Ben Gordon Biography Ben Gordon bio Named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year for the 2004-05 season Selected to 2004-05 All-Rookie First Team Selected to play in the 2005 got milk? Rookie Challenge Attended the University of Connecticut for his collegiate career, in which he never missed a game and appeared in 106 straight games. Finished sixth in school history in scoring (1,795 points). Attended the University of Connecticut Moved from London to the United States shortly after birth 2004-05: One of two Bulls to appear in all 82 games, making three starts, and averaged 15.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.0 apg and 24.4 mpg and shot .412 from the field, including a franchise rookie record .404 from three-point land, and a team high .862 from the free throw line … scored 10+ points in 60 games this season … scored 20+ points 24 times this season and four games of 30+ points … scored a season-best 35 points (6-8 3FG), including 22 in the fourth quarter and added 5 assists and 3 boards at Charlotte (03/30) … grabbed a season-high eight boards at Minn. (02/13) … scored 25 of his 31 points in the second half vs. Boston (01/29) … scored 13 of his 17 points in the 4th quarter and hit the game-winning shot with :00.1 to play in the Bulls 88-86 win at New York (01/17) … scored 31 points (10-16 FG, 4-7 3FG) and tied a United Center record with four 3FG in the quarter against Philadelphia (01/12) … posted 27 points (5-7 3FG), five boards and four assists vs. Detroit (01/03) … scored 31 points (13-24 FG, 4-4 3FG) and had five rebounds in 31 minutes vs. Minnesota (12/11) … handed out a season-high six assists against Denver (01/25). College: Declared himself an early entry candidate for the 2004 NBA Draft after his junior season at UConn …Named to the 2004 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team after leading UConn to the NCAA Championship…Averaged 19.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 2.0 apg in 34.0 mpg during the 2004 Final Four…Posted averages of 21.2 ppg (tournament high), 4.3 rpg and 3.2 apg in 37.3 mpg for six 2004 NCAA Tournament contests…Selected First Team All-Big East and First Team All-District I by the NABC and USBWA as a junior …Ranked sixth in UConn history in scoring (1,795 points)…Finished first in school history with 242 3FG and is second in 3FG percentage at .423 (246-581 3FG) …Never missed a game in his three years in Storrs, appearing in 106 straight games …Named the Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Performer after scoring 81 points in three games and leading UConn to the Big East Tournament Championship… Honored as Most Outstanding Player of the Phoenix Regional in the NCAA tournament …Started all 39 games and posted a team-best 18.5 ppg (50th in NCAA), 4.7 rpg, 4.5 apg and 1.36 spg in a team-high 34.5 mpg his junior season …Shot .434 from the field (239-551 FG) and .433 from downtown (104-240 3FG) …Made 104 3FG, the second-highest single season tally in school history …Recorded a triple-double versus Iona with 17 points and career-highs of 16 boards and 11 assists …Knocked down a career-best eight three-point shots (8-13 3FG) en route to 28 points against Quinnipiac …Scored a career-high 37 points (12-20 FG) versus Nevada…Member of the 2003 Pan American Games team and averaged 5.6 ppg, 1.2 rpg and 14.4 mpg in five games …Scored a team-high 12 points in the bronze medal game …Selected Second Team All-Big East his sophomore season…Also earned Basketball Times All-Northeast Region, as well as NABC and USBWA All-District I First Teams…Scored 29 points versus Stanford in the second round of the 2003 NCAA Tournament …Named to the Big East Tournament All-Tournament team, for the second straight year, with a 16.7 ppg average …Averaged a team-high 19.5 ppg (50th in NCAA) and distributed a team-best 156 assists (4.7 apg) …Finished conference play ranked first in three-point field goal shooting (.419), fifth in assists and seventh in scoring …Named Big East Player of the Week (12/30/02) …Collected Big East All-Rookie Team honors as a freshman …Scored 23 points and drilled the game-winning three-pointer against Villanova in the Big Tournament …Selected to the Big East Tournament All-Tournament Team …Finished second on the team in scoring with 12.6 ppg despite starting just two games …Made a team-high 62 three-pointers…Two-time Big East Rookie of the Week …UConn Most Improved Player Award his freshman year. Ben Gordon links Ben Gordon website NBA Player Page
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