Jamont Gordon
Gordon at PBL All-Star Game.
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| No. 44 – Partizan NIS Belgrade | |
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League |
ABA League Basketball League of Serbia Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 16, 1987 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) |
| College | Mississippi State (2005–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 2009–2010 | Cibona Zagreb |
| 2010–2012 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2012–2014 | Galatasaray Liv Hospital |
| 2015 | Tofaş |
| 2017–present | Partizan |
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Jamont Gordon (born March 16, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Partizan Belgrade of the ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia. He played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. At Glencliff Comprehensive High School, Gordon was named 2004 TSSAA class 3A Mr. Basketball. He plays the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Jamont was heavily recruited coming out of high school, being rated as high as 16th in the nation by Rivals.com He was named a second-team Parade All-American while at the basketball elite Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia after previously attending Glencliff Complex High School in Nashville, Tennessee. Jamont's college decision came down to the University of Tennessee and Mississippi State University.
In his freshman season, he paced the Mississippi State Bulldogs in both scoring (13.8 ppg) and assists (4.3 apg). In addition to being a Freshman All-American by various publications, he was also a unanimous All-SEC Freshman selection in 2006.
As a sophomore, Jamont became the starting point forward and led the team in scoring (16.0 ppg), rebounding (7.1 rpg) and assists (5.3). He was named to the AP All-SEC second team as well as the Coaches ALL-SEC first team.
After his sophomore season, Jamont declared for the 2007 NBA Draft only to withdraw a week later. He was projected as an early second-round draft pick for the 2008 NBA Draft. Gordon is unusually large for a point guard, standing 6 feet 4 inches, and weighing 230 lbs. His muscular build allows him to grab many more rebounds than the average point guard.
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