Bettendorf’s Michael Gordon wins Spotlight Athlete of the Week

BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) - Bettendorf basketball standout Michael Gordon was voted Spotlight Athlete of the Week.

“We can fight through adversity no matter what and that were capable of getting big wins pulled out in close games” said Gordon who is the 2nd leading scorer in the MAC averaging nearly 21 points per game.

“He makes our team go” said head coach Alvin Vesey.

“He’s ultra competitive and does a really good job of setting the tone and we have a locker room full of guys that will have no problem following in his lead. The bigger the game is, the bigger the stage is you know he’s gonna show up to play and we’ve got a lot of guys like that on our team as well so it was good to see him take the lead and a bunch of guys willing to follow.”