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Lancaster Gordon
Personal information
Born (1962-06-24) June 24, 1962 (age 62)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
High school Jim Hill (Jackson, Mississippi)
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College Louisville (1980–1984)
NBA Draft 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Pro career 1984–1991
Career history
1984–1988 Los Angeles Clippers
1988–1989 Pensacola Tornados
1989–1990 La Crosse Catbirds
1990–1991 Sioux Falls Skyforce

Lancaster Gordon (born June 24, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (8th pick overall) of the 1984 NBA draft. A 6'3" guard from the University of Louisville, 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 and Sioux Falls Skyforce.

Gordon is a member of the University of Louisville Athletics Hall of Fame.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1984–85 L.A. Clippers 63 1 10.8 .383 .222 .755 1.0 1.4 .5 .1 4.1
1985–86 L.A. Clippers 60 1 11.7 .377 .250 .804 1.1 1.0 .6 .2 5.2
1986–87 L.A. Clippers 70 4 16.1 .406 .292 .737 1.8 2.0 .9 .2 7.5
1987–88 L.A. Clippers 8 0 8.1 .355 .000 1.000 0.5 0.9 .1 .3 3.5
Career 201 6 12.8 .391 .271 .767 1.3 1.5 0.6 0.2 5.6

See also

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