Jordan Chatman


Jordan Reid Chatman is an American professional basketball player, who currently plays in Romania for CSU Sibiu. Chatman played college basketball for Boston College and Brigham Young University and was a standout high school basketball player, being named Washington Mr. Basketball in 2012.

High school career

Chatman grew up in Vancouver, Washington and attended Skyview High School before transferring to Union High School in 2010. As a senior in 2011-12, he averaged 20.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.9 steals per game, leading the team to a 21-8 record and third place finish in the state tournament. He averaged 27 points per game during the tournament run and hit a fullcourt shot as time expired in the state semifinals, earning tournament MVP honors. Chatman won the 2012 Washington Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year award. He signed a national letter of intent to play at BYU after completing an overseas service trip. He chose BYU over scholarship offers from Washington State, Stanford, Oregon State, Boston College, Utah and Utah State.

College career

After completing his missionary service, Chatman attended Brigham Young University and took a redshirt as a true freshman in the 2014-15 season to recover from an injury. As a redshirt freshman, Chatman averaged 2.6 points and 1.0 rebounds per game, shooting 18-of-23 from long range and helping BYU compile a 26-11 record and reach the NIT semifinals. On January 14, 2016, Chatman played big minutes, helping the Cougars beat the #25 ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs. After the season, Chatman decided to transfer and did not have to sit out a season since he graduated early from BYU. He was accepted into the BYU Law School but was no allowed to play basketball, so he transferred to play for the Boston College Eagles. Chatman chose Boston College after family friend Alex Kline recommended him to Eagles coach Jim Christian.
During the 2016-17 season, he made seven starts and averaged 8.6 points per game, shooting 41.7 percent from behind the arc. His best game came on January 29, 2017 against the Virginia Tech Hokies, scoring 30 points and made nine consecutive threes pointers, which set an Atlantic Coast Conference record. During his junior season, Chatman averaged 12.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game, hitting 87 three-pointers. On December 9, 2017, Chatman scored 22 points and helped the Boston College Eagles beat the previously undefeated and #1 nationally ranked Duke. He scored 30 points in a 78-73 overtime win against Richmond on December 23. During his senior season, Chatman dealt with ankle and finger injuries. He averaged 13.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game on a team that finished 14-17.

Professional career

For his rookie season in 2019-20, Chatman signed with CSU Sibiu, a professional basketball team in Romania that competes in the Liga Națională and FIBA Europe Cup. His best game in the Liga Națională was on February 1, 2020 when he scored 31 points vs CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca. Chatman averaged 13.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game in FIBA Europe Cup games and made 14 three pointers in just two games vs Fribourg Olympic Basket.

Personal life

Chatman is the son of Jeff and Leah Chatman and is the second-oldest of eight children. Jeff Chatman played for the BYU Cougars from 1984-1988 and is seventh all time at BYU in scoring. Jordan Chatman served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for two years in Taipei, Taiwan where he learned to speak fluent Mandarin Chinese. He graduated with a degree in China Studies. While at Boston College, Chatman completed his Master of Business Administration degree. His wife is a Taiwan native.