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IndyStar

7/12/06

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Gordon the star of stars at Adidas

North Central senior sticks with Illini, will listen to IU

Ohio high school star O.J. Mayo may still be the talk of the basketball summer circuit, but the Gordons were the first family of the opening weekend of the July evaluation period.

North Central senior Eric Gordon was named the co-Most Outstanding Player at the Adidas Superstar Camp in Suwanee, Ga. He also was ranked as the camp's best player by recruiting service scout.com, and was named MVP of the all-star game after contributing 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

"It's a great honor to be recognized as one of the top players," said Gordon, who last year was the camp's underclassman co-MVP. "To be the Most Outstanding Player is exciting."

Gordon, the nation's top-ranked shooting guard in the 2007 class, shared the award with Oak Hill Academy's Michael Beasley, ranked as the top power forward among incoming seniors.

Gordon's honor came after his younger brother Evan, who will be a sophomore, was named MVP at the Adidas Rising Superstars Camp at Indy Sports Park.

Eric Gordon was besieged all weekend by questions about his interest level in Indiana University. He said he still plans to attend Illinois, to which he orally committed in November, but thinks he should listen to a new coaching staff at IU.

"A lot of people came up to me," Gordon said. "It was an awkward feeling."

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