The club has brought in the veteran point guard following an injury to Chris Chiozza.
Baskonia adds Jordan Theodore to its roster
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz has added to its options at the guard position by signing Jordan Theodore on a deal until the end of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season. Theodore (1.83 meters, 34 years old) has one year of experience in the EuroLeague, having averaged 11.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and an 11.0 PIR for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan in the 2017-18 campaign. The veteran point guard joins from French top-flight side Metropolitans 92, where he posted 13.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.0 steal in 12 French League games this season.
The addition of Theodore comes after guard Chris Chiozza was diagnosed with a sprained right knee. Theodore is a player that Baskonia head coach Dusko Ivanovic knows well, as he played under the Montenegrin's orders at Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul during the first half of the 2018-19 season.
He has EuroCup experience, too
In addition to his one season in the EuroLeague, the American-born guard has also spent three years in the BKT EuroCup. Theodore suited up for UNICS Kazan in the competition between 2019 and 2021, before playing for Umana Reyer Venice in the 2021-22 campaign.
He was part of the UNICS side that reached the 2020-21 EuroCup Finals, where it lost the series 2-0 to AS Monaco. Despite losing in those finals, Theodore posted 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists and a 24.5 PIR in those two games against Monaco.
Theodore has also played for Antalya BSB, Mersin BSB and Banvit in Turkiye, Mets de Guaynabo in Puerto Rico, Huracanes del Atlantico in the Dominican Republic, Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse in France, Skyliners Frankfurt in Germany, AEK Athens in Greece, and Samara in Russia.