Penn's Michael Jordan named to Big 5 Hall of Fame

Penn basketball may be 0-for-its past two seasons in Big 5 contests, but it’s not all bad for the Red and Blue.

The Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame announced Wednesday that former Penn guard Michael Jordan is part of the 2013-14 class of inductees.

The 2000 Ivy League Player of the Year, Jordan became the first Penn player in history to lead the team in assists all four years. He finished his illustrious career with 1,604 points, good enough for third all-time in Penn history.

Jordan remains second in program history with 469 assists, trailing only current head coach Jerome Allen in that category.

Though Jordan captured Ivy League Rookie of the Year following the 1996-97 season, it was the Philadelphia native’s final three years wearing the Red and Blue that made him one of the most decorated athletes in program history.

Jordan was named both first team All-Ivy and first team All-Big 5 in 1998, 1999 and 2000. In 2000, a season in which he led the Quakers to the second of back-to-back titles, Jordan won the Big 5 ‘s Cy Kaselman Award, an honor given to the Big 5 athlete with the highest free-throw percentage.

The former Penn guard finished 3-7 in Big 5 matchups in his career. Jordan is one of four individuals connected to the Big 5 to be inducted this year. The others are former St. Joseph’s shooting guard Pat Carroll, La Salle women’s basketball player Crista Ricketts and media member Dick “Hoops” Weiss.

Jordan will be the 24th former Penn men’s basketball player to be inducted into the Big 5 Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place in mid-April at the Palestra.