- Ben's career high for blocks is 2
- Ben's career high free throw attempts is 21
- Ben was Selected to play in the 2005 got milk? Rookie Challenge
- Ben's offical myspace page is http://www.myspace.com/ben_gordon7
- Gordon won the Eastern conference Rookie of the Month 3 times in 2004-05
- Gordon is referred by Bulls radio announcer Bill Wennington as BenGo.
- Gordon: I would say I made a name for myself my sophomore year of high school. I went to the Five-Star Basketball Camp and just killed everybody out there. I went there unknown and came back with a buzz.
- in 2005, he won the sixth man award.
- Gordon's team lost to the Heat in the first round of the 2006 NBA Playoffs.
- Gordon signed to a $10,830,600 contract with the Bulls.
- Gordon is third in assists on his team.
- Gordon is the number one scorer on his team.
- Gordon is a shooting guard/point guard.
- Some people have heralded him as Ben Jordan, referencing to Michael Jordan.
- In his first season He had the second most double-digit fourth quarter point performances in the NBA behind LeBron James.
- His nicknames are: Heir Gordon
Mr. Fourth-Quarter
Big Ben
Gentle Ben
Commissioner Gordon
Madison Square Gordon
The Closer
Air Gordon
- Gordon has 128 steals in his career.
- Gordon has made 300 three pointers for his career.
- Gordon has 2584 points for his career.
- For the '05/'06 season, Ben Gordon averaged 2.7 rebounds per game.
- for the '05/'06 season, Ben Gordon averaged 3 assists per game.
- Ben Gordons career high in minutes played is 48.
- Ben Gordons career high in steals is 4.
- Ben Gordons career high in field goals made is 14.
- Ben Gordons career high in made free throws is 19.
- Ben Gordons career high in defensive rebounds is 8.
- Ben Gordons career high in offensive rebounds is 3.
- Ben Gordons career high in assists is 7.
- Gordons career high in blocks is 1.
- Gordon: Those were big plays for us, because at the time we were struggling. They were really making a thrust defensively and offensively.
- Gordon: If I can continue to play like this and help my team win, that's what I'll continue to do. We made defensive plays when we weren't scoring, and held them off (during the fourth quarter).
- Gordon: This is definitely a game where we can win and where we'd be making a very bad mistake if we don't come out and do the necessary things to win. This is a tough road trip, and the games you can win, you definitely have to get.
- Gordon: Both teams were tired, playing through exhaustion.
- Gordon: I was struggling a little bit in the second half, but then I just tried to take over in the fourth quarter and get my team going. Fortunately I was able to knock down some big shots.
- Gordon: He's been playing like himself. We've been waiting for that all season.
- Gordon: I just realize I'm getting a lot of this stuff because of the work I'm putting in. I know it's not by mistake or accident. It has to do with the kind of energy I put into my game. Good things happen when you put work into things.
- Gordon: They're going to be smart enough to eventually induct Coach Calhoun. He's won two championships.
- Gordon: I really didn't know what to expect because it was all new to me. But as I went through it all, I understood what people were looking for.
- Gordon: We took that to heart. John doesn't talk very often, but when he does, we try our best to listen. C-Du, he really listened to what John was saying, and he wouldn't stand down.
- Gordon: I had four seconds this time as opposed to the 2 1/2 I had last time. I just tried to get into my rhythm and get a good shot up.
- Gordon: We were 5-10 before this game, and that's just unacceptable at home. We have to turn that around and try to get a streak going.
- Gordon: I think it's going to be an adjustment for a lot of players. I saw some things about jewelry. That's a big fad for younger guys in the league.
- Gordon: He brings a big man who can shoot from the perimeter, and that's going to help us a lot. I think he's going to be a big part of our success this year.
- Ben Gordon finished sixth in school history in scoring (1,795 points) and finished first in school history with 242 3FG.
- In his collegiate career, he never missed a game and appeared in 106 straight games.
- During his junior year at UConn, he started all 39 games and posted a team-best 18.5 ppg (50th in NCAA), 4.7 rpg, 4.5 apg and 1.36 spg in a team-high 34.5 mpg, helping lead his school to the 2004 NCAA Championship.
- Ben Gordon was elected to the 2004/05 All-Rookie First Team
- Ben Gordon was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year for the 2004/05 season.
- Ben Gordon was named to 2006 Sophomore Team T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.
- Ranks #12 in the NBA in Three-Point Field Goals Made(166)
- Ben Gordon's career high points scored is 39
- for the '05/'06 season, shot 43% from the 3 point line.
- Ben Gordon was the 3rd overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft.
- Gordon: It's a very painful loss. We just weren't able to make the plays we needed to down the stretch. It's just really frustrating. We're losing these games because of one or two possessions.
- Gordon: It was a real tough loss. Every game is like a must-win for us right now. We're having a bad losing streak, and we need to get ourselves out of it before we get back to Chicago.
- Gordon: When we commit too many foolish fouls, it slows the game. That helps the other team get in a groove.
- Gordon: I knew it was good. Any time I get in those situations, I just tell myself, 'I'm going to make this shot.' When it left my hand, I had no doubt it was going to go in.
- Gordon: Some of the players just brain-locked out there.
- Gordon: I didn't notice them stepping up the defensive pressure. I just noticed my missing shots.
- Gordon: You can't avoid the things that come along with being a basketball player. I want to carry the torch until somebody else comes along. I know there's a lot of kids who look up to me. And it's good when they're able to come out here because when I was growing up, I didn't have a chance to meet anybody famous from Mount Vernon. I just read about people from the community who were successful.
- Gordon: It's no doubt in my mind I can be a starter, but that's not my role. It wasn't our scoring that got us there. We didn't have any all-stars. It was our defensive intensity. That's the key to this team being successful. You got to continue to do that and we can be good as last year and maybe better.
- Gordon: Other people may be surprised, but I always thought I should go No. 1.
- Ben Gordon is 22 years old.
- Ben Gordon was born in London England.
- Ben Gordon shoots right handed.
- Ben Gordon has an official website. It is: www.bengordon.com
- in 2006, against the Washington Wizards, Ben Gordon shot 9 for 9 from the three-point line.
- for the '05-'06 regular season, Ben Gordon averaged 16.8 points per game.
- Ben Gordon's position is Guard.
- Ben Gordon is 6 feet 3 inches tall.
- Ben Gordon weighs 200 lbs.
- Ben Gordon wears #7
- Gordon: Other people may be surprised, but I always thought I should go No. 1.
- Gordon: We just didn't get the job done.
- Gordon: We just didn't get the job done.
- Gordon: I would say I made a name for myself my sophomore year of high school. I went to the Five-Star Basketball Camp and just killed everybody out there. I went there unknown and came back with a buzz.
- Gordon: I had a lot of good games in the Garden, whether it was high school or the NBA, but the biggest was during the Big East Tournment in 2004.
- Gordon: I had a lot of good games in the Garden, whether it was high school or the NBA, but the biggest was during the Big East Tournment in 2004.
- Gordon: In high school, I was always in competition with Jules (Denver Nugget Julius Hodge). Whatever he did one game, I would try to outdo the next game. That’s that competitive nature I was talking about. Being from New York you always want to be the best. Some people hate because where out there trying to be the best, but it is what it is.
- Gordon: Chicago. Definitely. They’re sort of like New York with the tough play. Just being in that city over the past year, I got see Chicago differently and how they play. They’re definitely putting themselves out there.
- Gordon: Well being from New York, players like me, we get that competitive nature in us. You have got to be tough mentally and physically. I think New York players first don’t want to be embarassed on the court. So if you don’t want dudes to embarrass you, you’re gonna go hard.
- Gordon: Things just didn't happen.
- Gordon: Nocioni is our best player.
- Ben Gordon: I thought that I got pushed. I couldn't quite grasp the ball. I think that a foul would have been the right call.
- Ben Gordon: We took our bumps early. Some games when you're down, you're like, 'Uh, oh,' you get nervous. I don't know about the rest of the team, but I felt like I just knew we were going to win.
- Ben Gordon: It's frustrating, but what are you going to do? There's no doubt about it in my mind, we can turn it around. We have a great bunch of guys. We just need to continue to grind it out.
- Ben Gordon: We had a lot of energy to start the game, but then we just leveled off. We fought all the way to the end, but just couldn't get the win.
- Ben Gordon: I think both the team and I have a good flow going on offense the last two nights. Hopefully we can sustain it.
- Ben Gordon: I got off to a good start. Then I got plagued by foul trouble, and it kind of busted up my rhythm.
- Ben Gordon: Right now I'm trying to get to the level I was playing at last season when I should be at a level two times that. This year I'm struggling. So far I haven't been having the success I pretty much envisioned for myself over the summer. But I'm trying to be patient. It's all I can do. It's a long season.
- Ben Gordon: We had mental lapses all over the place.
- Ben Gordon: It's hard to get the ball to fall when everyone's all on you.
- Ben Gordon: Kirk is our catalyst, offensively and defensively. When you lose Kirk, you're taking a lot of intangibles, things he brings to the game.
- Ben Gordon: They're a little experienced at this. I don't think they need encouragement from us.
- Ben Gordon: We're all basketball players, so we're used to wearing sneakers and being comfortable on our feet. That's the only one I didn't agree with.
