 43 in that span
Had two or more steals in 20 games
Went 4-of-7 from the floor and 2-of-2 from three-point range for 10 points and grabbed five rebounds in the Champions Classic versus No. 8 Michigan State (12/1)
Finished with seven points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals in 32 minutes in the win over Bellarmine (12/4)
Recorded four steals while dishing out four assists and scoring five points in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge versus No. 6 Illinois (12/8)
Scored nine points on 4-of-8 shooting to go with three rebounds and two assists at Notre Dame (12/16)
Scored 12 points, recorded three steals and had six assists to one turnover in the win over Boston College (1/6)
Went 6-of-10 from the field for 14 points, five rebounds and a game-high five assists versus Wake Forest (1/9)
Dished out six assists, recorded four steals and brought in three rebounds at Virginia Tech (1/12)
Shot 4-of-7 for 11 points while dishing out seven assists with four rebounds versus Georgia Tech (1/26)
Had five assists with no turnovers and grabbed six rebounds in the win over Clemson (1/30)
Scored seven points, grabbed four rebounds and collected four steals against North Carolina (2/6)
Dished out four assists to go with four points and four boards versus Notre Dame (2/9)
Recorded five points with four assists and three assists at Wake (2/17)
Helped Duke defeat No. 7 Virginia (2/20) with four points, four assists, four steals and three boards
Went 2-of-3 from three-point range for six points with four assists and just one turnover in the win over Syracuse (2/22)
Hit a career-high 4-of-6 three-pointers for 12 points in the ACC Tournament win over BC (3/9)
Turns out his senior season at Duke would be his last!
Why?
Because he is going to use the extra year of eligibility given to the student athletes because of the Coronavirus that is still affecting us in the United States today as a graduate transfer.
Jordan Goldwire had this to say about his time in a Duke uniform!
"I want to thank Coach K, the coaching staff and administration for helping me grow, mature and become a better player these last four years and giving me an opportunity to play for one of the greatest programs," said Goldwire. "In talking with my family and the coaching staff, I have made the decision to enter my name in the portal as a grad transfer and take advantage of my fifth year. My time at Duke has been one of the best experiences of my life, and I want to thank the Duke family, fans, Cameron Crazies and my teammates for making it so special."
Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski had this say about Jordan Goldwire!
Duke fans owe Jordan a tremendous amount of respect for being such a first-class player, leader and teammate during his four years in our program," said head coach Mike Krzyzewski. "Jordan always embraced his role, and his improvement over the course of his career is a testament to his mentality and competitive spirit. He was outstanding to coach and we wish him all of the best. It was an honor to have Jordan and his family as a part of Duke Basketball and we will miss them."