Wesley Gordon | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lb: | 220 |
League: | PLK |
Team: | Spójnia Stargard |
Number: | 24 |
Nationality: | American |
Birth Date: | 14 July 1994 |
Birth Place: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Highschool: | Sierra (Colorado Springs, Colorado) |
College: | Colorado (2012–2017) |
Draft Year: | 2017 |
Career Start: | 2017 |
Years1: | 2017–2018 |
Team1: | Panthers Fürstenfeld |
Years2: | 2018–2019 |
Team2: | Soproni KC |
Years3: | 2019–2020 |
Team3: | Rethymno Cretan Kings |
Years4: | 2020 |
Team4: | ESSM Le Portel |
Years5: | 2020–2021 |
Team5: | Larisa |
Years6: | 2021–2022 |
Team6: | Körmend |
Years7: | 2022–2023 |
Team7: | Trefl Sopot |
Years8: | 2023–present |
Team8: | Spójnia Stargard |
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Wesley Gordon (born July 14, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for Colorado Buffaloes from 2012 until 2017. Gordon entered the 2017 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
Gordon attended Sierra High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As a senior, he led Sierra to the state title game, falling to Josh Scott-led Lewis-Palmer High School. Gordon signed with Colorado out of high school.[1]
Gordon played four seasons with Colorado Buffaloes, where he averaged 6.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.6 blocks per game. He redshirted his freshman year before averaging 5.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a redshirt freshman.[2] He was the second player in the history of his university to achieve more than 200 caps, achieving 204, only being behind by David Harrison, who achieved 225 between 2001 and 2004.[3] It is also the eighth-best mark in the history of the Pac-12 Conference.
After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Gordon signed with the Austrian club Panthers Fürstenfeld in October 2017.[3] During his first season, he led the league in blocks and was one of the top rebounders of the league.[4]
For the next season, he joined Soproni KC of the Hungarian League.[5] He led the league in both blocks and rebounds per game.
On July 9, 2019, Gordon joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League.[6] He averaged 8.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.
On July 9, 2020, Gordon signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A.[7]
On July 22, 2022, he has signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League.[8]
On July 13, 2023, he signed with Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[9]