High school career

Gordon attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California and started on the varsity basketball team for four years, winning two Division II basketball championships in his sophomore and junior seasons. He led Mitty to its third straight state title game in his senior year, but his team lost in the inaugural Open Division final.

Freshman Year

As a freshman in 2009-10, Gordon started in 28 of 41 games and averaged 11.8 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. He also competed on the school’s track and field team as a thrower and played summer basketball for the Oakland Soldiers.

Sophomore Year

As a sophomore in 2010-11, Gordon helped his team win Mitty's first state title in basketball. His team also captured the WCAL regular season and playoff crowns, CCS Division II title and Nor-Cal championship. They finished with a 32-2 record and closed the season on a 20-0 winning streak. He started all 34 games and averaged 16.4 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game. He scored 17 points and hauled in a state championship record 21 rebounds in the 2011 title game.

Junior Year

As a junior in 2011-12, Gordon averaged 22.9 points, 12.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.3 blocks per game. In the state basketball tournament, he averaged 27.0 points per game before finding out he had been playing with mononucleosis. He was chosen as the Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year. The last junior to be Mr. Basketball in California was Tyson Chandler in 2000, and before him, Jason Kidd in 1991.

Senior Year

As a senior in 2012-13, Gordon averaged 21.6 points, a school-record 15.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game in leading Archbishop Mitty to a 28-6 record and a runner-up finish in the CIF Open Division.

Gordon committed to the University of Arizona on April 2, 2013, announcing his decision in a press conference before the 2013 McDonald's All-American Game. After a 24-point, 8-rebound performance leading the West to a 110-99 victory, Gordon was named the game's MVP.

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Gordon F	San Jose, CA	Archbishop Mitty High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 2, 2013
	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #4 Rivals: #3 ESPN: #4
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Arizona Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

On February 13, 2014, Gordon was named one of the 30 finalists for the Naismith College Player of the Year. He was named to the All-Pac-12 first team, as well as earning Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Year and Pac-12 All-Freshman team honors.

On April 15, 2014, Gordon declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013-14	Arizona	38	38	31.2	.495	.356	.422	8.0	2.0	1.0	.9	12.4

Professional career

Orlando Magic (2014-present)

On June 26, 2014, Gordon was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic. On July 2, he signed with the Magic and joined them for the 2014 NBA Summer League. After appearing in the first 11 games of the 2014-15 season, Gordon was ruled out indefinitely on November 16 after he fractured a bone in his left foot in the Magic's loss to the Washington Wizards the night before. He returned to action on January 18, 2015 after missing 32 games and recorded 8 points and 3 rebounds in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. On April 4, he recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds in a 97-90 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

In July 2015, Gordon re-joined the Magic for the 2015 NBA Summer League where he averaged 21.7 points, 11.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.7 blocks in three games. On November 4, 2015, he scored a career-high 19 points in a loss to the Houston Rockets. On January 31, 2016, he tied his career high of 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a 119-114 win over the Boston Celtics. He went on to record 12 points and a career-high 16 rebounds the following night against the San Antonio Spurs. During the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend, Gordon was the runner-up to Zach LaVine in the Slam Dunk Contest. Their battle through two tie-breakers in the final round drew comparisons to the showdown between Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins in 1988. On February 25, he tied his career high of 19 points in a 130-114 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Three days later, he set a new career high with 22 points in a 130-116 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. On April 13, in the Magic's season finale, Gordon tied his career high of 22 points in a 117-103 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.

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
2014-15	Orlando	47	8	17.0	.447	.271	.721	3.6	.7	.4	.5	5.2
2015-16	Orlando	78	37	23.9	.473	.296	.668	6.5	1.6	.8	.7	9.2
Career		125	45	21.3	.466	.289	.681	5.4	1.3	.6	.6	7.7

International career

Gordon led Team USA to the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship gold medal with team-highs of 17.0 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game. He went on to earn MVP honors while leading the United States to a gold medal at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship in Prague where he averaged team highs of 12.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in addition to shooting 61.2 percent from the field. He was also named to the 2011-12 USA Developmental National Team and participated in the 2010 USA Basketball Developmental National Team mini-camp.

Personal life

Gordon is the son of former San Diego State basketball star Ed Gordon. Gordon's great-great grandfather, a Native American Osage Indian, was seven feet tall. Gordon's older brother, Drew, is also a professional basketball player. His older sister, Elise, played collegiately for the Harvard women's basketball team from 2010 to 2014. As an eight-year-old, Gordon qualified to compete in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Junior Olympics, but chose instead to play in a basketball tournament.

Awards and honors

High school

• 2013: USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year
• 2013: FIBA Under-19 World Championship MVP
• 2013: McDonald's All-American Game MVP
• Jordan Brand All-American (2013)
• 2× California Mr. Basketball (2012, 2013)
• 2× CIF State champion (2011, 2012)
• 2× CIF State Division II champion (2011, 2012)
• 3× CIF Northern California champion (2011-2013)
• CIF Northern California Open Division champion (2013)
• 2× CIF Northern California Division II champion (2011, 2012)
• 4× CIF CCS champion (2010-2013)
• CIF CCS Open Division champion (2013)
• 3× CIF CCS Division II champion (2010-2012)
• MaxPreps.com All-American First Team (2013)
• San Jose Mercury News Player of the Year (2013)
• San Jose Mercury News First Team (2013)
• Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area CCS Player of the Year (2013)
• 3× WCAL champion (2011-2013)
• 3× Ed Fennelly WCAL Player of the Year Award (2011-2013)
• 3× All-WCAL First Team (2011-2013)
• All-WCAL Second Team (2010)

College

• Pac-12 Freshman Student-Athlete of the Year (2014)
• Pac-12 All-Tournament Team (2014)
• AP Honorable Mention (2014)
• NCAA Tournament's West Regional All-Tournament Team (2014)
• Third team All-America - Sporting News (2014)
• USBWA All-District Team (2014)
• NABC All-District Second Team (2014)
• All-Pac-12 First Team (2014)
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2014)
• Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Year (2014)
• Pac-12 All-Rookie First Team (2014)

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