Lancaster Gordon | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 185 |
Birth Date: | 24 June 1962 |
Birth Place: | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
High School: | Jim Hill (Jackson, Mississippi) |
College: | Louisville (1980–1984) |
Draft Year: | 1984 |
Draft Round: | 1 |
Draft Pick: | 8 |
Draft Team: | Los Angeles Clippers |
Career Number: | 4 |
Career Position: | Point guard / shooting guard |
Career Start: | 1984 |
Career End: | 1991 |
Years1: | – |
Team1: | Los Angeles Clippers |
Years2: | 1988–1989 |
Team2: | Pensacola Tornados |
Years3: | 1989–1990 |
Team3: | La Crosse Catbirds |
Years4: | 1990–1991 |
Team4: | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
Lancaster Gordon (born June 24, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (8th pick overall) of the 1984 NBA draft. A 6'3" guard from the University of Louisville, Gordon was selected as the Most Valuable Player in the 1983 NCAA Mideast Regional, and went on to play four NBA seasons for the Clippers from 1984 to 1988. In his career, Gordon played in 201 games and scored a total of 1,125 points. Gordon also played parts of three seasons in the Continental Basketball Association from 1988 to 1991. He averaged 8.2 points per game in 39 games for the Pensacola Tornados, La Crosse Catbirds and Sioux Falls Skyforce.[1]
Gordon is a member of the University of Louisville Athletics Hall of Fame.[2]
|-| align="left" | 1984–85| align="left" | L.A. Clippers| 63 || 1 || 10.8 || .383 || .222 || .755 || 1.0 || 1.4 || .5 || .1 || 4.1|-| align="left" | 1985–86| align="left" | L.A. Clippers| 60 || 1 || 11.7 || .377 || .250 || .804 || 1.1 || 1.0 || .6 || .2 || 5.2|-| align="left" | 1986–87| align="left" | L.A. Clippers| 70 || 4 || 16.1 || .406 || .292 || .737 || 1.8 || 2.0 || .9 || .2 || 7.5|-| align="left" | 1987–88| align="left" | L.A. Clippers| 8 || 0 || 8.1 || .355 || .000 || 1.000 || 0.5 || 0.9 || .1 || .3 || 3.5|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | | 201 || 6 || 12.8 || .391 || .271 || .767 || 1.3 || 1.5 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 5.6