2040/41 Senior Tribute
JORDI BALLESTER
In summer 2036, we had our recruiting eyes on
James Sanders, Jr., the son and namesake of the Lafayette star of the 'teens. You might remember young James choosing to play at Georgetown instead. By the time the leaves began to turn in southeastern Pennsylvania, we had discovered
Jordi Ballester, a big, wide, 6'7" player from Spain.
Code:
#4 PF Jordi Ballester - Villanova - Senior
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Height: 6-7
Weight: 249
High School:
Hometown: El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 52 51 29 0 69 9 61 93 83 41 64 36 27 85 35 100
2039: 46 47 29 0 65 9 52 90 72 38 60 33 26 83 35 100
2038: 41 44 27 0 61 8 45 88 63 36 57 30 25 81 35 100
2037: 36 41 25 0 58 7 38 79 54 34 54 27 24 79 35 100
2036: 30 37 23 0 52 5 30 67 42 32 50 23 23 75 34 93
Potential: C C D F B F B A B C B C
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 85
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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2037 39 0 7.8 1.4 0.7 2.4 0.4 0.4 1.00 0.2 0.1 0.6
2038 36 3 9.1 2.0 0.6 2.6 0.3 0.4 0.86 0.3 0.1 1.1
2039 39 2 14.4 3.7 1.1 4.8 0.7 0.4 1.73 0.4 0.3 1.5
2040 29 2 9.5 2.3 0.8 3.2 0.3 0.3 1.00 0.2 0.2 0.8
Career 143 7 10.3 2.3 0.8 3.3 0.4 0.4 1.00 0.3 0.2 1.0
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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2037 0.6 1.2 .511 0.2 0.4 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 1.18 2.00
2038 0.7 1.4 .510 0.6 0.9 .688 0.0 0.0 .000 1.47 3.39
2039 1.6 2.9 .557 0.4 0.9 .472 0.0 0.0 .000 1.26 7.00
2040 0.9 2.1 .450 0.4 0.8 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 1.10 4.72
Career 1.0 1.9 .517 0.4 0.7 .542 0.0 0.0 .000 1.25 4.27
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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2037 39 0 304 53 27 94 15 15 8 4 25
2038 36 3 328 72 22 94 12 14 10 4 40
2039 39 2 561 145 44 187 26 15 17 13 60
2040 29 2 276 66 23 92 9 9 6 5 23
Career 143 7 1469 336 116 467 62 53 41 26 148
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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2037 23 45 7 15 0 0 78
2038 25 49 22 32 0 1 122
2039 64 115 17 36 0 0 273
2040 27 60 12 24 0 0 137
Career 139 269 58 107 0 1 610
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 14 4 13 3 2 2 2 7 9 2 4 0 0
Career 14 6 13 3 3 2 3 7 9 4 5 0 1
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2036 High School: Rated **** and #40 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
2039 NCAA Champion
2040 NCAA Champion
James Sanders, Sr. had a teammate who was a big, wide 6'8" player from Spain: the
Good King,
Venceslás Castillo. While Jordi didn't turn out to play the same pivotal role for us that the
Good King did on Coach Sims' early Lafayette teams, he still wore the uniform with pride.
Jordi B was an incredibly strong inside player with the ability to score in the post. He was an especially willing rebounder; he grabbed 70 percent as many rebounds as
Chris Wilson did in his career, while playing half as many minutes. That says more about Jordi than it does about Chris.
I honestly recruited Jordi as a rotation player, and he filled that role quite well. His Awards & Achievements list contains only two entries about his collegiate career, but they're the ones Jordi would value most.
Jordi likes playing basketball, and there's a spot for him on a team in the Spanish professional league. He'll return home with a degree in International Business from Villanova, which might serve him well in his future endeavors.
Thanks for the memories, Jordi.