Jordan Schakel (born June 13, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League.
Schakel graduated with a degree in marketing from the SDSU Fowler College of Business and was named a Scholar Athlete in each semester.
In high school, he was part of the team that won the state's Division IV Championship of California Interscholastic Federation in his freshman year and, as a senior, helped his team win the Open Division Championship, the top high school basketball title in California.
[4][5] As a freshman on the Bishop Montgomery High School basketball team, Schakel played in the CIF State Division IV Championship.
In Spring 2015 postseason, they made it as far as to win the Southern Section championship game over Etiwanda High School in which Schakel scored nineteen points, ten of which in a single quarter.
[7] In December 2015, Schakel was named MVP of the Mission Prep Christmas Classic in which his team was tournament champions.
[10] During the 2017 season, Schakel led his team during the CIF Southern Section Open Division semifinals win over No.
[11] In this game on February 24, 2017, he scored 20 points in the 70–63 upset which included a game-changing series of three consecutive three-point field goals.
On March 25, 2017, Schakel scored twenty points with four three-pointers in Bishop Montgomery's 74–67 win over Woodcreek High School to become CIF State Open Division champions.
[19] In July 2016, Schakel announced his commitment to attend San Diego State University (SDSU) beginning in fall 2017.
The freshman scored 106 points, with 12 steals, 19 assists, 27 three-pointers, and only 9 turnovers in 455 minutes of playing time for the season.
He started in 31 of the 32 games he participated in and recorded 27 steals, 18 assists, 2 blocks, and only 17 turnovers in 850 minutes of playing time.
[33] On March 3, 2021, SDSU clinched the Mountain West Conference regular-season title for the second year in row.
[57] Schakel's mother, Dr. Stefanie Bodison, is a former All-American volleyball player at USC and an assistant professor at the University of Florida.