University of Nevada Las Vegas

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UNLV CAREER
Cornish enters his second season in the Runnin' Rebel program in 2015-16 ... His 3-point percentage of .487 (38-of-78) during his freshman year (2014-15) ranks second all-time for a season in UNLV history.

FRESHMAN (2014-15)
One of five true freshmen to get court time for the Runnin' Rebels ... Shot 48.7 percent from 3-point range (38-of-78), which ranks second in program history for a season ... Appeared in 32 games, making two starts ... Averaged 5.5 points and 1.6 rebounds, while playing an average of 16.3 minutes per contest ... Shot 42.4 percent from the field and 79.5 percent from the free-throw line, which led the team ... Had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.1 ... Scored in double figures on five occasions ... Had career highs of 19 points (6-of-12 FG, 4-of-7 3-pointers), eight rebounds and six assists vs. Saint Katherine ... Also scored 13 points (4-of-7 FG, 3-of-6 3-pointers) in a Mountain West Tournament win over Nevada, Reno ... Led the team in scoring at Arizona State with 10 points ... Made at least one 3-pointer in 20 of his 32 games played.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, La. ... Averaged 23.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior ... Was a three-time all-state honoree ... Ranked as the No. 1 player in the state of Louisiana by The Times-Picayune ... Also earned all-area honors, all-metro and all-district three times ... For his high school career, he scored 1,794 total points, which ranks second all-time at the school ... Named to the Times-Picayune's All-New Orleans Large School team and was his high school's Most Valuable Player as both a junior and senior ... Was the Crusaders' captain as a junior and senior ... Averaged 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as a junior ... As a sophomore he earned the team's Most Valuable Offensive Player award after averaging 15.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game ... Averaged 12.2 points and 4.0 rebounds as a freshman ... Originally committed to Tennessee but was released when its coach left school ... Ranked as the No. 32 shooting guard in the class of 2014 by ESPN ... Helped his high school team reach the Louisiana Class 5A playoffs ... Coached by Chris Biehl at BMHS ... Lettered four years on varsity ... Drained a game-winning 3-pointer in the waning seconds of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association All-Star Game to give his East squad a 101-99 victory ... Was No. 2 in the Times-Picayune's Terrific 20 Class of 2014 Rankings ... Played in 13 games for the NTL Red Storm on the EYBL Circuit and averaged 11.5 points per game, which ranked second on the team in 2013.

PERSONAL
Jordan Michael Cornish was born Oct. 3, 1996, in New Orleans, La. ... Has not declared a major ... The only child of Albert and Monique Cornish ... Grew up in New Orleans, surviving Hurricane Katrina ... Cousins with the Fournette brothers at LSU ... Also related to Frank Cornish ... Lists his biggest influence as his mom and dad because they keep him going and are always in his corner.