At Connecticut: First-year performer who appeared in all 34 games as a freshman and was among the top rookies in the nation and also one of the top Sixth Men in the country.

As a Freshman in 2001-2002: Named to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team and was a member of the 2002 ConAgra Foods BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament team... Appeared in all 34 games, starting two (Quinnipiac and Villanova on February 11)... Finished No. 2 on the team in scoring at 12.6 points per game... Also averaged 2.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game... Led the team with 62 three-pointers and his 41.3% mark from three-point range is No. 8 on the UConn single season list... Reached double figures 22 times... Had 12 points and five assists in NCAA Sweet Sixteen win over Southern Illinois... Tied a career-high three steals versus Hampton in the first round of the NCAA tournament... Averaged 17.6 points and 3.6 assists per game during the BIG EAST Tournament... Two-time BIG EAST Rookie of the Week... Scored a career-best 23 points four times... Recorded 23 against Villanova in the BIG EAST quarterfinals, including the game-winning three-pointer with 11.8 seconds remaining that gave the Huskies a 72-70 win...Had 23 points in the win at Arizona, including five-of-eight three-pointers, and also added a career-best nine assists with only one turnover... Earned Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week status, along with teammate Emeka Okafor, after the win over Arizona... Had 23 points in the overtime loss at St. John’s on February 9, including a stretch in the first half where he scored ten straight Husky points... Had a 21-point effort in the win at Georgetown, including the game-winning three-pointer in the final minute... Was BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on March 3 after scoring 15 points in a pair of wins over BC and Seton Hall to end the regular season... Was the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on December 3 after scoring 23 points vs. New Hampshire and adding 19 against George Washington... Received the annual Most Improved Player Award at the team banquet.

High School: Top 40 national recruit… All-State player at Mount Vernon (NY) High School… Two-time Westchester County Mr. Basketball… Two-time Player of the Year by the Journal News and two-time tri-state all-star by the Daily News… Averaged 24.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 3.6 steals as a senior, shooting 53% from the floor, 39% from three-point range, and 80% at the foul line… Scored 1,756 points during scholastic career, passing six former NBA players (Scooter McCray, Rodney McCray, Gus Williams, Lowes Moore, Earl Tatum, Ray Williams) en route to school record… First four-year varsity player at Mount Vernon since Scooter McCray in the early 1980s… Led team to New York Class A state championship and 28-0 record as a junior and to state Class A semifinals as a senior… Averaged 27.3 points in 15 postseason games over his final two high school seasons… Attended adidas ABCD camp prior to junior and senior seasons… Led 2000 camp in three-point shooting and was selected to senior all-star game…Won dunk contest at The Beach Ball Classic in December of 2000… Represented USA in Albert Schweitzer Games in Germany as a junior…Won prestigious ConEd Westchester Scholar Athlete award as a junior.

Personality Profile: Benjamin Gordon… Born April 4, 1983 in London, England… Liberal Arts major… Family moved to United States shortly after his birth.