Jamon Gordon
Encyclopedia
Jamon Lucas Gordon is an American
professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall and he can play at either guard position. He played college basketball
with the Virginia Tech
Hokies
. He currently plays for Galatasaray in the Turkish Basketball League
.
, where he played high school basketball and was first team all-state as a junior and senior. He led the state of Florida in steals as a junior and senior, and also had the most steals (four) in the state final as a senior. He averaged 19 points per game that year and made the Florida-Georgia All-Star Classic in Orlando, Florida
. Scout.com
ranked Gordon as the 20th best point guard in the nation.
at Virginia Tech
from 2003 to 2007. A four-year starter, Gordon and teammate Zabian Dowdell
were considered one of the best backcourt duos in the Atlantic Coast Conference
. Gordon has the second most career assists (514) and steals (273) in Virginia Tech history. He was named third team All-ACC
in 2006-07, All-ACC Defensive team twice, and was the 2006-07 ACC Defensive Player of the Year.
in his right knee
. His first collegiate start was on November 22, 2003, in a win against the University of New Hampshire
, 79-49. In that game, Gordon had 20 points, six rebounds, five assists, and four steals to earn Big East Conference
Rookie of the Week. On December 1, 2003, he had 12 points, eight rebounds, seven steals and six assists in a win against Morgan State University
, 76-66. Gordon's seven steals were one away from tying the Tech school record of eight steals. Less than a month later, on December 23, 2003, he tied the Tech record with eight steals in a win over the College of William & Mary, and also tied a career-high with nine rebounds.
At the end of the regular season, Gordon played in two games of the 2004 Big East Tournament
, Virginia Tech’s first team to ever make the tournament. In the first round win over Rutgers University
, he led the team with five assists and five steals. Virginia Tech then lost in the quarterfinals to the University of Pittsburgh
, and Gordon led the Hokies with 14 points and six assists. He played in 24 games, started 23 games during the season, and was third on the team in scoring. In his last 20 games of the season, Gordon had 95 assists.
, and Gordon made an impact early. In their first conference win, he had 14 points and five rebounds against Clemson University
. On February 5, 2005, Gordon scored a then career-high 22 points in a loss against Wake Forest University
. On February 17, 2005, he scored 17 points and had six rebounds in the win over seventh-ranked Duke University
in Cassell Coliseum
, one of the most famous victories in Virginia Tech basketball history. In the regular season finale, Gordon scored a then career-best 23 points, including seven points in the final 2½ minutes, to beat the University of Maryland, College Park
, 86-76. The win secured a first-round bye in the 2005 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
, who then lost in the first round to Georgia Tech
.
After the regular season, Gordon totaled 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in two games of the 2005 National Invitation Tournament
, including a team-high 16 points in a second-round loss against the University of Memphis
. The tournament was Virginia Tech's first postseason appearance in nine years and their first National Invitation Tournament
appearance in a decade. Gordon finished the season with 67 steals and 31 blocks, and was named to the ACC
All-Defensive team. He started 29 games and led the team in assists (120) and steals (67). He also was second in rebounds (148) and fourth in scoring (36).
, he recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and a then career-high ten rebounds. He also had four assists and two steals. On December 7, 2005, Gordon recorded his second double-double of the season, with 11 points and a career-high 11 assists in a win over North Carolina A&T State University
. He scored 18 points in a loss to Old Dominion University
. Of those 18 points, he scored 12 in the second half, including ten points in the final two minutes. On January 28, 2006, Gordon scored 21 points and a then career-high 14 rebounds for this third double-double in a win against Wake Forest University
. He also had three assists and three steals. He then had his fourth double-double of the season with 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in a win over Clemson University
. The following game, Gordon scofed a career-high 24 points in a loss against the University of Virginia
. He also had seven rebounds in a career-high 44 minutes.
After the regular season, Gordon scored four points against the University of Virginia
in the 2006 ACC Tournament
. He also had four rebounds and three assists. Gordon played in all thirty games during the season, and started 28 games. He led the team in rebounding and assists, was second in steals, third in scoring (11.4), and third in blocked shots. He had three double-doubles involving points and rebounds, and one double-double of points and assists.
in Cameron Indoor Stadium
, the Hokies first win at that arena. On January 13, 2007 he scored 17 points and had six rebounds, six assists and five steals in a win over the first-ranked University of North Carolina
in Cassell Coliseum
, ending North Carolina's 12-game winning streak. On February 13, 2007, Gordon scored ten points in an overtime win again against fourth-ranked North Carolina in the Dean Smith Center
, completing the sweep. After the regular season, he scored 22 points, had nine assists, 18 rebounds, and had ten steals in two games of the 2007 ACC Tournament
. Gordon then scored 26 points and had eight assists, eight rebounds, and eight steals in two games of the 2007 NCAA Tournament
. The first-round game, a win against the University of Illinois
, was the Hokies' first NCAA Tournament victory since the 1996 NCAA Tournament
.
Gordon started in 33 games and led the Hokies in steals (94) and assists (154). He was first in the ACC in steals per game (2.8) and was named the ACC Player of the Week on December 25, 2006. At the end of the season, he earned All-ACC third team honors and was named to the All-ACC Defensive team. Gordon was then named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and received 54 of a possible 106 votes by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
| align="left" | 2003-04
| align="left" | Virginia Tech Hokies
| 24 || 23 || 33.3 || .365 || .280 || .673 || 4.4 || 4.5 || 2.8 || 0.5 || 9.8
|-
| align="left" | 2004-05
| align="left" | Virginia Tech Hokies
| 29 || 29 || 33.9 || .416 || .264 || .581 || 5.1 || 4.1 || 2.3 || 1.1 || 10.9
|-
| align="left" | 2005-06
| align="left" | Virginia Tech Hokies
| 30 || 28 || 34.9 || .459 || .286 || .653 || 6.0 || 4.4 || 2.1 || 0.7 || 11.4
|-
| align="left" | 2006-07
| align="left" | Virginia Tech Hokies
| 34 || 33 || 31.6 || .461 || .268 || .632 || 4.5 || 4.5 || 2.8 || 0.5 || 11.4
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 117 || 113 || 33.4 || .428 || .274 || .633 || 5.0 || 4.4 || 2.5 || 0.7 || 10.9
, Gordon played with the Tidewater Sealants in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
, which is oldest amateur basketball
tournament and the only postseason camp conducted for the top NCAA
seniors only. Gordon and the Sealants lost in the opening round against Holiday Inn Portsmouth, 110-71, and Gordon had six points, four rebounds, three blocks, and two steals.
, Gordon played for the Dallas Mavericks
in the 2007 NBA Summer League
at the Thomas & Mack Center
and the Cox Pavilion
in Las Vegas, Nevada
from July 6 to the 15. Teams consist of players who have been in the league for three years or fewer as well as newly drafted rookies.
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Dallas Mavericks
| 4 || 0 || 8.8 || .500 || .000 || .000 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 2.0
before training camp on October 1, 2007. He played in the Wizards' first preseason game on October 9, 2007 against the Cleveland Cavaliers
. During the game, he played for eight minutes and did not score. Gordon was then released by the Wizards on October 11, 2007.
of the Turkish Basketball League
in November 2007. He played in 23 regular season games and had 248 points, 103 rebounds, and 68 assists. On March 8, 2008, he scored a season-high 18 points, along with four rebounds and four assists, in a one-point loss against Oyak Renault. Antalya BSB made it to the postseason and lost the first round series to Fenerbahçe Ülker
, 3-1. In the four playoff games, Gordon had 43 points, 20 rebounds, and eight assists.
for the Denver Nuggets
in Las Vegas from July 11 to the 20.
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Denver Nuggets
| 5 || 0 || 13.0 || .250 || .500 || 1.000 || 1.8 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 1.6
, but was cut after preseason. Then in October 2008, he was signed by the Artland Dragons
of the German BBL League
, but did not play in any games and was dropped in November 2008.
club Split
, of the Adriatic NLB League, which features teams from the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
. He played his first game in the NLB on February 7, 2009, in a win against Krka
, 86-71. In the game, he had 19 points and six rebounds. On March 19, 2009, Gordon scored a season-high 22 points in a loss to Hemofarm
, 85-74. It was the final regular season game and Split ended the NLB league season with a 10-6 record (tenth place). In the six NLB League games that he played in, Gordon had 116 points, 17 rebounds, 19 assists, and 15 steals.
Gordon made his Croatian A1 League
debut on March 24, 2009, in a loss against Cibona
, during which he had ten points, three rebounds, four assists, and three steals. On April 14, 2009, he scored a season-high 21 points, as well as six rebounds, six assists, and six steals, in a win over Dubrovnik
, 116-88. Split ended the season with an 8-6 record, which made them the fourth-ranked team in the postseason. They lost the semi-final series to Cibona, 2-0. In the two games, Gordon had 32 points, ten rebounds, eight assists, and seven steals. He finished the season with 211 points, 64 rebounds, 78 assists, and 49 steals.
| align="left" | 2007-08
| align="left" | Antalya BŞB
(TBL
)
| 27 || || 29.6 || .471 || .350 || .821 || 4.6 || 2.8 || 2.1 || -- || 10.8
|-
| align="left" | 2008-09
| align="left" | Köln 99ers (BBL
)
| 9 || || 30.1 || .464 || .345 || .756 || 4.2 || 4.1 || 2.7 || 0.4 || 13.9
|-
| align="left" | 2008-09
| align="left" | KK Split
(NLB League
)
| 6 || || 31.7 || .589 || .444 || .737 || 2.8 || 3.2 || 2.5 || 0.5 || 19.3
|-
| align="left" | 2008-09
| align="left" | KK Split
(A1 Liga
)
| 16 || || 26.9 || .612 || .182 || .674 || 4.0 || 4.9 || 3.1 || 0.8 || 13.2
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 58 || || 29.6 || .534 || .330 || .747 || 3.9 || 3.8 || 2.6 || -- || 14.3
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professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall and he can play at either guard position. He played college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
with the Virginia Tech
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in...
Hokies
Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
The Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Home games are played at Cassell Coliseum, located on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg.-History:...
. He currently plays for Galatasaray in the Turkish Basketball League
Turkish Basketball League
The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...
.
Early life
Jamon Lucas Gordon attended Andrew Jackson High SchoolAndrew Jackson High School (Jacksonville, Florida)
Andrew Jackson High School is the oldest fully accredited high school in Duval County, Florida. It is located just north of downtown Jacksonville on Main Street . It opened in 1927, followed by Robert E. Lee High School, which opened in 1928. It was originally an all-white school, but the school...
, where he played high school basketball and was first team all-state as a junior and senior. He led the state of Florida in steals as a junior and senior, and also had the most steals (four) in the state final as a senior. He averaged 19 points per game that year and made the Florida-Georgia All-Star Classic in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
. Scout.com
Scout.com
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ranked Gordon as the 20th best point guard in the nation.
College career
Gordon attended and played college basketballCollege basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
at Virginia Tech
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in...
from 2003 to 2007. A four-year starter, Gordon and teammate Zabian Dowdell
Zabian Dowdell
Zabian Dowdell is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies.-Early life:...
were considered one of the best backcourt duos in the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
. Gordon has the second most career assists (514) and steals (273) in Virginia Tech history. He was named third team All-ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
in 2006-07, All-ACC Defensive team twice, and was the 2006-07 ACC Defensive Player of the Year.
Freshman season (2003-04)
Gordon started the first 11 games for the Hokies as a freshman. He then missed the next five games, which were the first five conference games, to have surgery to repair a torn meniscusTear of meniscus
In sports and orthopedics, a tear of a meniscus is a rupturing of one or more of the fibrocartilage strips in the knee called menisci. When doctors and patients refer to "torn cartilage" in the knee, they actually may be referring to an injury to a meniscus at the top of one of the tibiae. Menisci...
in his right knee
Knee
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the fibula and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest joint in the human body and is very complicated. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus , which permits flexion and extension as...
. His first collegiate start was on November 22, 2003, in a win against the University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
, 79-49. In that game, Gordon had 20 points, six rebounds, five assists, and four steals to earn Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
Rookie of the Week. On December 1, 2003, he had 12 points, eight rebounds, seven steals and six assists in a win against Morgan State University
Morgan State University
Morgan State University, formerly Centenary Biblical Institute , Morgan College and Morgan State College , is a historically black college in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Morgan is Maryland's designated public urban university and the largest HBCU in the state of Maryland...
, 76-66. Gordon's seven steals were one away from tying the Tech school record of eight steals. Less than a month later, on December 23, 2003, he tied the Tech record with eight steals in a win over the College of William & Mary, and also tied a career-high with nine rebounds.
At the end of the regular season, Gordon played in two games of the 2004 Big East Tournament
2004 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
-Games:*1st round: Wednesday, March 10Noon2PM7PM9PM*Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 11Noon2 PM7 PM9 PM*Semifinals: Friday, March 127 PM9 PM...
, Virginia Tech’s first team to ever make the tournament. In the first round win over Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, he led the team with five assists and five steals. Virginia Tech then lost in the quarterfinals to the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
, and Gordon led the Hokies with 14 points and six assists. He played in 24 games, started 23 games during the season, and was third on the team in scoring. In his last 20 games of the season, Gordon had 95 assists.
Sophomore season (2004-05)
The 2004-2005 season was Virginia Tech's first in the Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
, and Gordon made an impact early. In their first conference win, he had 14 points and five rebounds against Clemson University
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
. On February 5, 2005, Gordon scored a then career-high 22 points in a loss against Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
. On February 17, 2005, he scored 17 points and had six rebounds in the win over seventh-ranked Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
in Cassell Coliseum
Cassell Coliseum
Cassell Coliseum is a 9,847-seat multi-purpose arena in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States that opened in 1962. It is home to the Virginia Tech Hokies basketball teams .-History:...
, one of the most famous victories in Virginia Tech basketball history. In the regular season finale, Gordon scored a then career-best 23 points, including seven points in the final 2½ minutes, to beat the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
, 86-76. The win secured a first-round bye in the 2005 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2005 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2005 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 10-13, 2005 in Washington, D.C. at the MCI Center. This was the first time the tournament was played inside The Nation's Capital, as all of the previous ACC Tournaments in the D.C. area were played in suburban...
, who then lost in the first round to Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represents the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in NCAA Division I basketball. The team plays its home games in Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Under the tenure of Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech established itself as a national force in basketball...
.
After the regular season, Gordon totaled 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in two games of the 2005 National Invitation Tournament
2005 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:...
, including a team-high 16 points in a second-round loss against the University of Memphis
University of Memphis
The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
. The tournament was Virginia Tech's first postseason appearance in nine years and their first National Invitation Tournament
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...
appearance in a decade. Gordon finished the season with 67 steals and 31 blocks, and was named to the ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
All-Defensive team. He started 29 games and led the team in assists (120) and steals (67). He also was second in rebounds (148) and fourth in scoring (36).
Junior season (2005-06)
Gordon started off his junior season strong. In the third game, a win against Western Carolina UniversityWestern Carolina University
Western Carolina University is a coeducational public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States. The university is a constituent campus of the University of North Carolina system....
, he recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and a then career-high ten rebounds. He also had four assists and two steals. On December 7, 2005, Gordon recorded his second double-double of the season, with 11 points and a career-high 11 assists in a win over North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a land-grant university located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest publicly funded historically black college in the state of North Carolina.NC A&T is a constituent institution of the University of North...
. He scored 18 points in a loss to Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
. Of those 18 points, he scored 12 in the second half, including ten points in the final two minutes. On January 28, 2006, Gordon scored 21 points and a then career-high 14 rebounds for this third double-double in a win against Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
. He also had three assists and three steals. He then had his fourth double-double of the season with 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in a win over Clemson University
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
. The following game, Gordon scofed a career-high 24 points in a loss against the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
. He also had seven rebounds in a career-high 44 minutes.
After the regular season, Gordon scored four points against the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
in the 2006 ACC Tournament
2006 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 9-12 in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Greensboro Coliseum. The 2006 edition was the 53rd edition of the ACC Tournament. Duke won the tournament for the 16th time in school history. Duke's J.J...
. He also had four rebounds and three assists. Gordon played in all thirty games during the season, and started 28 games. He led the team in rebounding and assists, was second in steals, third in scoring (11.4), and third in blocked shots. He had three double-doubles involving points and rebounds, and one double-double of points and assists.
Senior season (2006-07)
On January 6, 2007, Gordon scored 17 points and had six rebounds in an overtime win against fifth-ranked Duke UniversityDuke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
in Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cameron Indoor Stadium is an indoor arena located on the West Campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It is home to the Duke Blue Devils men's and women's basketball teams, the women's volleyball team, and the men's wrestling team....
, the Hokies first win at that arena. On January 13, 2007 he scored 17 points and had six rebounds, six assists and five steals in a win over the first-ranked University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
in Cassell Coliseum
Cassell Coliseum
Cassell Coliseum is a 9,847-seat multi-purpose arena in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States that opened in 1962. It is home to the Virginia Tech Hokies basketball teams .-History:...
, ending North Carolina's 12-game winning streak. On February 13, 2007, Gordon scored ten points in an overtime win again against fourth-ranked North Carolina in the Dean Smith Center
Dean Smith Center
The Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, usually called simply the Smith Center and popularly referred to as the Dean Dome is a multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The arena is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels men's basketball team, and temporary...
, completing the sweep. After the regular season, he scored 22 points, had nine assists, 18 rebounds, and had ten steals in two games of the 2007 ACC Tournament
2007 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 8-11, 2007, in Tampa, Florida at the St. Pete Times Forum. The tournament was held in the state of Florida for the first time in its 54-year history. The quarterfinal games were televised nationwide on ESPN2....
. Gordon then scored 26 points and had eight assists, eight rebounds, and eight steals in two games of the 2007 NCAA Tournament
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season...
. The first-round game, a win against the University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
, was the Hokies' first NCAA Tournament victory since the 1996 NCAA Tournament
1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1996, and ended with the championship game on April 1 at Continental Airlines Arena in...
.
Gordon started in 33 games and led the Hokies in steals (94) and assists (154). He was first in the ACC in steals per game (2.8) and was named the ACC Player of the Week on December 25, 2006. At the end of the season, he earned All-ACC third team honors and was named to the All-ACC Defensive team. Gordon was then named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and received 54 of a possible 106 votes by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
College statistics
|-| align="left" | 2003-04
| align="left" | Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
The Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Home games are played at Cassell Coliseum, located on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg.-History:...
| 24 || 23 || 33.3 || .365 || .280 || .673 || 4.4 || 4.5 || 2.8 || 0.5 || 9.8
|-
| align="left" | 2004-05
| align="left" | Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
The Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Home games are played at Cassell Coliseum, located on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg.-History:...
| 29 || 29 || 33.9 || .416 || .264 || .581 || 5.1 || 4.1 || 2.3 || 1.1 || 10.9
|-
| align="left" | 2005-06
| align="left" | Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
The Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Home games are played at Cassell Coliseum, located on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg.-History:...
| 30 || 28 || 34.9 || .459 || .286 || .653 || 6.0 || 4.4 || 2.1 || 0.7 || 11.4
|-
| align="left" | 2006-07
2006-07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team that competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing the regular season as the third place team in the conference....
| align="left" | Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
The Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Home games are played at Cassell Coliseum, located on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg.-History:...
| 34 || 33 || 31.6 || .461 || .268 || .632 || 4.5 || 4.5 || 2.8 || 0.5 || 11.4
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 117 || 113 || 33.4 || .428 || .274 || .633 || 5.0 || 4.4 || 2.5 || 0.7 || 10.9
Collegiate awards
- ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2006–07)
- All-ACC Defensive team (2004–05, 06-07)
- Third team All-ACC (2006–07)
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (2007)
Before the NBA DraftNBA Draft
The NBA Draft is an annual event in which the thirty teams from the National Basketball Association can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the league. These players are usually amateur U.S. college basketball players, but international players are also eligible to be drafted...
, Gordon played with the Tidewater Sealants in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
The Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, or "PIT", is the United States' oldest amateur basketball tournament and the only postseason camp conducted for the top NCAA seniors only....
, which is oldest amateur basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
tournament and the only postseason camp conducted for the top NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
seniors only. Gordon and the Sealants lost in the opening round against Holiday Inn Portsmouth, 110-71, and Gordon had six points, four rebounds, three blocks, and two steals.
2007 NBA Summer League
After going undrafted in the 2007 NBA Draft2007 NBA Draft
The 2007 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2007 at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. It was broadcast on television in 115 countries. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S...
, Gordon played for the Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
in the 2007 NBA Summer League
NBA Summer League
The NBA Summer League is a period during which NBA teams come together to try out different summer rosters instead of their regular season line-ups. Typically, there is a mix of rookies and some of the younger bench players to see how well some players work with others...
at the Thomas & Mack Center
Thomas & Mack Center
The Thomas & Mack Center is an arena, located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. For ring events, the capacity is 19,522, for basketball, the capacity is 18,776.-History:...
and the Cox Pavilion
Cox Pavilion
The Cox Pavilion is a , multi-purpose indoor arena on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA, campus, connected to the Thomas & Mack Center, which serves as the home court for UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball and volleyball programs as well as the annual NBA Summer League.Cox Communications...
in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
from July 6 to the 15. Teams consist of players who have been in the league for three years or fewer as well as newly drafted rookies.
2007 NBA Summer League statistics
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Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
| 4 || 0 || 8.8 || .500 || .000 || .000 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 2.0
2007 NBA preseason
Gordon signed with the Washington WizardsWashington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
before training camp on October 1, 2007. He played in the Wizards' first preseason game on October 9, 2007 against the Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
. During the game, he played for eight minutes and did not score. Gordon was then released by the Wizards on October 11, 2007.
Turkish Basketball League (2007-08)
After being cut from the Wizards, Gordon signed with the Antalya Büyükşehir BelediyesiAntalya Büyüksehir Belediyesi
-Notable players: Barış Hersek Can Akın Ersin Görkem Muratcan Güler Nedim Yücel Patrick Femerling Kristaps Valters Aaron Jackson Darryl Thompson Jamon Gordon Marcus Douthit Michael Green Patrick Christopher Ralph Mims Ricardo Marsh...
of the Turkish Basketball League
Turkish Basketball League
The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...
in November 2007. He played in 23 regular season games and had 248 points, 103 rebounds, and 68 assists. On March 8, 2008, he scored a season-high 18 points, along with four rebounds and four assists, in a one-point loss against Oyak Renault. Antalya BSB made it to the postseason and lost the first round series to Fenerbahçe Ülker
Fenerbahçe Ülker
Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...
, 3-1. In the four playoff games, Gordon had 43 points, 20 rebounds, and eight assists.
2008 NBA Summer League
After the end of his first TBL season, Gordon played in the 2008 NBA Summer LeagueNBA Summer League
The NBA Summer League is a period during which NBA teams come together to try out different summer rosters instead of their regular season line-ups. Typically, there is a mix of rookies and some of the younger bench players to see how well some players work with others...
for the Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
in Las Vegas from July 11 to the 20.
2008 NBA Summer League statistics
|-| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
| 5 || 0 || 13.0 || .250 || .500 || 1.000 || 1.8 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 1.6
Trikala and Artland Dragons (2008)
On September 24, 2008, Gordon was then signed by Trikala of the Greek A1 LeagueA1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
, but was cut after preseason. Then in October 2008, he was signed by the Artland Dragons
Artland Dragons
Artland Dragons is a basketball club based in Quakenbrück, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Their home arena is Artland Arena, which has room for 3000 spectators.-History:...
of the German BBL League
Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage...
, but did not play in any games and was dropped in November 2008.
Köln 99ers (2008-09)
After being cut by the Dragons, Gordon stayed in the BBL and signed with the Köln 99ers in November 2008. He played in nine regular season games for the 99ers and had 125 points, 38 rebounds, 37 assists, and 24 steals. On December 7, 2008 he scored a season-high 28 points, along with six rebounds and five steals, in a loss against Paderborn.Split (2009)
In January 2009, Gordon was signed by the Croatian A1 LeagueA1 Liga
The A-1 Liga or Croatian A-1 League is the highest level basketball league in Croatia. It is operated by the Croatian Basketball Federation.-Current season teams :-Playoffs Champions:...
club Split
KK Split
KK Split , KK Split CO for sponsorship relations is a basketball club from Split, Croatia. Currently, KK Split competes in the A-1 Liga and Krešimir Ćosić Cup.-History:...
, of the Adriatic NLB League, which features teams from the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
. He played his first game in the NLB on February 7, 2009, in a win against Krka
Krka Basketball Club
-Depth Chart:-In: Marko Đurković Curtis Stinson Jerome Jordan Jimmy Baxter Allan Ray...
, 86-71. In the game, he had 19 points and six rebounds. On March 19, 2009, Gordon scored a season-high 22 points in a loss to Hemofarm
KK Hemofarm
Košarkaški klub Hemofarm is a professional basketball club from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and Serbian League...
, 85-74. It was the final regular season game and Split ended the NLB league season with a 10-6 record (tenth place). In the six NLB League games that he played in, Gordon had 116 points, 17 rebounds, 19 assists, and 15 steals.
Gordon made his Croatian A1 League
A1 Liga
The A-1 Liga or Croatian A-1 League is the highest level basketball league in Croatia. It is operated by the Croatian Basketball Federation.-Current season teams :-Playoffs Champions:...
debut on March 24, 2009, in a loss against Cibona
KK Cibona
Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...
, during which he had ten points, three rebounds, four assists, and three steals. On April 14, 2009, he scored a season-high 21 points, as well as six rebounds, six assists, and six steals, in a win over Dubrovnik
KK Dubrovnik
Košarkaški klub Dubrovnik is a professional basketball club based in Dubrovnik, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 and played all most of its history in lower Yugoslavian and then Croatian leagues...
, 116-88. Split ended the season with an 8-6 record, which made them the fourth-ranked team in the postseason. They lost the semi-final series to Cibona, 2-0. In the two games, Gordon had 32 points, ten rebounds, eight assists, and seven steals. He finished the season with 211 points, 64 rebounds, 78 assists, and 49 steals.
International statistics
|-| align="left" | 2007-08
| align="left" | Antalya BŞB
Antalya Büyüksehir Belediyesi
-Notable players: Barış Hersek Can Akın Ersin Görkem Muratcan Güler Nedim Yücel Patrick Femerling Kristaps Valters Aaron Jackson Darryl Thompson Jamon Gordon Marcus Douthit Michael Green Patrick Christopher Ralph Mims Ricardo Marsh...
(TBL
Turkish Basketball League
The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...
)
| 27 || || 29.6 || .471 || .350 || .821 || 4.6 || 2.8 || 2.1 || -- || 10.8
|-
| align="left" | 2008-09
| align="left" | Köln 99ers (BBL
Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage...
)
| 9 || || 30.1 || .464 || .345 || .756 || 4.2 || 4.1 || 2.7 || 0.4 || 13.9
|-
| align="left" | 2008-09
| align="left" | KK Split
KK Split
KK Split , KK Split CO for sponsorship relations is a basketball club from Split, Croatia. Currently, KK Split competes in the A-1 Liga and Krešimir Ćosić Cup.-History:...
(NLB League
NLB League
Liga ABA, also known as Adriatic League, until September 2011 known as the NLB Liga ABA for sponsorship reasons, is a top-level regional basketball league, featuring teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Israel, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.The league exists alongside scaled-down national...
)
| 6 || || 31.7 || .589 || .444 || .737 || 2.8 || 3.2 || 2.5 || 0.5 || 19.3
|-
| align="left" | 2008-09
| align="left" | KK Split
KK Split
KK Split , KK Split CO for sponsorship relations is a basketball club from Split, Croatia. Currently, KK Split competes in the A-1 Liga and Krešimir Ćosić Cup.-History:...
(A1 Liga
A1 Liga
The A-1 Liga or Croatian A-1 League is the highest level basketball league in Croatia. It is operated by the Croatian Basketball Federation.-Current season teams :-Playoffs Champions:...
)
| 16 || || 26.9 || .612 || .182 || .674 || 4.0 || 4.9 || 3.1 || 0.8 || 13.2
|-
| align="left" | Career
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| 58 || || 29.6 || .534 || .330 || .747 || 3.9 || 3.8 || 2.6 || -- || 14.3