Jamon Gordon

Jamon Lucas Gordon attended Andrew Jackson High School, where he played high school basketball and was first team all-state as a junior and senior. He led the state of Florida in steals as a junior and senior, and also had the most steals (four) in the state final as a senior. He averaged 19 points per game that year and made the Florida-Georgia All-Star Classic in Orlando, Florida. Scout.com ranked Gordon as the 20th best point guard in the nation. ==College career==

Gordon attended and played college basketball at Virginia Tech, with the Virginia Tech Hokies, from 2003 to 2007. A four-year starter, Gordon and teammate Zabian Dowdell were considered one of the best backcourt duos in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Gordon has the second most career assists (514) and steals (273) in Virginia Tech history. He was named third-team All-ACC in 2006–07, All-ACC Defensive team twice, and was the 2006–07 ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Freshman season (2003–04) Gordon started the first 11 games for the Hokies as a freshman. He then missed the next five games, which were the first five conference games, His first collegiate start was on November 22, 2003, in a win against the University of New Hampshire, 79–49. In that game, Gordon had 20 points, six rebounds, five assists, and four steals to earn Big East Conference Rookie of the Week. In the regular season finale, Gordon scored a then career-best 23 points, including seven points in the final 2½ minutes, to beat the University of Maryland, College Park, 86–76. The win secured a first-round bye in the 2005 ACC men's basketball tournament, who then lost in the first round to Georgia Tech. After the regular season, Gordon totaled 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in two games of the 2005 National Invitation Tournament, including a team-high 16 points in a second-round loss against the University of Memphis. The tournament was Virginia Tech's first postseason appearance in nine years and their first National Invitation Tournament appearance in a decade. Gordon finished the season with 67 steals and 31 blocks, and was named to the ACC All-Defensive team. On January 13, 2007, he scored 17 points and had six rebounds, six assists, and five steals in a win over the first-ranked University of North Carolina in Cassell Coliseum, ending North Carolina's 12-game winning streak. On February 13, 2007, Gordon scored ten points in an overtime win again against fourth-ranked North Carolina in the Dean Smith Center, completing the sweep. After the regular season, he scored 22 points, had nine assists, grabbed 18 rebounds, and had ten steals in two games of the 2007 ACC tournament. Gordon then scored 26 points and had eight assists, eight rebounds, and eight steals in two games of the 2007 NCAA tournament. The first-round game, a win against the University of Illinois, was the Hokies' first NCAA Tournament victory since the 1996 NCAA tournament. Gordon started in 33 games, and led the Hokies in steals (94) and assists (154). He was first in the ACC in steals per game (2.8) and was named the ACC Player of the Week on December 25, 2006. At the end of the season, he earned All-ACC third team honors and was named to the All-ACC Defensive team. Gordon was then named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and received 54 of a possible 106 votes by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. College statistics ==Professional career==

NBA attempts Before the 2007 NBA draft, Gordon played with the Tidewater Sealants in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, which is the oldest amateur basketball tournament, and the only postseason camp conducted for the top NCAA seniors only. Gordon and the Sealants lost in the opening round against Holiday Inn Portsmouth, 110–71, and Gordon had six points, four rebounds, three blocks, and two steals. Gordon signed with the Washington Wizards before NBA regular season training camp on October 1, 2007. He played in the Wizards' first preseason game on October 9, 2007, against the Cleveland Cavaliers. During the game, he played for eight minutes and did not score. Gordon was then released by the Wizards on October 11, 2007. Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi (2007–08) After being cut from the Wizards, Gordon signed with the Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi of the Turkish League in November 2007. He played in 23 Turkish League regular season games, and had 248 points, 103 rebounds, and 68 assists. On March 8, 2008, he scored a season-high 18 points, along with grabbing four rebounds and dishing four assists, in a one-point loss against Oyak Renault. Trikala and Artland Dragons (2008) On September 24, 2008, Gordon was then signed by Trikala 2000 of the Greek Basket League, but he was cut after preseason. Then in October 2008, he was signed by the Artland Dragons of the German BBL League, but he did not play in any games with them, and he was dropped from their team in November 2008. Split (2009) In January 2009, Gordon was signed by the Croatian A1 League club Split, of the Adriatic ABA League, which features teams from the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. On March 19, 2009, Gordon scored a season-high 22 points in a loss to Hemofarm, 85–74. It was the final regular season game, and Split ended the ABA league season with a 10–6 record (tenth place). In the six ABA League games that he played in, Gordon had 116 points, 17 rebounds, 19 assists, and 15 steals. On April 14, 2009, he scored a season-high 21 points, as well as grabbing six rebounds, making six assists, and taking six steals, in a win over Dubrovnik, 116–88. Split ended the season with an 8–6 record, which made them the fourth-ranked team in the postseason. They lost the semifinal series to Cibona, 2–0. In the two semifinal games, Gordon had 32 points, ten rebounds, eight assists, and seven steals. In August 2010, Gordon signed with Greek club Olympiacos for the 2010–11 season. On July 1, 2011, Gordon signed with Turkish club Galatasaray for the 2011–12 season. On July 10, 2012, he signed with Turkish club Anadolu Efes. In July 2014, he signed a contract with the Turkish club Darüşşafaka. On January 30, 2017, Gordon joined the Greek club Aris. On March 8, 2017, he left Aris. On October 30, 2017, Gordon signed a contract with the Italian basketball team The Flexx Pistoia. On December 10, 2017, Gordon announced his retirement. ==Career statistics==