For other people named Ben Gordon, see Ben Gordon (disambiguation).
Ben Gordon
Gordon in 2013
Personal information
Born
(1983-04-04) April 4, 1983 (age 41) London, England
Nationality
British / American
Listed height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight
200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school
Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, New York)
College
UConn (2001–2004)
NBA draft
2004: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career
2004–2017
Position
Shooting guard
Number
7, 8
Career history
2004–2009
Chicago Bulls
2009–2012
Detroit Pistons
2012–2014
Charlotte Bobcats
2014–2015
Orlando Magic
2017
Texas Legends
Career highlights and awards
NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2005)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2005)
NCAA champion (2004)
First-team All-Big East (2004)
Second-team All-Big East (2003)
Big East tournament MVP (2004)
Career statistics
Points
11,084 (14.9 ppg)
Rebounds
1,851 (2.5 rpg)
Assists
1,868 (2.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Benjamin Ashenafi Gordon (born April 4, 1983)[1] is a British-American former professional basketball player. Gordon played for 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and he played college basketball for the University of Connecticut, where he won a national championship in 2004.[2]
He is the only player to have ever won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award as a rookie. Gordon is third in career three-point field goals for the Chicago Bulls, behind Kirk Hinrich and Zach LaVine.[3] He shares the NBA record for most three point field goals in a game without a miss (9) with Latrell Sprewell and Jalen Brunson.
^"Ben Gordon NBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
^"Ben Gordon". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on April 17, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
^Chicago Bulls Career Leaders URL last accessed April 27, 2009
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