Reprinted with permission of the News-Register. • By Rusty Rae, February 8, 2018
You might think Linfield’s 250-pound, 6-6 senior center Jordan Clark yearns for a chance to play in the NBA. But you’d be wrong. The closest Clark will likely get to an NBA floor are season tickets to the local pro team. While he loves the game, basketball is a means to his ultimate end, becoming a doctor.
“I like to work with kids. Medicine is an area that I have wanted to pursue ever since I can remember,” said the chemistry/biology major, who is planning to study pediatrics.