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| '''Eric Gordon''' (born ], ] in ]) is an American ] player. The 6-4 (1.93m) 220 lb. (99 kg) Gordon is playing his senior season at ] in Indianapolis, Indiana, and has committed to play at ]<ref></ref> after backing out of his verbal commitment to attend the ].<ref></ref> He is ranked among the top five high school basketball players in the nation and has been called “the most complete offensive high school arsenal since ]” by some in the media.<ref></ref> Gordon is close friends with ] of Chicago's ], who is a top ranked high school basketball player of his own. | '''Eric Gordon''' (born ], ] in ]) is an American ] player. The 6-4 (1.93m) 220 lb. (99 kg) Gordon is playing his senior season at ] in Indianapolis, Indiana, and has committed to play at ]<ref></ref> after backing out of his verbal commitment to attend the ].<ref></ref> He is ranked among the top five high school basketball players in the nation and has been called “the most complete offensive high school arsenal since ]” by some in the media.<ref></ref> Gordon is close friends with ] of Chicago's ], who is a top ranked high school basketball player of his own. | ||
| ==Recruiting saga== | |||
| Eric Gordon did not want to attend Indiana University, his dream school, under head coach Mike Davis. He committed to Illinois in November 2005. Gordon was not alone in this decision, as the exodus of in-state talent to other programs was rampant during Mike Davis's tenure at IU. After a coaching change, the possibility of attending his dream school was very appealing to him. Gordon followed his heart and dream and signed to play for coach Kelvin Sampson at Indiana University in the fall of 2006. This has led to much crying from the Illini faithful and their Coach, Bruce Weber, who has failed to recruit as well as the coach before him, Bill Self. | Eric Gordon did not want to attend Indiana University, his dream school, under head coach Mike Davis. He committed to Illinois in November 2005. Gordon was not alone in this decision, as the exodus of in-state talent to other programs was rampant during Mike Davis's tenure at IU. After a coaching change, the possibility of attending his dream school was very appealing to him. Gordon followed his heart and dream and signed to play for coach Kelvin Sampson at Indiana University in the fall of 2006. This has led to much crying from the Illini faithful and their Coach, Bruce Weber, who has failed to recruit as well as the coach before him, Bill Self. | ||
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Eric Gordon (born December 25, 1988 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American basketball player. The 6-4 (1.93m) 220 lb. (99 kg) Gordon is playing his senior season at North Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and has committed to play at Indiana University after backing out of his verbal commitment to attend the University of Illinois. He is ranked among the top five high school basketball players in the nation and has been called “the most complete offensive high school arsenal since Kobe Bryant” by some in the media. Gordon is close friends with Derrick Rose of Chicago's Simeon Vocational High School, who is a top ranked high school basketball player of his own.
Recruiting saga
Eric Gordon did not want to attend Indiana University, his dream school, under head coach Mike Davis. He committed to Illinois in November 2005. Gordon was not alone in this decision, as the exodus of in-state talent to other programs was rampant during Mike Davis's tenure at IU. After a coaching change, the possibility of attending his dream school was very appealing to him. Gordon followed his heart and dream and signed to play for coach Kelvin Sampson at Indiana University in the fall of 2006. This has led to much crying from the Illini faithful and their Coach, Bruce Weber, who has failed to recruit as well as the coach before him, Bill Self.
It is also clear that Bruce Weber was well aware that Eric Gordon was reconsidering his decision well prior to changing his commitment. As evidence of this, it is clear that Weber recruited players of the same position as Gordon well after Gordon had committed to Illinois, though it did not make sense for him to do so in terms of filling out his team's roster.
Much has been written of three coaches with ties close to Gordon receiving jobs through Indiana prior to Gordon's signing. This talk is merely sour grapes. If you look at the qualifications of each coaching hire, it is clear that IU coach Kelvin Sampson merely assembled a "dream team" of assistant coaches for his program. When compared to the staffs within the rest if the B10 conference, it is clear that IU has one of the top staffs in the conference. In fact, both dedicated full-time assistants hired held prior head coaching jobs at the NCAA 1A level, and both also have extensive ties within the state of Indiana and the surrounding region.