Larry Gordon (basketball)

Larry Gordon
No. 23 – Gießen 46ers
Position Small forward
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1987-04-18) April 18, 1987
Pomona, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Montclair (Montclair, California)
College Cal Poly Pomona (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Landstede Basketbal
2010–2012 Kapfenberg Bulls
2012–2015 Phoenix Hagen
2015–2016 Eisbären Bremerhaven
2016 Busan KT Sonicboom
2016–2017 SC Rasta Vechta
2017–2018 BC Astana
2018–present Gießen 46ers
Career highlights and awards

Larry Gordon (born April 18, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Gießen 46ers of the German Basketball Bundesliga.

College career

He is a graduate of the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, getting his Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise Science. He also played his collegiate career at Cal Poly Pomona from 2005 to 2009, earnings several honors. Became the first freshman Men's Basketball player to receive Freshman of the year honors in 2005-2006 season.

He is currently the All-Time Leading Rebounder in school history as well as the 2nd All-Time leading scorer is school history. During his senior year, he led his team to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship Game for the first time in school history and was named an NABC All-American to become just the 4th All-American in Men's Basketball. He was also named Player of the Year of the CCAA an NCAA Division II Conference and West Region MVP.[1]

Professional career

In the Fall of 2008 he started off his rookie season in the Netherlands playing in the top Dutch Basketball League for Landstede Basketbal and averaged 14 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. He then played two seasons (2010-2012) in tho top league in Austria in the Austrian Bundesliga for Kapfenberg Bulls and averaged 14.7 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. In the season 2010-2011 he helped the Kapfenberg Bulls make the playoffs but their season ended in the first round. He also recorded a career 22 rebounds in a single game which highlighted his season. 2011-2012 season he again helped the Kapfenberg Bulls make playoffs and the season ended in the semi finals, losing the series 3-2 in a best of five.

The summer of 2012 Gordon signed with German Club Phoenix Hagen were he played 3 consecutive seasons. 2012-2013 He averaged 12.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while helping Hagen make the playoffs. He also participated in the Three Point Contest during German All Day for his exceptional shooting from behind the arc. Season 2013-2014 was his best season in Germany with him averaging 15.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Gordon led the German BBl in Rebounding this season. He was also selected as an All Star this season for his exceptional play and for the Dunk Contest for his high flying ability during this season. In his last season with Hagen, 2014-2015, Gordon averaged 14 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.

On August 3, 2015, Gordon signed with German club Eisbären Bremerhaven for the 2015–16 season.[2]. Gordon had a decent year averaging 10 points and 5 rebounds per game.

The 2016–17 season Gordon started in South Korea with Busan KT Sonicboom, but on December 30, 2016, he returned to Germany and signed with SC Rasta Vechta.[3]. During his time in Korea, Gordon averaged 14.8 points and 6 rebounds per game. In Vechta, Gordon had a sub par half season averaging 6.5 points and 3 rebounds per game.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Gordon played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Challenge ALS. He competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for Team Challenge ALS, he averaged 4.2 rebounds per game. Gordon helped take the sixth-seeded Team Challenge ALS to the Championship Game of the tournament, where they lost in a close game to Overseas Elite 86-83. [4]

References

  1. ↑ CCAA 2008-2009 SEASON RESULTS
  2. ↑ "Eisbaren-Bremerhaven add Larry Gordon". Sportando. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  3. ↑ "ALLSTAR Larry Gordon verstärkt RASTA Vechta". rasta-vechta.de (in German). December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
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