Former Trojan Jordon Varnado playing for Raptors this summer

Former Troy standout Jordon Varnado will play in Las Vegas for the Toronto Raptors' Summer League team.Former Troy men’s basketball standout Jordon Varnado is playing for the Toronto Raptors’ Summer League team, the NBA champions announced Monday.

Varnado, whose senior season was cut short by injury and suspension, is part of Toronto’s 15-man roster competing in the MGM Resorts Summer League in Las Vegas. The Raptors open their summer season this Saturday against the Golden State Warriors at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center at 11 p.m. CT on ESPN.

Varnado was leading the Sun Belt Conference in points (21.7 ppg) before his senior year was cut short. He led Troy in scoring, total points (429),…