Jamont Gordon
 Gordon at PBL All-Star Game. | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 16, 1987 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) |
| College | Mississippi State (2005–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 2009–2010 | Cibona Zagreb |
| 2010–2012 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2012–2014 | Galatasaray Liv Hospital |
| 2015 | Tofaş |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jamont Gordon (born March 16, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Tofaş of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). 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.
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 230 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]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games 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 | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Cibona | 15 | 14 | 30.4 | .431 | .314 | .731 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 1.8 | .9 | 13.9 | 16.1 |
| 2010–11 | CSKA | 10 | 6 | 26.8 | .480 | .212 | .684 | 4.8 | 3.7 | .9 | .6 | 13.1 | 15.9 |
| 2011–12 | CSKA | 21 | 5 | 17.9 | .446 | .348 | .773 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .8 | .2 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| 2013–14 | Galatasaray | 4 | 4 | 34.2 | .341 | .389 | .909 | 4.3 | 4.5 | .8 | .0 | 11.3 | 14.0 |
| Career | 50 | 29 | 24.7 | .439 | .311 | .739 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .5 | 10.5 | 11.6 |
References
- ↑ Jamont Gordon.
- ↑ AP All-SEC Men's Basketball Team Announced
- ↑ MSU Men's Basketnall Quick Facts
- ↑ Gordon Removes Name From NBA Pool, April 27, 2007
- ↑ Draft Express
- ↑ CSKA MOSCOW lands Jamont Gordon, July 19, 2010
- ↑ Jamont Gordon signed a 2-year, $2.8M deal with Galatasaray
- ↑ Jamont Gordon headed to Tofas Bursa for Lance Harris
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