#3 Alex Gordon Season 2007-08
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Developed into a steady presence at the point position during his junior season. Displays great speed and quickness along with tremendous range from the perimeter. Brings a competitive flavor to the floor. 2006-07 (Junior):
Started 32 of 34 games, averaging 24.0 minutes … Finished third in the SEC with a 2.27-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in SEC play … Tied for 12th in the league averaging 3.13 assists during SEC play … Made the fewest turnovers (44) in the regular season of any SEC starting point guard … Committed only 12 turnovers in 10 road games … Finished second on the team with 113 assists … Handed out a career-high nine assists twice against UPR-Mayaguez (12/19) and Tennessee (1/10) … Netted a season-high 15 points three times against Georgetown (11/15), at Wake Forest (11/21) and against Tennessee Tech (12/20) … Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds at LSU (1/24) … Made a season-high four 3-pointers twice against Alabama (1/17) and South Carolina (2/14) … Hit a deep 3-pointer with 1:51 left in regulation that helped Vanderbilt later force overtime and stave off defeat 99-90 at South Carolina (2/28). 2005-06 (Sophomore):
Played in all 30 games with 18 starts, averaging 21.0 minutes … Led the Commodores to four of their six road wins and a 12-6 record and as a starter … Ranked second on the team in assists (2.6 per game) and steals (1.0 per game) … Recorded his first career double-double with a season-best 16 points and a career-high 10 assists against Furman (11/20). Hit 5-of-8 from the field and 3-of-4 from 3-point range against Furman … Scored 15 points against Cincinnati (12/10) … Handed out six assists against LSU (3/10) … Led Vanderbilt in steals 12 times and assists nine times.
2004-05 (Freshman):
Played in all 34 games, with four starts, averaging 14 minutes … Netted a career-high 30 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field (five 3-pointers) against Tennessee (2/2). His 30 points against Tennessee were the most by a VU freshman in a regulation game since Mike Rhodes netted 34 against Virginia Tech on Dec. 22, 1977 … Made a career-high five 3-pointers, including four in a span of 2:13, in tallying 17 points against Louisiana-Lafayette (1/2) … Tallied 16 points against Arizona State (11/27), making 5-of-8 field goal attempts and a trio of 3-pointers … Led Vanderbilt in scoring three times and assists and steals twice.
Pensacola High School:
Named First Team All-State four times and the 4A Florida Player of the Year as a senior by the Florida Sports Writers Association … Led the Tigers to three district titles and the 2004 Florida 4A state semifinals … Averaged 27.3 points, 8.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds as a senior … Averaged 26.3 points, 5.9 assists and 4.8 rebounds as a junior … Named 4A Florida Player of the Year in football and one of three quarterbacks named All-State … Threw for nearly 3,000 yards and 26 touchdowns and ran for nearly 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior … Coached in high school basketball by David Williams.
Personal:
Alex Raymond Gordon … Born Oct. 12, 1985 in Tacoma, Wash. … Son of Scheenan and Anthony Gordon … Has a brother, Anthony (24) … Has a tattoo on his arm in honor of his brother Anthony who passed away at age 20 from a heart attack while playing pick-up basketball in 2000 …. Nickname is ‘Red’ … Majoring in human and organizational development … Advice to youngsters: ‘Put God first, word hard and remember you are blessed because there’s always somebody that has it worse than you’ … Chose Vanderbilt over Alabama, Minnesota, Florida State, North Carolina State, and Stanford.
Career Highs:
Points: 30, vs. Tennessee (2/2/05);
FG Made: 8, vs. Tennessee (2/2/05);
FG Atts: 11, vs. Tennessee (2/2/05);
3FG Made: 5, 2x, last vs. Tennessee (2/2/05);
3FG Atts: 8, 2x, last at South Carolina (1/26/05);
FT Made: 9, 2x, last vs. Tennessee (2/2/05);
FT Atts: 11, vs. Tennessee (2/2/05);
Rebounds: 10, at LSU (1/24/07);
Assists: 10, vs. Furman (11/20/05);
Turnovers: 6, vs. UPR-Mayaguez (12/19/06);
Blocks: 1, 4x, last vs. South Carolina (2/15/07);
Steals: 4, vs. Jacksonville State (11/18/05);
Minutes: 37, vs. Wash. St. (3/17/07).
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