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2011-12 Statistics
Born:
Dec 25, 1988
Height:
6-3 / 1.91
Weight:
215 lbs. / 97.5 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Indiana / USA
Years Pro:
3
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Transactions: Originally selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 7th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft…acquired December 14th, 2011 from the Los Angeles Clippers along with Al-Farouq Aminu, Chris Kaman and a 2012 first round draft pick (whichever is more favorable between the Clippers and the Minnesota Timberwolves) in exchange for Chris Paul and two 2015 2nd round draft picks. 2010-11 Season (Clippers): Averaged a career-high 22.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.27 steals and 37.7 minutes in 56 games, all starts…led the team in scoring 30 times, assists 15 times, steals 18 times and minutes 25 times…finished the season ranked 12th in the NBA in minutes per game…scored 20+ points 37 times, the 17th-highest total in the NBA…had a career-high streak of 12 straight 20+ games stopped on 12/15/10…scored 30+ points eight times, the 13th-most in NBA…became one of four players in Clippers history to make seven or more 3-pointers in a game when he made seven on 1/20/11 at Portland…11/15/10 vs. New Jersey, had 30 points (6-20 FG, 2-7 3PT, 16-20 FT), 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 35:55…11/17/10 at Minnesota, had 30 points (9-19 FG, 2-6 3PT, 10-13 FT), 3 rebounds, 7 assists in 37:11…2/20/11 vs. Minnesota, had 36 points (14-23 FG, 5-7 3PT, 3-5 FT), 6 assists and 5 steals in 36:54. 2009-10 Season (Clippers): Second on team averaging 16.9 points, to go with 2.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists in a team-high 36.0 minutes per game…appeared in 62 games, starting 60…led team in scoring 16 times, steals 17 times and minutes 16 times…scored 30+ points one time and had 20+ points 19 times…one of 27 players named to 2010-12 USA Men’s National Team Program…participated in All-Star Weekend, playing for the sophomores in the Rookie Challenge…at halftime of game, took part in NBA All-Star Dunk-In against Demar DeRozan, losing to DeRozan on a fan vote…2/20/10 vs. Sacramento, had 30 points (10-17 FG, 4-7 3PT, 6-7 FT) and six assists in 40:05. 2008-09 Season (Clippers): 2008-09 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie Second Team …T-Mobile Western Conference Rookie of the Month (January 2009)…All-Star Weekend T-Mobile Rookie Challenge Participant scoring 19 points (6-8 FG, 4-5 FT) with 6 rebounds…averaged 16.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.0 steals in 34.3 minutes per game…named Second Team All-Rookie and finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting…third leading scorer among all rookies…played in 78 games, starting 65 contests…connected on .389 3FG Pct. (131-337)…shot .854 from the foul line (299-350), 28th in the NBA, 3rd best among rookies…also ranked 3rd among all NBA rookies with 34.3 minutes per game…scored 10+ points 30 times, 20+ points 23 times, 30+ points four times and 40+ points once…led Clippers in scoring a team-high 29 time while leading in assists seven times, steals 16 times, blocks eight times and minutes a team-high 24 times…1/23/09 vs. Oklahoma City, scored a Clippers season-high and then rookie record 41 points, the only Clippers player to score 40+ points in a game that season and the most points scored by any rookie in the NBA that season...1/4/09 vs. Detroit, scored 31 points (9-21 FG, 12-12 FT)…1/6/09 at Dallas, tallied 32 points (9-18 FG, 13-15 FT) and six assists…2/11/09 vs. New York, tallied 30 points (10-16 FG, 4-8 3PT, 6-8 FT) and five assists in 43:15. College (Indiana University 2007-08): An early entry NBA Draft candidate following his freshman year…earned Second Team All-America Honors from the NABC and Third Team honors from The Associated Press…named Big Ten Freshman of the Year…earned unanimous First Team All-Conference honors from media and league coaches…honoree on the All-Big Ten freshman team…finalist for Naismith and Wooden Awards…earned National All-Freshman Team honors from Sporting News…USBWA All-District V selection…named second team All-America by Sports Illustrated…CBSSports.com First Team All-American and First Team Freshman All-American…named second team All-America by Sports Illustrated…led Big Ten in scoring (20.9 points), ranked fifth in free throw percentage (.834), 10th in steals (1.3 spg)…set Indiana and Big Ten freshman record for total points scored (669), breaking the old mark held by Michael Redd of Ohio State in 1998…that total was the 10th highest overall in IU single season history…became the first freshman to average more than 20 points per game and first Hoosier overall since Brian Evans averaged 21.2 in 1996…231 free throws made was the third highest single season total in school history and his 277 attempts ranked fourth…his 70 three-point field goals made were the eighth most in a season in Hoosier history…scored 20 or more points 19 times and topped the 30-point mark three times. |
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Member of 2010 Team USA squad that won the Gold Medal at 2010 FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey…in nine games played for Team USA, averaged 8.6 points while finishing second on the team in three-pointers made (19) and second on the team in three-point percentage (.452, 19-42 3FG), helping the United States finish a perfect 9-0 en route to winning the Gold Medal…named 2007 Gatorade National Male Athlete of the Year…earned selection to McDonald’s All-American Team and also participated in Jordan Brand All-American Classic…named Indiana Mr. Basketball as a senior after he averaged 29 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists as a in his final year at North Central High School in Indianapolis…2007 graduate of Indianapolis North Central High School named Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year and a Jordan Brand All-American…averaged 29 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists…shot 57.0% from the field, 46.2% from three-point range and 88.1% from the line…attended the Adidas Basketball Experience in New Orleans…son of Eric and Denise Gordon. |
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