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Revision as of 23:28, 27 January 2007 by Garble1962 (talk | contribs) (→Recruiting Controversy)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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 Controversy
In November 2005, junior Eric Gordon verbally committed to the University of Illinois. After former Oklahoma head coach Kelvin Sampson took the men's basketball coaching job at Indiana University, Indiana began to recruit Gordon for its 2007 class. In October 2006, Gordon decommited from the University of Illinois and gave Indiana University his verbal commitment. It is an unwritten rule within NCAA recruiting that once a player commits to a particular school, other schools do not pursue that player. Commitments are not binding until the player signs a letter of intent.
In spite of Gordon's well-publicized visits to the Indiana campus and communications with the IU staff, some still argue that Weber was unaware of the situation, or that Gordon's actions caused the Illini team to miss out on other high quality players who would refuse to sit the bench behind the #2 player in the country.
References
- Gordon seals IU deal with signing
- Gordon opts for role as Hoosier Hero
- Eric Gordon: Before the Storm
- Weber taking high road in Gordon saga