Kentucky Baseball, Basketball Player Ben Jordan Dead At 22

University of Kentucky athlete Ben Jordan — who played both baseball and basketball for the Wildcats — has died, according to local reports. He was 22.

Details surrounding his death are unclear at this time.

The 6’9″, 250-lb. Jordan was a star 2-sport athlete in high school — he was rated the 97th best overall prospect in the country and third in the state of Kentucky for the Class of 2017.

He was named all-area in baseball and basketball during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons at West Carter High School.

The Kentucky native arrived in Lexington and redshirted in 2018, making his collegiate debut in 2019 … appearing in 10 games and striking out 8 men.