Jordan Ballard joined the MC women's basketball program as an assistant coach in 2017-18.

Ballard, a native of nearby Seymour, earned a degree from Maryville College in 2016 with a focus on sociology. She excelled as a point guard on the court, helping the Scots to a 98-20 (.831) overall record during her four seasons while going 58-7 in USA South Athletic Conference challenges. Ballard’s squads tallied four consecutive USA South regular-season titles while earning four consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament.

Maryville College head coach Darrin Travillian enjoys working with Ballard.

“Her competitive fire was contagious as a player, and she infuses that into our team as a coach," Travillian said. "Bringing the point guard of the winningest team and senior class in our program’s history back to our bench has been an exciting prospect for me and all of our players. Her passion, loyalty and will to win are attributes that our entire roster embraces. Anyone who watched her take nine charges in our conference tournament can appreciate how much this program means to her. I am excited to see her continued work with our current players and to watch her talk about this school and program with recruits.”

On the hardcourt, Ballard played in 102 career games directing the offense. Her team-first mentality was displayed in her career numbers. She dished out 300 career assists and finished with a 1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio. Her defensive intensity culminated with 226 steals while crashing the boards with 310 career rebounds. Jordan earned USA South Conference All-Tournament honors following her sophomore and senior seasons in the orange and garnet.