Jamont Gordon (born March 16, 1987) is an American former professional

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player. He played for the

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. At Glencliff Comprehensive High School, Gordon was named 2004

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class 3A Mr. Basketball. He plays the

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and

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positions.

High school career

Jamont was heavily recruited coming out of high school, being rated as high as 16th in the nation by Rivals.com He was named a second-team ''Parade'' All-American while at the basketball elite Oak Hill Academy in

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after previously attending Glencliff Complex High School in

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. Jamont's college decision came down to the

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and

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College career

In his freshman season, he paced the

in both scoring (13.8 ppg) and assists (4.3 apg). In addition to being a Freshman All-American by various publications, he was also a unanimous All-SEC Freshman selection in 2006. As a sophomore, Jamont became the starting point forward and led the team in scoring (16.0 ppg), rebounding (7.1 rpg) and assists (5.3). He was named to the AP All-SEC second team as well as the Coaches ALL-SEC first team. After his sophomore season, Jamont declared for the

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only to withdraw a week later. He was projected as an early second-round draft pick for the

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. Gordon is unusually large for a point guard, standing 6 feet 4 inches, and weighing 225 lbs. His muscular build allows him to grab many more rebounds than the average point guard.

Professional career

In 2008, he decided to forgo his senior season at MSU to enter the

. On June 26, 2008, Gordon was not selected in the NBA draft. He joined the Philadelphia 76ers summer league team and hired Mike Conley, Sr. as his agent. After his brief stint in the NBA, Gordon spent time playing for

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of the Italian League and

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of the

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. On July 19, 2010, he signed a three-year contract with

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. In July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with

Galatasaray Medical Park Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

. On January 22, 2015, he signed with

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for the rest of the season. On January 20, 2017, Gordon signed with Serbian club

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...

for the rest of the season.

Career statistics

Euroleague

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References

External links

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at tblstat.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Jamont 1987 births Living people ABA League players American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Serbia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey Basketball players from Nashville, Tennessee Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players KK Cibona players KK Partizan players Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) PBC CSKA Moscow players Tofaş S.K. players American men's basketball players Guards (basketball) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) alumni