2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jamont Gordon
- Position:
- G/F
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School/Previous School:
- Oak Hill Academy [VA]
Preseason all-America candidate and consensus first-team all-SEC standout for the Bulldogs... Junior southpaw is rated in the preseason as the nation’s top point guard in Rivals.com’s power rankings and second-best shooting guard nationally by Lindy’s magazine... Ranked as the SEC’s best athlete and best penetrator by Sporting News Yearbooks... Also tabbed as a third-team all-American by Athlon’s preseason publication and Collegehoops.net... Reigning first-team all-SEC performer hails as the league’s No. 2-leading returning scorer (behind Tennessee’s Chris Lofton) and third-leading returning rebounder... Enters his junior campaign 26 points shy of the 1,000-point mark for his career... Also begins 2007-08 ranked ninth on the school’s all-time list with 316 career assists... Averaging 15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists per contest while having started all 65 games of his MSU career... Has scored in double figures in 57 of his 65 career MState outings... Owns 10 career double-doubles, including just the second recorded triple-double in school history last season against Vanderbilt... Through his first two collegiate seasons has been the team’s top scorer (or co-leader) 29 times, leading rebounder 27 times and club leader in assists 49 times... Nashville native was previously rated as high as 16th nationally among RivalsHoops.com’s Top 150 senior player rankings while starring at powerhouse Oak Hill Academy in Virginia.
2006-07:
Led the Bulldogs and ranked among the SEC’s top 10 leaders in scoring (16.0 ppg; 7th in SEC), rebounding (7.1 rpg; 9th) and assists (5.3 apg; 2nd) as a sophomore... Ranked as the only NCAA Division I player to average 16.0+ points, 7.0+ rebounds and 5.0+ assists per game on the year... Averaged 16.3 points (5th in SEC), 6.9 rebounds (8th) and 5.2 assists (3rd) an outing during regular-season conference competition... Rated as the only underclassman to make the 2006-07 Coaches All-SEC First Team... Selected to The Associated Press All-SEC Second Team, while also being named to the Rivals.com All-America Third Team... Finalist for the Cellular South Howell Trophy to honor Mississippi’s top collegiate players... Ranked among the top 15 leaders in nine of the 13 statistical categories officially tracked by the SEC... Recorded six double-doubles on the season, including the second recorded triple-double in school history with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in home win over No. 17 and NCAA Sweet 16-bound Vanderbilt... Previously missed a triple-double by one assist in SEC season opener at Tennessee with 25 points, 11 boards and nine assists against the Vols... Scored in twin digits in 31 of 35 contests on the year, including nine 20-point efforts... Tallied a career-high 27 points and added nine rebounds at Alabama... Had 26 points and 11 caroms in thrilling quarterfinal-round SEC Tournament victory over Kentucky, including hitting the game-tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation to send the contest into overtime... Named to the MasterCard NIT All-Tournament Team after averaging 16.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 8.5 assists in four games... Approached another triple-double with 18 points (8-12 FGs), nine rebounds and eight assists in first-round NIT win over Mississippi Valley State... Followed with 20 points (7-12 FGs & 3-5 treys) and a career best-tying 10 assists in second round versus Bradley... Reached double figures in rebounds six times and assists twice during the campaign... Greatly improved his ball-handling efficiency numbers over the last half of the season with an impressive 2.3:1 assist/turnover ratio over the final 18 games... His 187 assists rank sixth on MSU’s all-time single-season chart, while his 561 points stand ninth... Also topped the Bulldogs in steals (46), minutes played (32.3 mins/gm) and charges taken (16) on the season.
2005-06:
Garnered freshman all-America honors from Rivals.com, CollegeInsider.com and CBSSports-line.com... A unanimous choice to the 2005-06 SEC All-Freshman Team after collecting SEC Freshman of the Week plaudits four times during the season... Averaged 13.8 points (13th in SEC), 6.8 rebounds (10th), 4.3 assists (7th) and 1.1 steals per game overall on the year, including 14.1 points (14th in SEC), 7.5 rebounds (8th), 5.1 assists (2nd) and 1.1 steals per conference contest... Team’s second-leading scorer and No. 2 rebounder (behind all-SEC Charles Rhodes) as a true freshman, while leading the club in assists (129), steals (34) and charges taken (9)... Averaged a team-most 32.9 minutes per outing as a rookie in rating as the lone State player to start all 30 games... The SEC’s leading freshman scorer (10th among NCAA frosh), as well as ranking third in rebounding (14th in NCAA) and second in assists (14th in NCAA)... Rated as MSU’s most prolific freshman scorer since Rickey Brown (1976-77) and top rookie rebounder since Erick Dampier (1993-94)... Set new single-season freshman school standards for assists (129), free throws made (108), free throws attempted (167) and minutes played (988)... Topped the Bulldogs with 26 double-digit scoring games, including 20-point outings in winning efforts against Santa Clara (4-5 treys) and Liberty... Named to the all-tournament team of the San Juan Shootout... Recorded double-doubles on the year against Troy (17 pts & 10 rebs), at home versus LSU (17/13), Georgia (13/12), and during the SEC Tournament versus South Carolina (11/11)... Neared triple-double efforts during the season versus Troy (17 pts/10 rebs/9 asts), at Ole Miss (11/9/9), and at South Carolina (13/8/9).
Named second-team PARADE All-American as a senior after averaging 19.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.8 steals per game for coach Steve Smith at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va... Helped lead the 2004-05 Warriors to a 34-2 record and a No. 1 season-ending national ranking in the USA Today’s Super 25... Named to the 2004-05 EA SPORTS All-American Team... Named MVP after scoring 17 points (7-11 FGs & 2-4 treys) and handing out a game-high six assists in helping lead the United States All-Stars to a 123-97 victory over the Capital All-Stars during the 2005 Capital Classic played in Fairfax, Va... Concluded his prep career by notching a triple-double (19 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) against Our Savior New American in the season’s last game... Tallied season-high 30 points in early-season win over Bonner Academy and then again late in the 2004-05 campaign against Roanoke Catholic... Averaged 26.5 points in addition to around 16 rebounds, seven assists and three steals per game as a junior for coach Steven Wright at Glencliff High School in Nashville, Tenn... Ranked as the Midstate’s No. 2 scorer in 2003-04 behind former Florida standout Corey Brewer... Tabbed Tennessee’s Class AAA Mr. Basketball for 2003-04 and was an Associated Press first-team all-state selection in leading the 26-7 Colts to a regular-season District 12-AAA championship and Region 6 tournament title.
Jamont DeShan Gordon was born March 16, 1987, in Nashville, Tenn... Seeking his degree in educational psychology... The son of Jovonda Gordon.
