Jordan Theodore (184-PG-1989, college: Seton Hall) is a 34 year old 184cm point guard from New Jersey playing his 12th professional season and first with Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain-Liga ACB). He began the season with with Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 (France-Betclic ELITE ProA) averaging 13.3ppg, 3.0rpg, 3.9apg, 1.0spg, 2FGP: 54.5%, 3FGP: 28.3%, FT: 73.2%. He also has gotten experience playing in countries like Turkey, Puerto Rico, Germany, Italy, Greece and Russia. He played 4 years at Seton Hall (NCAA) from 2008-2012. He played a season in Germany with the Fraport Skyliners and in the 2015-2016 season won the Fiba Europe Cop together with Skylinerlegend Quantez Robertson. This Sunday the Fraport Skyliners will retire Quantez Robertson´s #23 and Jordan Theodore talks about his memories of him.

Thanks Jordan for talking to germanhoops.com. Where are you at the moment and how is life treating you?

I´m in Vitoria, Spain. Life is great here. My family is great and the season is going great. I´m really happy to be here.

Congrats on reaching the Euroleague again with Baskonia. What was it like playing against German team Alba Berlin recently?

I couldn´t play against them last season with Frankfurt. But this time it was really cool. They always play hard.

You have a more limited role than usual. In the Euroleague game against Alba Berlin, you played only 10 minutes. Is it difficult to get adjusted to that?

Yes sometimes it is difficult. The most important thing is that I knew exactly what my role was before I came here. There would be games where I would play more and some where I played less. The most important thing is to be a leader for my guys.

You played very well against FC Bayern Munich scoring 10 points. What was it like battling former NBA player Carsen Edwards?

It is always fun playing against him. I know since my time in Turkey. He is a really good player and can really shoot the ball well. I thought that I did a pretty good job defending him. I really respect his friendship. He is a cool dude

Quantez Robertson has retired after an incredible 14 year career with one team. His jersey will be retired this Sunday in Frankfurt. How highly can one regard that feat? It is so seldom for Americans to stay with 1 team

Unfortunately I won´t be able to be there. We have a game on the weekend, but I will be there in my thoughts. It is amazing that he stayed so long with one organization. It is really rare to see that. He had a lot of success with the Skyliners. It is a blessing for him that the Skyliners organization showed so much love and he gave it back to them. It is cool to see how Tez was able to build a relationship with the organization, then become friends and then family. Tez and the Skyliners were a match made in heaven

You were teammates with Tez in the 15-16 season. If someone had told you in 2016 that Tez would play his whole career with Frankfurt what would you have said then?

I knew that he would stay in Frankfurt. I told him in 2016 after the season to go and get more money somewhere else. But he wouldn´t go. He was content with the Skyliners organization and so happy there. He loved the organization and they loved him. I totally understood that he didn´t go. If he wouldn´t go when he was on top then he would never go.

What was your first impression of him when you saw in 2015? How quickly did that freak athlete pop into your mind?

I didn´t really have any first impression mainly because I was too focused on myself and how I could help the team best. After time I got to know him better and saw how important he was for the team and fans. Then I saw that he was special. He wasn´t the best player, but his heart made him special. His leadership separated him from many that I played with.

I always thought he could of landed in the NBA just with his superior defensive skills. Do you feel he could have been a defensive force in the NBA?

Yes I think that he could have been that defensive specialist in the NBA. I´m not really sure why it never happened, but of locked guys up.

What one play from Tez will you never forget in a game?

There isn´t one specific play that I remember. But what I will remember most about Tez is how good of a friend and brother he was to me. We spent a lot of time together that first year. He embraced me with his family. Every year when I was on break, I would visit him in Frankfurt. We were locked in from the start. We have a special brotherhood that will never be broken.

What will you always remember Tez most on the court and with his character off the court?

I will remember his great leadership on the court. He wasn´t the best shooter, but his heart made him the MVP of the team. Off the court we were boys that would play video games and go out to dinner. That first year in Frankfurt I was alone, so Tez and I kicked it a lot.

What did you appreciate most about his game? What is something you would have liked to have from his game for your game?

His athleticism. I´m pretty athletic, but not as athletic as him.

What parting words do you have for Tez?

To my brother Tez. I want to thank you for many years of friendship and always being there for me in 2015. You welcomed me with open arms and let me be myself. It was a privilege to have been able to paly with you and know your family. You getting your jersey retired is well deserved and not given. I was happy to have been part of it in Frankfurt.

Thanks Jordan for the chat.