-Ben Gordon Week-
Ben Gordon spent three years at UConn, five with the Bulls and is about to start another phase of his NBA career with the Pistons.
Still, he remains committed to where he started — Mount Vernon, N.Y.
“Ben Gordon Week” begins today as Gordon joins thousands of families and children in Mount Vernon for events through Saturday. There is a bowling event featuring Gordon, Jim Calhoun, Alonzo Mourning, Patrick Ewing, Charlie Villanueva and Emeka Okafor on Friday night. The festivities include building a playground at the Mount Vernon YMCA tonight.
The Ben Gordon New Life Foundation is behind these charitable efforts. After helping UConn to its second national championship as a junior in 2004, Gordon was the third overall pick in the draft and won the NBA sixth man of the year award that season with the Bulls. He averaged 18.5 in five seasons with Chicago before signing with the Pistons this offseason. In Detroit, he’ll team with former UConn teammate Villanueva, formerly of the Bucks.
