Drew Gordon
American basketball player (1990–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the longtime NBA basketball player, see Drew Gooden.
Drew Edward Gordon (July 12, 1990 – May 30, 2024) was an American professional basketball player who was a power forward for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He spent most of his career playing overseas in Europe, but also played domestically in the NBA G League.
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Born | (1990-07-12)July 12, 1990 San Jose, California, U.S. |
Died | May 30, 2024(2024-05-30) (aged 33) Clackamas County, Oregon, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
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High school | Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, California) |
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NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–2023 |
Position | Power forward, center |
Number | 32, 0, 30, 7 |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | Partizan |
2013 | Dinamo Sassari |
2013 | Banvit |
2013–2014 | Dinamo Sassari |
2014 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2014–2015 | Delaware 87ers |
2015–2016 | Champagne Châlons-Reims |
2016–2017 | Lietuvos rytas |
2017–2018 | Zenit |
2018–2019 | Long Island Nets |
2019–2020 | Zielona Góra |
2020–2021 | Avtodor |
2021 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
2021–2022 | Budivelnyk |
2022–2023 | Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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Gordon began his college basketball career with the UCLA Bruins, then transferred during his sophomore year to the New Mexico Lobos. Gordon garnered a number of accolades for his play as the starting center for the Lobos, giving New Mexico a dominating inside presence.[1] He was the older brother of NBA forward Aaron Gordon.[2]