Coming home this early — on a permanent basis — wasn’t part of the original plan. Jordan Hulls was playing for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg in Ludwigsburg, Germany. This past season was his ninth playing professional. He planned on playing another two to three years. “I was still playing at a high level, in a good league, good competition, you know, one of the highest in Europe,” Jordan said Thursday via Zoom. But during that ninth professional season, an opportunity arose.
On the surface, Jordan has one of those fairy-tale-type stories. He is a Bloomington, Indiana, native, who grew up an IU basketball fan.