Derrick Robert Gordon is an American college basketball player.
Education
He graduated from UMass in May 2015, making him eligible to enroll as a graduate student at another college and play immediately. Prior to playing for UMass, Gordon attended Western Kentucky, where he played for the Hilltoppers. Gordon attended Saint Patrick High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he starred for the school"s basketball team
Career
A shooting guard, Gordon attends Seton Hall University and plays for the Pirates. Gordon transferred to Seton Hall for the 2015-2016 season after graduating from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where he played for the UMass Minutemen basketball team for two seasons. On March 24, 2015 Gordon announced his intention to transfer from UMass and play college basketball at another school for the 2015-2016 season.
He had one year of eligibility left.
In 2014, Gordon became the first men"s basketball player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association"s Division I to come out as gay and play in a game. Upon graduating from high school, Gordon enrolled at Western Kentucky University, where he played for the Hilltoppers team during the 2011-2012 season.
He led WKU in scoring with 11.8 points per game. Gordon was named to the All-Sun Belt Conference third team
After the season, he decided to transfer to the University of Massachusetts (UMass), due to a change in the coaching staff at Western Kentucky, and in order to be closer to his family.
Due to the National Collegiate Athletic Association"s rules on transfers, he sat out the 2012-2013 season. Gordon played for UMass during the 2013-2014 season. He started all of the team"s 33 games.
On the season, he averaged 9.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, scoring a season-high 22 points in a game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
The Minutemen qualified for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament, but lost in the second round to the Tennessee Volunteers. Gordon transferred to Seton Hall for the 2015-2016 season after graduating from UMass.