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#23 Jordan Meka

Jordan Meka - Men's Basketball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Experience 3 VL
Height 6-8
Weight 219
Hometown Yaoundé, Cameroon
Last School Mount Bethel Christian Academy (Marietta, Ga.)
Major Business Administration
Year Junior
Jordan Meka - Men's Basketball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

General

Multiple all-state and all-Atlanta Metro performer with a 7-foot-1 wingspan, ranked as high as No. 129 nationally and No. 26 at his position by 247Sports (power forward) … Enjoyed a record-breaking career at Mount Bethel Christian Academy, setting school records for points, rebounds and blocked shots … True presence on the defensive end of the court, quick off the floor with great timing in blocking or altering shots in the paint … Improved markedly in his last couple of years, becoming both a better rebounder but also a more reliable offensive player as a catch-and-finish big … Transferred out after the 2022-23 season … High-level student academically, originally from Yaoundé, Cameroon, moved to the United States in 2016 … Second-oldest of five children in his family … Studying business administration.

2022-23 (junior)

No. 3 post player who saw action in just 10 games due to a combination of injuries and illness (five ACC games) … Played a season-high 16 minutes against Alabama State in which he scored his first points of the season and grabbed a season-best four rebounds

2021-22 (sophomore)

Third member of Tech’s rotation at the “5” position who played in just one game before undergoing back surgery as a freshman … Played in 15 games, 10 ACC games, most of those minutes when Rodney Howard was sidelined due to injury or in foul trouble … Played 42:17 off the bench in Tech’s two games vs. Clemson and Miami and earned his fourth start of the season at Virginia … Made a difference with his activity in Tech’s win over Clemson, grabbing five rebounds and taking three steals in a season-high 27:17 … Five rebounds, two blocks at Miami in 15:20 … Played 16:32 vs. Virginia Tech on 2.23 with three rebounds, two assists and a block … Started against Louisville, Duke and Notre Dame in place of injured Rodney Howard … Scored four points with 17 rebounds and six blocks in those three games … Logged 21:24 at Duke (8 rebounds, 3 blocks), 20:15 vs. Louisville (four rebounds, two blocks) and 21:19 vs. Georgia State (seven rebounds and two blocks) … Had five rebounds and a block vs. Notre Dame … Four points, five rebounds, three assists vs. Clayton State in 14:22

2020-21 (freshman)

Played in one game, eight minutes vs. Mercer on Nov. 27, but played only one game due to a back injury, which was surgically repaired in December.

High School

Earned all-state honors in Mount Bethel’s classification (A-private) every year since his freshman year, including player of the year honors as a sophomore, for coach Cal Boyd … Led the Eagles to a pair of state Georgia Independent Christian Athletic Association (GICAA) titles in 2017 and 2018, and to the Class A semifinals as a junior in 2019 … Reached the A-private state playoffs in 2020 and finished, beating the No. 4, No. 9 and 15 teams along the way … Four-year record of 87-36 … Before his senior year even began, had set career school records for points (finished with 1,670, surpassing current Tech guard Coleman Boyd), rebounds (920) and blocked shots (>400) … Averaged 15.9 points, nine rebounds, three blocks as a senior despite being sidelined by injury the first half of the season … As a junior, averaged 15.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game in leading Mount Bethel to a 24-8 record … AAU team: Atlanta Celtics.

 

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