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. Gordon 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.
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. He is a candidate for the NBA Rookie of the Year Award and the NBA Sixth Man Award for his contributions as a rookie and a bench player. As of this 2004-05 season, he is averaging 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while only playing, on average, 24.2 minutes a game.
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