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2011-12 Statistics
Born:
Apr 4, 1983
Height:
6-3 / 1.91
Weight:
200 lbs. / 90.7 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Connecticut / USA
Years Pro:
7
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2010-11: Appeared in all 82 games (only Piston to play in every game) averaging career-low 11.2 points (.440 FG, .402 3FG, .850 FT), 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 26.0 minutes per game…Among NBA league leaders, ranked T-25 in free-throw percentage (.850) and T-26 in three-point field goal percentage (.402)…In 27 starts, averaged 13.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 31.0 minutes per game…Led the team in scoring 11 times, rebounds three times and assists six times…Scored 10-plus points in 47 games, 20-plus points nine times and 30-plus points twice…Scored a season-high 35 points at New York (1/30)…Grabbed career-high nine rebounds vs. Orlando (12/3)…Recorded season-high seven assists vs. L.A. Lakers (11/17)…Recorded season-highs in three-point field goals made (7) and three-point field goals attempted (11) at New York (1/30)…Tied career-high four offensive rebounds vs. Miami (2/11)…Recorded season-high three steals three times [vs. Charlotte (11/5), vs. Cleveland (12/5) and at Charlotte (12/27)]…Tied career-high two blocks vs. Portland (2/13)…Scored 19 points in a quarter twice [second quarter at Chicago (10/30) and fourth quarter vs. Memphis (1/12)]…Shot 10-for-10 from the charity stripe at Chicago (10/30)…Played in his 500th career game vs. Sacramento (1/15)…Recorded his 900th career three-point field goal vs. Phoenix (1/22)…Recorded his sixth season with 100-plus three-point field goals…Recorded his seventh consecutive season of shooting 85% or better from the free-throw line…Recorded career-lows in turnovers (1.7) and personal fouls (2.17).
PRO CAREER: DRAFTED: Selected after junior year by Chicago in first round of 2004 NBA Draft (#3 overall). TRANSACTIONS: Re-signed by Chicago (10/01/08)…Signed as a free agent by Detroit (7/8/09). HONORS: Named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year during the 2004-05 campaign, becoming the first rookie in league history to claim the award…Named to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team in 2005, and has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Week four times in his seven-year career. CAREER AVERAGES/MILESTONES: In 542 career NBA games (248 starts) has averages of 16.9 points on .435 (3,221-7,399 FG) shooting with 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 30.1 minutes per game…Has scored 20-plus points coming off the bench in 85 games since 2004-05, by far the most by any player during the same seven-year span…Has scored 35-plus points as a reserve six times…Scored the 10-millionth point in NBA regular season history vs. Philadelphia (1/9/10). YEAR-BY-YEAR KEY NOTES: 2009-10 (Detroit): Appeared in a career-low 62 games (17 starts) averaging 13.8 points (.416 FG, career-low .321 3FG, .861 FT), 2.7 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 27.9 minutes per game…Missed 19 games during the season due to injury…Missed 11 games with a left ankle sprain (11/27-11/29; 12/9-12/23) and eight games with a strained right groin (1/12-1/27)…Among NBA league leaders, ranked T-15 in free throw percentage (86.1)…In 17 starts, averaged 21.1 points, 3.7 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 37.4 minutes per game compared to 11.0 points, 2.3 assists and 1.8 rebounds and 24.3 minutes in 45 games off the bench…Led the team in scoring 18 times, assists nine times and rebounds twice…Scored 10-plus points in 39 games, 20-plus points 18 times and 30-plus points twice…Scored a season-high 39 points (season-high 7-11 3FG) at Miami (4/9). 2008-09 (Chicago): Appeared in all 82 games (76 starts) for the third time in his career and averaged 20.7 points (17th in the NBA), 3.5 assists, 3.4 rebounds, 0.87 steals and 36.6 minutes (31st in the NBA), shooting a career-high-tying .455 from the field, .410 from three-point range (25th in the NBA) and .864 from the free throw line (24th in the NBA)…Ranked sixth in the NBA with 173 three-point field goals made and 11th in total points (1,699)…Averaged 24.3 points and 3.0 assists per game during the seven-game series vs. Boston in the first round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs…Led the Bulls in scoring 41 times and assists 15 times during the regular-season…Scored 20-plus points a team-high 40 times and 30-plus points nine times…Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (4/6-4/11) when he averaged 26.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and shot .475 from the field, .520 from the arc and 1.000 (11-11 FT) from the free throw line…Scored a season-high 43 points (8-11 3FG) in a career-high 50 minutes at Miami (3/9)…Surpassed Bulls’ legend Scottie Pippen for most three-point field goals made in franchise history at Atlanta (12/27). 2007-08 (Chicago): Appeared in 72 games (27 starts), averaging 18.6 points [.434 FG, .410 3FG (18th in the NBA), career-high .908 FT (3rd in the NBA)], 3.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 31.8 minutes per game…Led the Bulls in scoring for the third straight season…Reached double-figures in scoring in 62 of his 72 games, including 31 games of 20-plus points and eight games of 30-plus points…Scored a season-high 39 points in a reserve role vs. Orlando (12/31) after draining a season-best 16 field goals…Grabbed a career-high four offensive rebounds at Charlotte (1/2) and a career-high eight defensive rebounds twice…Missed 10 games due to a right wrist strain. 2006-07 (Chicago): Appeared in 82 games averaging a career-high 21.4 points (career-high-tying .455 FG, .413 3FG, .864 FT), 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 33.0 minutes per game…In 10 playoff games, averaged 20.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 39.5 minutes per game…Set a playoff career-high with 11 assists against Miami in Game 1 of the first round (4/21)…Scored 20-plus points 53 times, 30-plus points 15 times and 40-plus points three times…Ranked seventh in the NBA in total points (1,753), 13th in free throw shooting (.864), 16th in three-point shooting (.413) and 15th in scoring average (21.4)…Scored a career-high 48 points (18-32 FG, 6-12 3FG) at Milwaukee (3/4)…Dished out a career-high nine assists vs. Milwaukee (11/6)…Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week twice (1/29 and 4/6). 2005-06 (Chicago): Appeared in 80 games (47 starts), averaging 16.9 points (.422 FG, .career-high .435 3FG, .787 FT), 2.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 31.0 minutes per game…Among NBA regular-season leaders, ranked fifth in three-point percentage (.435) and 12th in three-point field goals made (166)…Started six games against Miami in the 2006 NBA Playoffs averaging 21.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.00 steals in 44.5 minutes per game…Made a franchise-record 166 three-point field goals, eclipsing the mark held by Jamal Crawford during the 2003-04 season…Set a team record and a career-high by making 9-13 3FG, en route to 39 points at Phoenix (2/4)…Tied a career-high going 9-for-9 from three-point range against Washington (4/14), tying Latrell Sprewell’s NBA record for consecutive three-pointers made in a game without a miss…Selected to the Sophomore Team that competed in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge at NBA All-Star 2006…Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (4/17). 2004-05 (Chicago): One of two Bulls players to appear in all in 82 games (three starts), averaging 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 24.4 minutes per game…Shot a franchise rookie-record 40.4% from three-point range…Appeared in six playoff games and averaged 14.5 points, 2,7 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 25.5 minutes per game…In his first playoff appearance, scored 30 points (11-19 FG) in 33 minutes vs. Washington (4/24)…Named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year, becoming the first rookie to ever win the award…Finished second in the balloting for the got Milk? Rookie of the Year award…Named got Milk? Rookie of the Month in January, February and March of 2005 and was named to the got Milk? All-Rookie First Team…Selected to the Rookie Team that competed in the got Milk? Rookie Challenge as part of NBA All-Star 2005. COLLEGE CAREER: Played three seasons at the University of Connecticut (2002-04)…Never missed a game during his three years in Storrs, appearing in 106 consecutive games…Named to the 2004 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team after leading UConn to the NCAA Championship…Averaged 19.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 34.0 minutes during the 2004 Final Four…Ended his collegiate career ranked first in school history with 242 three-point field goals made, second in three-point field goal percentage (.423) and sixth in scoring (1,795 points)…Named the 2004 Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Performer after scoring 81 points in three games and leading Uconn to the Big East Tournament Championship…Honored as the Most Outstanding Player of the Phoenix Regional in the 2004 NCAA Tournament…Recorded a triple-double versus Iona with 17 points and career-highs of 16 rebounds and 11 assists…Scored a career-high 37 points (12-20 FG) versus Nevada…Selected to the All-Big East Second Team following his sophomore season…Added Big East All-Rookie Team honors as a freshman…Earned Big East Rookie of the Week honors twice his freshman season and was also named UConn’s Most Improved Player that season. |
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| Full name is Benjamin Gordon…Majored in pre-business administration at UConn…Moved from London, England to the United States shortly after birth…Enjoys watching gangster movies and reading in his spare time…Contributed $25,000 to the Mount Vernon (N.Y.) Boys and Girls Club…Each summer, he hosts the Ben Gordon Homecoming in his hometown, Mount Vernon, NY to help raise money for local youth groups and his high school’s athletic program…Donated $5,000 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in New Haven, CT…Participated in the “Get Fit with Wallgreens” fitness events to bring awareness to childhood obesity…Active in the Detroit community, he purchases 25 tickets to each home game giving underprivileged children the opportunity to watch a NBA game in-person…Has taken part in a fundraiser where one lucky fan could play a game of H.O.R.S.E. with him to help raise funds for the Pistons Care Telethon event each of the last three seasons. | ||
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