Ty Gordon

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Ty Gordon
No. 0ERA Nymburk
Position Point guard
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1998-10-20) October 20, 1998 (age 25)
Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Horn Lake
(Hernando, Mississippi)
College
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023 BC Gargždai-SC
2023 Tartu Ülikool
2023–present ERA Nymburk
Career highlights and awards

Jitaurious Tykyvion Gordon (born October 20, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League. He played college basketball player for the Northwest Mississippi Rangers, the Troy Trojans and the Nicholls Colonels.

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High school career

Gordon attended Horn Lake High School. As a junior, he scored 50 points against Lake Cormorant High School. Gordon averaged 26.2 points per game as a senior. [1]

College career

Gordon began his college career at Northwest Mississippi Community College, where he was a two-time all-conference selection and averaged 20.6 points per game. He transferred to Troy following his sophomore season. [2] Gordon averaged 12.1 points and 3.2 assists per game as a junior. [3] Following the season, he transferred to Nicholls. [4] As a senior, Gordon averaged 14.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game, earning First-Team All-Southland honors. [5] On February 17, 2022, he scored a career-high 31 points in a 82–73 win against McNeese State. [6] As a fifth-year senior, Gordon averaged 21.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. [7] He was named the Southland Player of the Year as well as First Team All-Southland. [8]

Professional career

On October 23, 2022, Gordon joined the Memphis Hustle training camp roster. [9] However, he did not make the final roster.

On December 9, 2022, Gordon signed with BC Gargždai-SC of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). [10]

On October 1, 2023, he signed with ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League. [11]

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References

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  2. "Jitaurious Gordon Named Southland Conference Player of the Year". Northwest Mississippi Community College . March 7, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  3. "Colonels add five for 2020–21". The Houma Courier . May 8, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
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  5. Sullivan, Matt (June 8, 2021). "Evans Named All-Louisiana First Team". LSU Shreveport Pilots. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
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