Bio

Gordon James ranks among the top men’s basketball players to have ever played at SUNY Orange. During the 1999-2000 campaign, Gordon led all NJCAA Division III players in scoring average, tallying 24.6 points per game. He was also second in the nation in rebounding (14.4 rpg.) and field goal percentage (63 percent). Nearly a quarter century beyond his graduation, James still ranks among the SUNY Orange’s all-time leaders in single-game rebounds (27), rebounds per game in a season (15.8 rpg.), and single-season points per game (24.6 ppg.). He was named first team All-Mid Hudson Conference and second team All-American in 2000.

He transferred to Bridgeport College where he averaged a double-double (14.5 ppg. and 11.8 rpg.) during his two years as a Purple Knight, helping Bridgeport to back-to-back NCAA Division II Regional berths. He was named the New York Collegiate Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year in 2003-04, as well as all-conference and all-region. He was among the nation’s top rebounders in both of his seasons at Bridgeport. He was also a prominent presence in international basketball, seeing action for the national team of Guyana while also playing in Argentina, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Uruguay and Venezuela. In 2023, he was inducted into the Bridgeport College Athletic Hall of Fame.