Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric Gordon
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 25, 1988(1988-12-25)
Age	36
Birthplace	Indianapolis
Country	United States
Birth City	Indiana
Horoscope	Capricorn

Eric Gordon Biography

Eric Gordon is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on December 25, 1988 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. NBA guard who began his career with the Los Angeles Clippers before a trade sent him to the New Orleans Hornets in 2011. He signed with the Houston Rockets in 2016 and won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award and the NBA Three-Point Contest in 2017.

The Hornets paired him with former Kentucky star Anthony Davis after selecting Davis first overall in the 2012 NBA Draft.

On November 30, 2005, Gordon made a verbal commitment to play basketball for Weber at Illinois, despite overtures from Duke, Arizona and Notre Dame. Gordon and his family cited their comfort with Weber, the relative distance to the Illinois campus from their Indianapolis home, and the success of former Illini guards Deron Williams and Luther Head in the NBA as reasons for their decision.

In 2005 as a sophomore in high school, Gordon made an early unofficial verbal commitment to Bruce Weber, who had somewhat recently replaced Bill Self as the University of Illinois’s head coach when Self left to accept the head coaching position at Kansas.

His younger brother Evan Gordon played for the Indiana Hoosiers college basketball team as well.

Eric Gordon Net Worth

Eric Gordon is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Gordon 's net worth $14 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2007, playing at North Central High School in Indiana. Rivals ranked him behind only Michael Beasley.

In 2011, he was traded to New Orleans in a deal that sent star point guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Eric Ambrose Gordon Jr. (born December 25, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named “Mr. Basketball” of Indiana during his senior year while playing at North Central High School. He is known, in part, as the subject of a recruiting competition between the University of Illinois and Indiana University in the spring and summer of 2006; because of Gordon’s talent and high level of play that year, his recruitment was the subject of media coverage.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Eric Gordon Dating?

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Gordon attended Fox Hill Elementary School, down the street from his childhood home. He then attended Northview Middle School and North Central High School, where he played varsity basketball all four years. North Central’s 2007 game against Loyola Academy of Wilmette, Illinois, attended by Michael Jordan, was aired on ESPN. He scored a record high of 43 points that night. He later went on to score 50 points twice during the season. He led North Central to the Indiana 4A title game his senior year. They fell to E’Twaun Moore, Angel Garcia and East Chicago Central. Gordon averaged 29 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting 57.0% from the field, 77.9% from the free-throw line, and 46.2% from three-point range. He was named Indiana’s “Mr. Basketball” for 2007 as well as a McDonald’s All-American. Gordon was a teammate of Greg Oden in Indiana AAU ball. Rivals.com ranked him the nation’s

2 high school prospect in the class of 2007, behind Michael Beasley.

Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eric Gordon celebrates birthday on December 25 of every year.

Gordon announced on April 4, 2008 at 4:00pm at the Jewish Community Center that he would enter the 2008 NBA draft. ESPN analyst Chad Ford ranked Gordon as one of the top ten players in this draft class. He was drafted with the seventh pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Gordon scored 23 points in his first NBA Summer League game in the Las Vegas summer league on the campus of UNLV. Gordon played in two summer league games where he averaged 19 points and 6.5 rebounds. Gordon injured his hamstring July 12 against the Charlotte Bobcats. It was confirmed on July 13, 2008 by the Clippers that Gordon would miss the rest of summer league due to a strained left hamstring.

Has Eric Gordon been an All Star?

Gordon participated in the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend.

Is Eric Gordon injured?

Ruled out for season Gordon (groin/rest) has been ruled out for the rest of the season, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports.

How old is Eric Gordon?

33 years (December 25, 1988)

Did the Rockets trade Eric Gordon?

Rockets Almost Traded Eric Gordon to 76ers , Rejected 1st-Round Pick Offers. The Rockets nearly traded Eric Gordon to the 76ers, but plenty of other NBA teams have been motivated in their pursuit. The Houston Rockets are focused on the long-term future with an emphasis on building through the NBA Draft.

How much does Eric Gordon make?

12.39 million USD (2016)