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Lancaster Gordon (born June 24, 1962) is a retired American professional
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player who was selected by the
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in the first round (8th pick overall) of the 1984 NBA draft. A 6'3" guard from the
University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one o ...
, Gordon was selected as the Most Valuable Player in the 1983 NCAA Mideast Regional, and went on to play four NBA seasons for the Clippers from 1984 to 1988. In his career, Gordon played in 201 games and scored a total of 1,125 points. Gordon also played parts of three seasons in the Continental Basketball Association from 1988 to 1991. He averaged 8.2 points per game in 39 games for the Pensacola Tornados,
La Crosse Catbirds The La Crosse Catbirds was an American basketball team based in La Crosse, Wisconsin and member of the Continental Basketball Association. The Catbirds were the 1990 and 1992 CBA champions. The team moved to La Crosse from Louisville in 1985, an ...
and
Sioux Falls Skyforce The Sioux Falls Skyforce are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and are affiliated with the Miami Heat. The team plays their home games in the Sanford Pentagon, a place they have call ...
. Gordon is a member of the University of Louisville Athletics Hall of Fame.


NBA career statistics


Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , 63 , , 1 , , 10.8 , , .383 , , .222 , , .755 , , 1.0 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , .1 , , 4.1 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , 60 , , 1 , , 11.7 , , .377 , , .250 , , .804 , , 1.1 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .2 , , 5.2 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , 70 , , 4 , , 16.1 , , .406 , , .292 , , .737 , , 1.8 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , .2 , , 7.5 , - , align="left" , 1987–88 , align="left" , L.A. Clippers , 8 , , 0 , , 8.1 , , .355 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 0.5 , , 0.9 , , .1 , , .3 , , 3.5 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 201 , , 6 , , 12.8 , , .391 , , .271 , , .767 , , 1.3 , , 1.5 , , 0.6 , , 0.2 , , 5.6


References


External links


Basketballreference.com page
1962 births Living people African-American basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Jackson, Mississippi La Crosse Catbirds players Los Angeles Clippers draft picks Los Angeles Clippers players Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players Pensacola Tornados (1986–1991) players Point guards Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub