Eric Gordon
Shooting guard, Award Winner
1988 –
Who is Eric Gordon?
Eric Ambrose Gordon, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association. In high school, he was named "Mr. Basketball" of Indiana during his senior year while playing at North Central High School. He is known, in part, as the subject of a major recruiting battle between the University of Illinois and Indiana University in the spring and summer of 2006; because of Gordon's talent and high level of play that year, his recruitment was the subject of a great deal of media coverage.
Gordon played one season of college basketball at Indiana and was considered one of the top collegiate players in the nation that year. He finished his freshman season leading the Big Ten in scoring and tied for 19th in the nation at 21.5 points per game. Gordon entered the 2008 NBA Draft and was selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers. Gordon is represented by agent Rob Pelinka.
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- Born
- Dec 25, 1988
Indianapolis - Also known as
- Eric Ambrose Gordon, Jr.
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- North Central High School
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Lived in
- Indianapolis
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on July 23, 2013
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