- Named head coach of the Washington Wizards on June 19, 2003
- Eddie Jordan is native of Washington DC
- Spent the previous four seasons as the lead assistant coach of the New Jersey Nets
- Joined the Nets coaching staff on March 17, 1999
- Spent the 1997-98 campaign and the final 15 games of the 1996-97 season as head coach of the Sacramento Kings, compiling a 33-64 record
- Assistant coach with the Kings for five seasons before being named head coach on March 20, 1997
- Was a volunteer assistant at Rutgers University under his former college head coach, Tom Young. This after retiring from playing in the NBA in 1984
- Went with Tom Young to Old Dominion as a part-time assistant before landing assistant coaching positions at Boston College under Jim O'Brien in 1986, and at his alma mater, Rutgers, in 1988.
- Eddie Jordan was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 1977 NBA Draft (33rd overall), later acquired by New Jersey midway through his rookie year
- As a Net he led the league in total steals in 1978-79 and was second in total steals in 1979-80.
- Joined the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1980-81 season where he played four seasons
- Was a member of the 1982 Lakers NBA World Championship squad
- In his seven-year NBA career, Jordan averaged 8.1 points, 3.8 assists and 1.82 steals per game.
- Eddie Jordan graduated from Rutgers in 1977 with a degree in health and physical education.
- In junior campaign at Rutgers, Jordan led the Scarlet Knights to the 1976 NCAA Final Four, where he was named East Regional MVP
- In his senior year Eddie Jordan was named honorable mention All-America and set Rutgers all-time career records in assists (585) and steals (220)
- Eddie Jordan is a 1973 graduate of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington DC
