10 things about Morristown, Tennessee’s Connor Jordan

Connor Jordan is an American basketball player from Morristown, Tennessee, United States. He played basketball and football at Morristown East High School in Morristown and played basketball at King University in Bristol, Tennessee, Tusculum University in Greeneville, Tennessee and Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.

🟠⚫️Congratulations to Connor Jordan for receiving Second Team all conference honors 🔥 pic.twitter.com/OP3w51zrCZ

— Tusculum Men’s Basketball (@TusculumMBB) March 4, 2024

BIOGRAPHY

Jordan’s nickname is CJ. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is Chris Jordan and Amy Jordan‘s son.
2. He plays the piano.
3. He has one sister named Lilabeth Jordan.
4. He dated Laken Ashlee Snelling of White Pine, Tennessee, who is three years younger than him.
5. In 2020, he graduated from Morristown East High School.
6. From 2020 to 2022, he attended King University.
7. As a King University basketball player, he played in 16 games with seven starts from 2020 to 2021 and 27 games with 26 starts from 2021 to 2022.
8. From 2022 to 2024, he attended Tusculum University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in sports science with a minor in coaching.
9. In 2024, he entered Lincoln Memorial University to pursue a master’s degree in sports management.
10. On April 28, 2025, he turned 24.

TIMELINE

Connor is 5’10” tall and his registered weight is 175 pounds. Aside from playing basketball, he also enjoys gaming, shopping and traveling.

2023

• He and Emiah Burrowes were named the Applebees Student-Athletes of the Month for November 2023.
• On December 4, 2023, he and Ni’Kieah Chesterfield were named Zaxbys Athletes of the Week.

2024

• On February 10, 2024, he reached 1,000 career points during a game as a Tusculum University basketball player.
• On March 4, 2024, he was named to the 2024 All-South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball second team.
• On May 4, 2024, he graduated from Tusculum University.
• In August 2024, he joined the basketball team of Lincoln Memorial University.

2025

• While he was dating Snelling, she was arrested in Lexington, Kentucky, USA on August 27, 2025 after her newborn baby was found dead in a trash bag inside her residence in Lexington.