Lancaster Gordon
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1962)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Lancaster Gordon
| image =
| width =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 185
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|06|24}}
| birth_place = Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
| high_school = Jim Hill (Jackson, Mississippi)
| college = Louisville (1980–1984)
| draft_year = 1984
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 8
| draft_team = Los Angeles Clippers
| career_number = 4
| career_position = Point guard / shooting guard
| career_start = 1984
| career_end = 1991
| years1 = {{nbay|1984|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}}
| team1 = Los Angeles Clippers
| years2 = 1988–1989
| team2 = Pensacola Tornados
| years3 = 1989–1990
| team3 = La Crosse Catbirds
| years4 = 1990–1991
| team4 = Sioux Falls Skyforce
| highlights =
- CBA champion (1990)
}}
Lancaster Gordon (born June 24, 1962) is an American former 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.1991-92 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 269 He won a CBA championship with the Catbirds in 1990.{{cite web |title=1989-90 La Crosse Catbirds Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/t-CBALCC/y-1989 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=March 11, 2025}}
Gordon is a member of the University of Louisville Athletics Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=https://gocards.com/hof.aspx?hof=37|title = Lancaster Gordon (2006) - Athletics Hall of Fame}}
NBA career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
= Regular season =
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| 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
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150905203332/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GORDOLA01 Basketballreference.com page]
{{1984 NBA draft}}
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Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen
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Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Jackson, Mississippi
Category:La Crosse Catbirds players
Category:Los Angeles Clippers draft picks
Category:Los Angeles Clippers players
Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players
Category:Pensacola Tornados (1986–1991) players
Category:Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players
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