Lancaster Gordon Explained

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]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. 1991-92 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 269
  2. Web site: Lancaster Gordon (2006) - Athletics Hall of Fame.