Ben Gordon
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Ben Gordon (born April 4 1983 in London, England) is an NBA basketball player, who played guard on the University of Connecticut men's basketball team. He grew up in Mount Vernon, New York.He attended Mount Vernon High School where he help lead the Mount Vernon Knights to state championships. Gordon then went on and led the Connecticut Huskies to a national championship in his junior season of 2004, and promptly declared his eligibility for the NBA Draft. He was selected third overall by the Chicago Bulls. He is the first rookie in the NBA to ever win the NBA Sixth Man Award.
Currently in his first NBA season, Ben Gordon has proved that he can play on the professional level. Ben Gordon has become one of the premier clutch performers in the game, leading the league in double digit points in the fourth quarter (including a 22 point fourth quarter performance against the Charlotte Bobcats). This is even more amazing when you account for the many established clutch players in the league, such as Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant and Reggie Miller, who have been overtaken by Gordon. In the 2004-05 season, he averaged 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while only playing, on average, 24.2 minutes a game. He is the best offensive guard on the Bulls since Michael Jordan. Leading the Chicago Bulls to their first playoff appearance since the Jordan era ended in 1998, he is often called Mr. 4th Quarter due to his amazing performances in the final period of play. Ben made the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
External link
- Player bio (http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/MBasketball/2004/PlayerBios/Gordonbio.html)