Ben Gordon

Stats (per game): 18.5 points / 4.7 rebounds / 4.5 assists

Notes: 2004 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team. Named First Team All-Big East. MVP Big East Tournament, MVP NCAA Phoenix Regional. Ranks as the sixth all-time leading scorer in Connecticut history (1,795 points). Is the school’s all-time leader with 242 three-point goals made and ranks second in career three-point shooting percentage at 42.3 percent.

The Skinny:
Quick and very athletic combo guard is a scoring guard with the skills to play the point in a pinch. He has a good stroke to long range on his jump shot and can score off the dribble and penetrate to the basket. He’s a capable ball-handler and passer who has improved at both, moves well without the ball and can score on jumpers coming off picks. He’s bouncy and can get to the foul line, and he makes a good percentage of his free throws. His defense has not improved much from when he was a freshman, when it looked like he would be one of the better defenders, but the tools to be a great defender are still there. The down side is his size; at 6’3″ he is smaller than most shooting guards, and whether he can be a full-time point guard is a question mark.

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