Larry Jordan Director of Player Personnel Larry Jordan is in his third year with Bobcats Sports & Entertainment and his first season as Director of Player Personnel. In this role, his chief responsibilities include scouting college, NBA Development League and NBA games to identify and evaluate players, as well as providing results and analyses to assist in developing and improving the roster. Jordan spent the past two years as the organization’s Director of Special Projects, where he worked closely with various departments identifying needs and seeking replacements for under-performing models. Prior to joining Bobcats Sports & Entertainment, Jordan spent 14 years with the Upper Deck Company, where he was a Divisional Business Manager. During his tenure, he managed over 20 corporate distributors/retailers nationwide in the sport collectibles, gaming and sports memorabilia arena and generated over $100 million in revenue. Jordan also played one year with the Chicago Express during the inaugural season of the World Basketball League in 1988. Before that, he was a principal in several family-owned businesses including Flight 23 by Jordan. Jordan attended North Carolina A&T State University and is a native of Wilmington, NC. He is the father of Alexis and Justin and currently lives in Davidson, NC, with his wife, Angela.
Chris Whitney Director of Player Programs
Whitney, who was initially selected by San Antonio with the 47th overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft, played in 579 career NBA games for San Antonio, Washington, Denver and Orlando, averaging 6.5 points, 2.8 assists and 1.4 rebounds. Eight of his 11 seasons came with the Bullets/Wizards, where he remains the team’s all-time career leader in free-throw percentage (.879) and ranks third all-time in three-point field goals (489). Whitney played collegiately at Clemson University from 1991-93, following two seasons at Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, Illinois, where he was named First Team NJCAA All-American in 1991. He is Clemson’s career leader in three-point field goals per game (2.88), while ranking second in steals per game (1.97), second in assists per game (6.10) and fifth in three-point percentage (.413). Despite playing only two seasons, Whitney ranks eighth among the school’s career leaders in three-point field goals (167) and 10th in career assists (354). He is one of just four players in school history with consecutive seasons of 80 or more three-point field goals. While playing with the Wizards, Whitney created the C-WHIT (Children with Hope in Tomorrow) Foundation to assist programs dedicated to helping children in Washington, DC, and his hometown of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He was the runner-up for the NBA’s Sportsmanship Award in 2000-01. Whitney and his wife, Charlotta, were married on January 1, 2009.
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Chris Whitney is in his fourth season with the Bobcats as Director of Player Programs. In this role, the 11-year NBA veteran provides guidance to Bobcats players to help them develop life skills, both professionally and socially, and assists them in planning for life after basketball.
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