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Benjamin Ashenafi Gordon (born April 4, 1983) is a British-American former professional
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player. Gordon played for 11 seasons in the
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(NBA), and he played
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for the
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, where he won a national championship in 2004. He is the only player to have ever won the
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as a rookie. Gordon is fourth in career three-point field goals for the
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, behind Kirk Hinrich, Zach LaVine, and Coby White.Chicago Bulls Career Leaders
URL last accessed April 27, 2009
He shares the NBA record for most three point field goals in a game without a miss (9) with Latrell Sprewell and Jalen Brunson.


Early life

Gordon was born in London, England, to a Jamaican father and an African-American mother. He moved to the United States as an infant, and grew up in
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. Gordon played high school basketball for the Mount Vernon Knights, and helped lead the team to the 2000 New York State Public and Federation Championships. Gordon was an All-State player at Mount Vernon and a top-40 national recruit. He was heavily recruited by
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, but decided to attend UConn.


College career

As a
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at UConn, Gordon ranked second on the team in
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(12.6 ppg), despite coming off the bench for most of the season. He hit the game-winning
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against Villanova in the Big East tournament.Ben Gordon prospect profile and college stats
URL last accessed July 31, 2006
As a
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Gordon averaged a team-leading 19.5 points (which ranked 50th in the nation) and also led the Huskies with 156 total assists, which earned Gordon Second Team All-Big East honors. In Gordon's junior and final year at UConn, he averaged a team-leading 20.5 points (again ranked 50th in the nation), 4.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists. He also connected on 104 three-pointers, the second-highest single-season total in UConn's history. Gordon set a
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Tournament record with 81 total points, earning the tournaments' Most Outstanding Performer honors. Gordon also earned the Most Outstanding Player award of the Phoenix Regional honors in the NCAA tournament. He also led the tournament field with 127 total points, as he helped lead the Huskies to the NCAA championship. Following his junior year, Gordon declared himself eligible for the 2004 NBA draft and was selected third overall by the
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, one pick after the Charlotte Bobcats drafted his UConn teammate, Emeka Okafor.


Professional career


Chicago Bulls (2004–2009)


2004–05 season: Sixth Man of the Year

Before the 2004 NBA draft, Gordon thought that he would be drafted anywhere from 7th to 12th, but as the draft got closer he claimed to have an inkling that the Bulls might draft him third as they did with
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20 years earlier in the 1984 NBA draft. "I'm a guy who looks at the significance of numbers a lot. Before the draft, I had no idea I'd get drafted third. I thought I was going to go anywhere from 7th to 12th. As we started getting closer and I started to get an inkling that the Bulls could be a team that I could end up playing for, I started to look at the numbers. Michael Jordan was drafted by the Bulls and he was the third pick just like you."Q&A: Ben Gordon
URL last accessed November 17, 2006
Gordon wore the number 4 on his
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in high school and college, but had to wear the number 7 with the Bulls due to the number 4 being retired. Gordon said, "I wore No. 4 my whole career but, of course,
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already had that number beforehand so there wasn't much I could do about it. So all I did was just ut togetherbeing the third pick with my old No. 4. That's why I wear No. 7." The Bulls also acquired
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in the same draft. Between Michael Jordan's departure in 1998 and Gordon's arrival in 2004, the Bulls did not win more than 30 games in a single season. In his rookie year, Gordon helped lead a turnaround from a 3–14 start to finish 47–35 and secure the fourth seed in the
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. He averaged 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while playing 24.2 minutes per game. Gordon also finished with 21 double-digit fourth-quarter-point performances, second to only
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's 22 in the NBA.Ben Gordon, Chris Duhon, Andres Nocioni and Luol Deng Bulls Fource
URL last accessed August 1, 2006
In their first playoff appearance in the post-Jordan era, the Bulls (without Luol Deng) lost to the
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in six games. After the season, Gordon became the first rookie in league history to be awarded the NBA Sixth Man Award.Gordon named NBA's 6th man
URL last accessed July 31, 2006
Gordon was also the NBA's Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month 3 times (January through to March),Gordon named rookie of the month for January, February, and March
URL last accessed July 31, 2006
and was also voted onto the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Gordon also had problems with turnovers (4.46 per 48 minutes; sixth in the league in 2004–05), however, and an overall lack of stamina in his rookie season. He remarked, "More than anything, I just want to come back n the fallin better shape. ... A lot of this game is about conditioning and how long you can give your best performance."Bulls.com interview with Ben Gordon
URL last accessed on July 31, 2006
Gordon also revealed that he was in the process of designing an energy drink called BG7, an allusion to his initials and jersey number. Gordon unveiled the drink at One Sixty Blue, a restaurant co-owned by Michael Jordan. The drink was made with
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,Gordon still sippin' pretty: He has his own drink
URL last accessed December 10, 2006
which has a very high amount of
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s, and the most polyphenols of any tea.


2005–06 season

In his sophomore campaign, Gordon alternated between the starting lineup and bench for the Bulls, starting 47 games (mostly in the later half of the season) while coming off of the bench for 35. The minutes Gordon played per game rose, as did his scoring and assist averages.Stats and Bio
URL last accessed August 1, 2006
Gordon was selected to play for the Sophomores in the Rookie Challenge held during the NBA All-Star Weekend, in which he scored 17 points.Recap for 2006 Rookie Challenge game
URL last accessed July 31, 2006
On April 14, 2006, in a Bulls win over the Washington Wizards, Gordon tied Latrell Sprewell's NBA record for the most three-pointers made in a game without a miss 9. The Bulls returned to the playoffs but were again eliminated in the first round in six games; this time they lost to the
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, who went on to win the NBA championship.


2006–07 season

Gordon's third season marked a giant step forward for himself and the Bulls. He adjusted to becoming the team's starting shooting guard, averaging 21.4 points on near-46% shooting in 33 minutes per game. Chicago rebounded from a 3–9 start to finish 49–33. On March 4, 2007, Gordon established a career-high 48 points, leading a miraculous comeback effort to win 126–121 in overtime against the
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. In the first round of the
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the Bulls again faced the Heat, but this time won the series in four games, becoming the first team in NBA history to sweep the defending champions in the first round. They lost to the
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in the second round, but were able to force the series to six games after initially falling behind 3–0.


2007–08 season

On the heels of their first playoff series win in nearly a decade, the Bulls entered the 2007–08 season with high expectations. Prior to the season, Gordon and Deng both turned down offers for contract extensions, believing they could earn more in free agency. Following a 9–16 start,
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was fired and the Bulls did not recover. The Bulls drafted Derrick Rose with their first overall pick in
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, raising questions about how Gordon and Rose could coexist in Chicago's backcourt (both were score-first guards).


2008–09 season

On October 1, 2008, Gordon finally accepted a one-year qualifying offer of $6.4 million after being unable to secure the contract that he was hoping for. On December 27, 2008, Gordon passed
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as the Chicago Bulls' career leader in three-pointers made. As had been the case in his previous four seasons, the Bulls' season got off to a rocky start. However, Gordon and Rose developed chemistry playing with each other, and helped the Bulls finish the season on a 15–8 run to just qualify for the playoffs at 41–41. Entering the
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as the seventh seed and matched with the defending champion
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, critics and observers expected the Bulls to be swept. However, in a series that featured the scoring exploits of Gordon (42 points in game 2) and
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(51 points in game 6), seven overtime periods and five games decided by a single basket, the Bulls pushed the series to seven games before finally losing. Gordon led the Bulls in scoring for the season and playoffs, averaging 20.7 and 24.3 points, respectively.


Detroit Pistons (2009–2012)

In July 2009, Gordon signed a five-year deal with the
Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...
worth between $55 million and $60 million. With the Pistons, Gordon continued his role as a sixth man off the bench. On January 9, 2010, Gordon scored the ten millionth point in NBA history. After the season, Gordon had surgery on his left ankle. On March 22, 2012, Gordon again tied the NBA record for most three-point shots made without a miss with 9. He scored 45 points to help bring Detroit back from a 25-point deficit, though they still lost to the
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116–115.


Charlotte Bobcats (2012–2014)

On June 26, 2012, Gordon and a future first-round pick were traded to the Charlotte Bobcats in a deal that sent
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to the Pistons. On November 28, 2012, Gordon scored 20 points in the fourth quarter of an eventual 91–94 loss to the
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. The 20 points were the most in one quarter for any player in Bobcats history. He finished with 26 points on 7-of-11 shooting, making 7-of-10 from beyond the arc, to go with 5-of-5 free throws. On March 2, 2014, he was waived by the Bobcats.


Orlando Magic (2014–2015)

On July 11, 2014, Gordon signed a two-year, $9 million contract with the
Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NB ...
. Gordon's final NBA game was played on March 22, 2015, in a 100–119 loss to the
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. In his final game, Gordon played for 14 minutes and recorded 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. On June 29, 2015, he was waived by the Magic.


Golden State Warriors (2015)

On September 28, 2015, Gordon signed with the
Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. Founded in 1946 i ...
. However, he was waived on October 14, after appearing in two preseason games.


Texas Legends (2017)

On January 24, 2017, Gordon was acquired by the Texas Legends of the
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.


National team career

On April 1, 2008, Gordon was named to the shortlist for the British national basketball team. Gordon is eligible for the team by virtue of his British birth and dual citizenship. In 2010, he said he hoped to represent Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics. However, Gordon missed the beginning of Great Britain's June 2012 pre-Olympic training camp in
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, Texas. He later said he could not commit to the team after being traded from
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to Charlotte. On July 22, 2016, it was announced that Gordon would be selected for Great Britain's 24-man preliminary roster for the EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers. Gordon made Great Britain's 12-man roster for the EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers, and during the qualification games, he averaged 9.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Gordon previously represented the United States national team at the
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.


Post-playing career

On June 1, 2017, Gordon was arrested for pulling fire alarms at his Los Angeles apartment building. In October 2017, Gordon was hospitalized for a
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after an altercation with a female patron at a holistic wellness center in Mount Vernon, New York. On November 20, 2017, Gordon was arrested again for punching a manager of an apartment complex, pulling a knife on him and robbing him of his security deposit. He was ticketed, released on a $50,000 bail and had to appear in court. In February 2020, Gordon revealed he was suffering from
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, and detailed his battles with mental illness since retirement in an article about mental health for
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, including a suicide attempt. On October 10, 2022, Gordon was arrested for allegedly punching his son at
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in New York and subsequently resisting arrest. Gordon's son had an order of protection since 2018, legally barring his father from taking him outside of Illinois and "committing physical abuse, harassment, or the interference with personal liberty". Shortly afterwards, in early December, he was arrested and sent to Harlem hospital after attempting to stab several people with sewing needles. On April 4, 2023, Gordon was arrested once again and taken into custody after he had, allegedly, threatened employees of a juice shop with a knife in
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. On February 7, 2025, Gordon was inducted into the Huskies of Honor during halftime of the UConn game against St. John’s at Gampel Pavilion.


NBA career statistics


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Playoffs

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See also

* List of National Basketball Association career 3-point field goal percentage leaders *
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References


External links

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