- Jamont Gordon
Jamont Gordon (born March 16, 1987 in
Nashville, Tennessee ) is an Americanbasketball player for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. At Glencliff Complex High School, Gordon was namedTSSAA class 3A Mr.Basketball 2004.High school
Jamont was heavily recruited coming out of high school, being rated as high as 16th in the nation by Rivals.com [ [http://mississippistate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=22046 Jamont Gordon] .] He was named a second-team Parade Magazine All-American while at the basketball elite Oak Hill Academy in
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia after previously attending Glencliff Complex High School inNashville, Tennessee . Jamont's college decision came down to theUniversity of Tennessee andMississippi State University .College
In his freshman season, he paced the
Mississippi State Bulldogs in both scoring (13.8 ppg) and assists (4.3 apg). In addition to being a Freshman All-American by various publications, he was also a unanimous All-SEC Freshman selection in 2006.As a sophomore, Jamont became the starting point guard and led the team in scoring (16.0 ppg), rebounding (7.1 rpg) and assists (5.3). He was named to the AP All-SEC second team [ [http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=3&url_article_id=8498&change_well_id=2 AP All-SEC Men's Basketball Team Announced] ] as well as the Coaches ALL-SEC first team. [ [http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/16800/pdf/mbb/mbk_quickfacts_200708.pdf PDF] ]
After his sophomore season, Jamont declared for the
2007 NBA Draft only to withdraw a week later. [ [http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/639434.html Gordon Removes Name From NBA Pool] , April 27, 2007] He was projected as an early second-round draft pick for the2008 NBA Draft . [http://draftexpress.com/]Gordon is unusually large for a point guard, standing 6 feet 4 inches, and weighing 230 lbs. His muscular build allows him to grab many more rebounds than the average point guard.
Professional career
In 2008 Jamont Gordon decided to forgo his senior season at MSU to enter the
2008 NBA draft .On June 26, 2008 Gordon was not selected in the NBA draft. He joined the Philadelphia 76ers summer league team and hired
Mike Conley, Sr. as his agent. He has recently joined the Golden State Warriors Rockie Mountain Revue team.Personal
Jamont also has a proposed group of fans called "Jamoney's Honeys." [http://youtube.com/watch?v=GBpUOlhV4LA]
References
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