The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men’s Basketball signs Jordan Pope
04.25.2024 | Men's Basketball
Pope has scored 965 points in 64 career games (63 starts) during the last two seasons at Oregon State.
AUSTIN, Texas — Jordan Pope has signed an Athletic Scholarship Agreement (ASA) to play basketball next season at The University of Texas, head coach Rodney Terry announced Thursday. Pope, who spent last two years at Oregon State University, will join the Longhorns for the upcoming 2024-25 season and have two years of eligibility remaining.
Pope (6-2, 165), a guard from Oakley, Calif., has played in 64 career games (63 starts) and registered 965 points (15.1 ppg), 183 assists (2.9 apg) and 165 rebounds (2.6 rpg) in 2,214 minutes (34.6 mpg) over the last two seasons at Oregon State. He has converted 43.9-percent (342-779) from the floor, including a 37.4-percent mark (126-337) from three-point range, and 86.1-percent (155-180) from the free throw line during his first two collegiate seasons.
During his sophomore season in 2023-24 at Oregon State, Pope started all 32 games and led the team in scoring (17.6 ppg), assists (109, 3.4 apg) and minutes (35.7 mpg). An All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection, he converted 45.1-percent (201-446) from the floor, including a 37.1-percent mark (66-178) from three-point range, and 87.9-percent (94-107) from the free throw line during the year. Pope finished the season as the fourth-highest scoring sophomore in program with 562 total points.
Pope reached double figures in scoring in 31 of 32 contests, including twelve 20-point performances and a pair of 30-point efforts last season. He was named the ESPN and Naismith National Player of the Week and Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 29) for his efforts during the wins over Arizona (Jan. 25) and Arizona State (Jan. 27), as he averaged 25.0 ppg and 5.5 apg while hitting 60.7-percent from the floor in the two contests. Pope had 31 points and knocked down the game-winning three-pointer as time expired in the 83-80 victory over No. 9 Arizona. He also recorded 30 points at Stanford (Feb. 24).
As a freshman in 2022-23 at Oregon State, played in all 32 games (31 starts) and led the team in scoring (12.6 ppg), assists (74, 2.3 apg) and minutes (33.6 mpg). A Pac-12 All-Freshman Team selection, he converted 42.3-percent (141-333) from the floor, including a 37.7-percent (60-159) mark from three-point range, and 83.6-percent (61-73) from the free throw line during the year. Pope set the school freshman record for three-point field goals made (60) and tied the Oregon State freshman scoring record (403 points). He also posted the third-highest total of minutes played (1,074) by a freshman in school history.
Pope led all Pac-12 freshmen in total points and ranked second in total assists. A three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week choice, he reached double figures in scoring in 23 of his 32 games. Pope tallied a season-high 23 points (6-10 FG, 10-10 FT) in 37 minutes against Portland State (Nov. 27). He also recorded 19 points against Colorado (Jan. 28), 19 at California (Jan. 22), 15 at Texas A&M (Dec. 11) and 14 against Duke (Nov. 24).
Pope was a three-year letterman at Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) and became the third all-time leading scorer in program history in just three seasons. During his senior season, he averaged 17.8 points per game and was selected to the All-Grind Session First Team and named the Under the Radar Player of the Year. Pope was the team's sixth man as a junior and averaged 12.9 points per contest. In his sophomore season, he averaged 15.3 points per game and helped lead Prolific Prep to a Grind Session championship. Pope attended Freedom High School (Oakley, Calif.) as a freshman in 2018-19 and became the first freshman in program history to earn first-team all-league honors after averaging 20.7 points per contest.
