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Isaac Gordon
20  Isaac Gordon

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Los Angeles, CA

High School:
Price HS

Last College:
Mercer

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 210

Position:
Guard

Experience:
2L

Isaac Gordon

2009-10 (JUNIOR)
Averaged 10.9 minutes with 1.8 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.4 apg and 0.4 spg ... played in 28 games and made a pair of starts ... led UTEP in rebounding twice ... named to the C-USA Men's Basketball All-Academic Team with a 3.85 cumulative GPA ... played nine minutes in the season opener against Texas Southern, totaling an offensive rebound and an assist ... was the team leader in rebounding for the first time in his UTEP career versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff, finishing with seven boards along with five points and four assists in 23 minutes ... played a career-high 24 minutes against Arkansas State, collecting seven rebounds, an assist and a steal ... had another solid performance versus North Carolina A&T with a career-high six points, four rebounds and his first career blocked shot over 19 minutes ... secured three rebounds at New Mexico State ... hit 2-of-3 three pointers en route to six points, two boards and two steals over 18 minutes against Alcorn State ... was 4-for-4 from the line and had three steals versus Norfolk State ... posted two points and a rebound versus Air Force in the championship game of the Bank of the West State Farm Sun Bowl Invitational ... nailed a three-pointer in 14 minutes at Texas Tech ... went 4-for-4 from the charity stripe against Southern Miss while starting and playing 26 minutes ... hit his only shot attempt versus East Carolina ... connected on both of his three-point tries against Rice on his way to scoring seven points in 17 minutes ... tallied a point and a steal versus UAB ... scored in double figures for the first time in his college career in the C-USA quarterfinals versus UCF (10 points, 4-for-6 FGs, 2-for-3 3FGs).

2008-09 (SOPHOMORE)
Averaged 0.8 points and 0.5 rebounds in 3.9 minutes per game off the bench ... appeared in 21 contests ... made 8-of-10 free throws ... was on the floor for four minutes in the season opener against Texas Southern and made a crucial pair of free throws with 10 seconds left and the Miners clinging to a four-point lead (65-61) ... chipped in with five points (2-for-4 FGs, 1-for-2 3FGs), a rebound and an assist in 10 minutes off the bench against Wake Forest ... made two free throws and collected two rebounds in 11 minutes versus Arizona State ... buried a three pointer and went 1-for-2 from the charity stripe for four points in 10 minutes against Sam Houston State ... played eight minutes in the Miners' CBI semifinal game at Richmond and secured two rebounds ... dished out two assists in game two of the CBI Championship Series versus Oregon State ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for posting a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.

PRIOR TO UTEP
Transferred to UTEP from Mercer ... played in 25 games for the Bears during the 2006-07 season, averaging 1.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists ... made 9-of-12 free throw attempts (.750) ... collected his season-high six points (3-for-9 FGs), seven rebounds and two steals versus Kennesaw State ... dished out three assists against Lipscomb while playing a career-high 24 minutes ... member of the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team ... coached by Michael Lynch at Price High ... earned first team All-State and All-Harbor League honors in the California Interscholastic Federation as a senior, helping Price High to the state tournament quarterfinals ... averaged 15 ppg, six rpg and three apg for a 28-7 club his senior year ... also played football as a prep ... four-year member of the Principal's Honor Roll in high school ... valedictorian of his senior class as well.

PERSONAL
Parents are Isaac and Laura Gordon ... father played football at UCLA ... has one brother and one sister ... full name is Isaac Michael Gordon ... nickname is "Ike" ... born 9/19/88 (Inglewood, Calif.) ... Finance major.

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