1. Drew Edward Gordon was an American professional basketball player.
34 Facts About Drew Gordon
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Drew Gordon spent most of his career playing overseas in Europe but played domestically in the NBA G League and with the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association.
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Drew Gordon garnered a number of accolades for his play as the starting center for the Lobos, giving New Mexico a dominating inside presence.
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Drew Gordon was the older brother of NBA forward Aaron Gordon.
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Drew Gordon was born on July 12,1990, in San Jose, California.
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Drew Gordon attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose as a four-year varsity letterwinner and three-time All-West Catholic Athletic League first team selection who led the Monarchs to three West Catholic Athletic League championships.
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Again, Drew Gordon racked up honors, being named both 2007 San Jose Mercury News Player of the Year as well as the 2007 Cal-Hi Sports Athlete of the Year.
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On May 7,2007, Drew Gordon committed to play for Ben Howland at UCLA, choosing the Bruins over North Carolina, Duke, Arizona, Washington, Stanford, and California.
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Drew Gordon was a highly touted recruit, and was reported as a four-star recruit, ranked 15th among all power forwards by both Scout.
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Drew Gordon was scored a 96 recruit by ESPN, who remarked that Gordon "should see some time coming off the bench" in their November 2007 official scouting report.
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Drew Gordon played in 34 of 35 games, only missing the Bruins' first-round game in the NCAA tournament against VCU with a concussion.
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Drew Gordon picked up his first career double-double with season highs of 14 points and 11 rebounds in a home win over Wyoming.
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Drew Gordon averaged just 3.6 points and 10.9 minutes per game without starting a game as a freshman.
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Drew Gordon finished third on the team in offensive rebounds with 45, second in dunks with 19 and third in blocks with 15.
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However, in the midst of a five-game losing streak, Drew Gordon left UCLA's basketball team to transfer, in what was stated to be a "mutual parting".
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Drew Gordon noted that "[t]he type of basketball New Mexico plays, on both offense and defense, is the kind of style I excel in, and coach [Steve] Alford is a great coach with a great reputation".
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Drew Gordon led the Lobos in rebounding 21 games and scored in double digits 22 times.
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On March 7,2011, Drew Gordon was selected as the Mountain West Conference Newcomer of the Year as well as being named Second-Team All-Mountain West.
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Drew Gordon was considered to be a potential NBA draft pick, and was even ranked the 26th best NBA prospect by DraftExpress.
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On October 3,2011, Drew Gordon was named to the Wooden Preseason Top 50 as the only player from the Mountain West.
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Bleacher Report expanded on this selection and tabbed Drew Gordon to be a dark horse candidate for Naismith College Player of the Year award.
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Drew Gordon opened his senior season producing double-doubles with consistency, posting eight double-digit points and rebound performances in the first fourteen games.
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Drew Gordon joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2012 NBA Summer League.
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In July 2013, Drew Gordon joined the Utah Jazz for the Orlando Summer League and the Sacramento Kings for the Las Vegas Summer League.
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In July 2014, Drew Gordon joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.
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On December 28,2015, Drew Gordon was elected "MVP de la quinzieme journee" which is awarded to the best player of the week.
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Drew Gordon was named to the 2015 LNB All Star Game which was held at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris.
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On July 11,2017, Drew Gordon signed with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.
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On October 12,2018, Drew Gordon signed with the Brooklyn Nets, but was waived a day later.
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Drew Gordon subsequently signed with the Nets' G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets.
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Drew Gordon averaged 13.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.
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On July 12,2023, Drew Gordon announced his retirement from professional basketball.
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Drew Gordon died in a traffic collision in an unincorporated area of Clackamas County, Oregon, on May 30,2024, at the age of 33.
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Drew Gordon was driving a Vanderhall Carmel, a three-wheeled autocycle, that passed over the center line and collided with a pickup truck, whose driver and passenger were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.