Jamon Gordon Season 2005-06

22 - Jamon GordonPosition: Guard
Class: Junior
Height: 6' 3"

Weight: 200 lbs.

High School: Andrew Jackson
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.

Returning two-year starter at guard for the Hokies ... Tough player who fits the Virginia Tech system very well ... Perhaps the most multi-dimensional guard in the ACC ... Led the BIG EAST in steals as a freshman and finished second in the ACC in steals as a sophomore ... One of the top defensive players in the country ... Emotional player who can spark a team in many ways ... Excellent rebounder from the back court ... Improving shooter who penetrates well ... Has worked hard during the off-season to get stronger ... Tremendous desire and competitiveness ... Wants to be the best and compete with the best.

2004-05: Named to the ACC All-Defensive team ... Honorable mention All-State by VaSID ... Started 29 games for the Hokies this season ... Led the team in assists and steals and was second in rebounding and fourth in scoring ... Played 29 minutes in season opener versus Loyola ... Had a career-high nine assists ... Totaled four points in the game ... Tied his career-high with nine assists against Maryland-Eastern Shore ... Tied a career-high with four three-pointers against William & Mary ... Scored a game-high 20 points in 30 minutes against the Tribe ... Totaled 12 points and six rebounds at VMI ... Scored 10 points at St. John's ... Had seven rebounds and six assists in the same game ... Missed the JMU game due to a death in the family ... Recorded nine points and pulled down five rebounds against North Carolina ... Had 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists against Western Michigan ... Tallied 10 points and grabbed six rebounds against Mississippi State ... Netted nine points and had five assists at Florida State ... Had a career high four blocks against Bethune-Cookman ... Tied a career high with nine assists in the same game, while adding 14 points ... Totaled 14 points and five rebounds in the win against Clemson ... Added three steals in the same game ... Had nine points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win over NC State ... Scored eight points and had five rebounds and five assists in the win at #12 Georgia Tech ... Had 10 points and dished out eight assists while playing the entire game in the win over Virginia ... Hit five-of-six shots from the floor for 11 points in the win at Miami ... Scored a then career-high 22 points against Wake Forest ... Dished out seven assists at Maryland ... Tallied 10 points and 6 rebounds in the same game ... Scored 17 points in 39 minutes of action in the win over #7 Duke ... Totaled 13 points and seven assists in the win over Miami ... Netted nine points and pulled down seven rebounds at NC State ... Tied his career-high of nine rebounds at Clemson ... Set a career-high with 23 points in the win over Maryland ... Had 11 points and three assists against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament ... Totaled eight points, seven boards and four steals in the NIT win over Temple ... Netted 16 points in the second round of the NIT at Memphis.

2003-04: Started the first 11 games for the Hokies ... Missed the first five conference games following surgery to repair a torn meniscus in the right knee ... Returned to action in the loss to Connecticut ... Started the final 12 games of the season ... Third on the team in scoring ... Named the BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the Week for his 20-point, six-rebound, five-assist, four-steal performance in the season-opening win over New Hampshire, his first collegiate start ... Scored 15 points, with seven rebounds and six assists in the loss at Virginia ... Had one of the top Hokie freshman performances in recent history with 12 points, eight rebounds, seven steals and six assists in the win over Morgan State ... The seven steals was one off the Tech school record of eight steals ... Scored 18 points and recorded a career-high with nine rebounds and a then career-high seven assists in the overtime loss to Old Dominion ... Had seven rebounds and six assists in the loss at Ohio State ... Scored 11 points, with four steals and a then career-high eight assists in the win over VMI ... Had six assists in the win over Radford ... Scored 11 points and had seven rebounds and three assists in the win at Towson ... Tied a Virginia Tech record with eight steals in the win over William & Mary, also tied a career-high with nine rebounds ... In his return to action, Gordon had five points, an assist and a steal in the loss to Connecticut ... Returned to the starting line-up at Syracuse, leading the team with a career-high 21 points ... Scored 12 points and dished out seven assists in the win over Providence ... Had 11 points, five rebounds and three steals in the win over Georgetown ... Had 12 points, six assists and three steals in the loss at Villanova ... Had five assists in the win over St. John's ... Scored 17 points and had five assists in the win over Rutgers ... Had four assists in the win at Georgetown ... Led the team with five assists and five steals in the win over Rutgers in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament ... Led the Hokies with 14 points and six assists in the loss to Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament ... Had 95 assists in his last 20 games.

High School: Played four seasons and earned three varsity letters for Coach Jackie Simmons at Andrew Jackson H.S. ... Three-time all-city selection ... All-state as a junior and senior ... Scored 38 points against Meridian H.S., and 33 points versus nationally ranked St. Raymond H.S., of the Bronx, N.Y. ... All-tournament in the City of Palms Classic ... Led the state of Florida in steals as a junior and senior, also had the most steals (4) in the state final as a senior.

Personal: Jamon Gordon ... Born July 18, 1984, in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Son of Victrina Lucas ... Has an older sister, Jamie ... Majoring in sociology.

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