Jamont Gordon

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Jamont Gordon
Jamont Gordon at all-star PBL game 2011.JPG
Gordon at PBL All-Star Game.
Personal information
Born (1987-03-16) March 16, 1987 (age 37)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Oak Hill Academy
(Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
College Mississippi State (2005–2008)
NBA draft 2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2017
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Number5, 44
Career history
2008–2009 Fortitudo Bologna
2009–2010 Cibona Zagreb
2010–2012 CSKA Moscow
2012–2014 Galatasaray Liv Hospital
2015 Tofaş
2017 Partizan
Career highlights and awards

Jamont Gordon (born March 16, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. At Glencliff Comprehensive High School, Gordon was named 2004 TSSAA class 3A Mr. Basketball. He plays the point guard and shooting guard positions.

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High school career

Jamont was heavily recruited coming out of high school, being rated as high as 16th in the nation by Rivals.com [1] He was named a second-team Parade All-American while at the basketball elite Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia after previously attending Glencliff Complex High School in Nashville, Tennessee. Jamont's college decision came down to the University of Tennessee and Mississippi State University.

College career

In his freshman season, he paced the Mississippi State Bulldogs 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 [2] as well as the Coaches ALL-SEC first team. [3]

After his sophomore season, Jamont declared for the 2007 NBA draft only to withdraw a week later. [4] He was projected as an early second-round draft pick for the 2008 NBA draft. [5] 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 2008 NBA draft.

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 Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian League and KK Cibona of the Croatian Basketball League.

On July 19, 2010, he signed a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow. [6]

In July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Galatasaray Medical Park. [7]

On January 22, 2015, he signed with Tofaş for the rest of the season. [8]

On January 20, 2017, Gordon signed with Serbian club Partizan Belgrade for the rest of the season. [9]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

Euroleague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2009–10 Cibona 151430.4.431.314.7314.93.81.8.913.916.1
2010–11 CSKA Moscow 10626.8.480.212.6844.83.7.9.613.115.9
2011–12 21517.9.446.348.7731.92.0.8.26.75.8
2013–14 Galatasaray 4434.2.341.389.9094.34.5.8.011.314.0
Career502924.7.439.311.7393.63.11.1.510.511.6

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References

  1. ↑ Jamont Gordon Archived July 16, 2004, at the Wayback Machine .
  2. ↑ AP All-SEC Men's Basketball Team Announced Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ MSU Men's Basketnall Quick Facts [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ Gordon Removes Name From NBA Pool Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , April 27, 2007
  5. ↑ Draft Express
  6. ↑ CSKA MOSCOW lands Jamont Gordon, July 19, 2010
  7. ↑ Jamont Gordon signed a 2-year, $2.8M deal with Galatasaray
  8. ↑ "Jamont Gordon headed to Tofas Bursa for Lance Harris". Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Džamont Gordon je novo pojačanje Partizana". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
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