Ben Gordon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ben Gordon
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 4, 1983(1983-04-04)
Age	41
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aries

Ben Gordon Biography

Ben Gordon is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on April 4, 1983 in London, England, United Kingdom. NBA shooting guard, known by his 3-point shot became the first rookie player to ever receive the sixth Man of the Year award in 2005, as a player of the Chicago Bulls.

He played with the legendary He was teammates with the great Derrick Rose for a season on the Chicago Bulls. for an entire season with the Chicago Bulls.

Between Michael Jordan’s departure in 1998 and Gordon’s arrival in 2004, the Bulls did not win more than 30 games in a single season. In his rookie year, Gordon helped lead a turnaround from a 3–14 start to finish 47–35 and secure the fourth seed in the playoffs. He averaged 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while playing 24.2 minutes per game. Gordon also finished with 21 double-digit fourth-quarter-point performances, second to only LeBron James’s 22 in the NBA. In their first playoff appearance in the post-Jordan era, the Bulls (without Luol Deng) lost to the Washington Wizards in six games. After the season, Gordon became the first rookie in league history to be awarded the NBA Sixth Man Award. Gordon was also the NBA’s Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month 3 times (January through to March), and was also voted onto the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

Gordon was born in London, England to Jamaican parents. He moved to the United States as an infant, and grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. Gordon played high school basketball for the Mount Vernon Knights, and helped lead the team to the 2000 New York State Public and Federation Championships. Gordon was an All-State player at Mount Vernon and a top-40 national recruit. He was heavily recruited by Seton Hall, but decided to attend UConn.

The man was born in London to Jamaican parents, however, the family settled in Mount Vernon, New York.

Ben Gordon Net Worth

Ben Gordon is one of the richest Basketball Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ben Gordon 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He enjoyed a prestigious academic career while at his alma mater, the University of Connecticut, winning an NCAA Championship with the team in 2004 prior to being selected third overall by the Bulls in the NBA Draft.

In January, 2010 while a part of the Detroit Pistons, he scored the 10 millionth point in NBA history.

Benjamin Ashenafi Gordon MBE (born April 4, 1983) is a British-American former professional basketball player. Gordon played for 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and he played college basketball for the University of Connecticut, where he won a national championship in 2004.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ben Gordon Dating?

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On April 14, 2006, in a Bulls win over the Washington Wizards, Gordon tied the record for the most consecutive three-pointers made in a game with 9. The Bulls returned to the playoffs but were again eliminated in the first round in six games; this time they lost to the Miami Heat, who went on to win the NBA Championship.

Facts & Trivia

Ben Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Ben Gordon celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.

Gordon’s third season marked a giant step forward for himself and the Bulls. He adjusted to becoming the team’s starting shooting guard, averaging 21.4 points on near-46% shooting in 33 minutes per game. Chicago rebounded from a 3–9 start to finish 49–33. On March 4, 2007, Gordon established a career-high 48 points, leading a miraculous comeback effort to win 126–121 in overtime against the Milwaukee Bucks. In the first round of the playoffs the Bulls again faced the Heat, but this time won the series in four games, becoming the first team in NBA history to sweep the defending champions in the first round. They lost to the Detroit Pistons in the second round, but were able to force the series to six games after initially falling behind 3–0.

What year did Ben Gordon retire?

What’s more, he ranked second in career three point field goals for the Chicago Bulls, coming right after Kirk Hinrich. Ben’s NBA career ended after the 2014-2015 season.

How old is Ben Gordon?

39 years (April 4, 1983)

How tall is Ben Gordon?

6′ 3″

Is Ben Gordon good?

For the most part, Ben Gordon is still good at what he was good at his rookie season. He shoots 40 percent from long range, he is a great foul shooter, and he can get as hot as anyone on any given night at any single moment. Defensively, Gordon is undersized as a shooting guard.