• Player
• Seasons: 2012-13 (redshirt), 2013-14, 2014-15
• Number: 2
• Position: G
• Height: 6' 3“
• Weight: 190 lbs.
• Hometown: Plainfield NJ
• High School: ?
• Prep School: St. Patrick H.S.
• Transfer From: Western Kentucky
• Transfer To: Seton Hall
• Birthdate: December 12, 1991

• Announced intention to transfer to UMass on May 4, 2012¹⁾²⁾³⁾
• Played his sophomore and junior seasons with the Minutemen
• With UMass: tallied 621 points, 273 rebounds and 152 assists in 65 games
• Hit 239 field goals as a Minuteman, but only one three-pointer
• Surpassed the 1,000-point plateau for his career against Fordham on Feb. 28, 2015
• Received Bachelor's Degree in Sociology on May 9, 2015

• Started all 32 games at the 2-guard and was fourth on the team in scoring (9.8, 312), third in rebounding (4.9, 156), second in assists (2.7, 85) and first in steals (1.5, 49)
• Ranked sixth in the A-10 in steals
• Finished the year fourth in FG pct. (.403) and third in FT pct (.736)
• Posted 14 double-figure scoring and two double-figure rebounding games
• In A-10 play, he averaged 8.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game
• Posted 17 points, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block in the season-opener vs. Siena (11/14). Shot 11-12 from the stripe
• Scored 15 points in the win over Boston College (11/16)
• Dished out eight assists (total college career high) to go along with 12 points, eight rebounds and three steals in an ESPN Tip-Off Marathon overtime win over Manhattan (11/18). Played 40 of the overtime game's 45 minutes, and shot a perfect 8-8 from the stripe
• Led UM with 18 points against Notre Dame (11/22). Made it to the line 12 times, hitting on 9
• Put up 13 & 7 in the win over Northeastern (11/26), also stole 5 (total college career high)
• Logged another 40 minute game in the overtime contest at BYU (12/23). Tallied 7-5-3
• Put up 19-7-3 in the win over Iona (12/30)
• Had his first double-double of the year with 17 points and 13 rebounds (UM career high) at Fordham (2/4). Also shot 7-11 from the field
• Nearly got another double-double 10 days later with nine points and 10 boards in a home win over Duquesne (2/14)
• Team-high 20 points, including the 1,000th of his college career, a week later in a home win over Fordham (2/28)

• Averaged 9.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game
• Shot 48% from the floor and 58% from the free throw line
• In A-10 play, he averaged 9.6 points and shot 52% from the field
• Scored in double figures in 16 games and eight of the last 11
• Grabbed a career-high four steals in his first game at UMass against Boston College (11/10)
• Opened the Charleston Classic with a team-leading 22 points (and ultimate UM career high) on 9-of-14 shooting against Nebraska (11/21)
• Followed with a pair of double-figure scoring games versus New Mexico (11/22) and Clemson (11/24)
• Team-high 12 points, including 10 in the second half, in a season-best 38 minutes against Florida State (12/21)
• Hit the game winning shot to send the sellout Mullins Center crowd home happy in the 69-67 victory over Providence (12/28)
• Scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds at George Mason (1/15) but none were more important than the offensive reb in the paint and putback with 8.1 seconds left that gave UMass an 88-87 win
• Shot 10-13 from the floor and tallied a team-high 21 points at Saint Joseph's (2/1). The 10 FGs would stand as his college career high
• Shot 6-7 from the floor and finished with a 12-2-6-3 game in the win over La Salle (2/5)
• Shot 6-10 from the floor and tallied 16 points in the win over VCU (2/21)
• Had nine points, a season-high 10 rebounds, along with four assists in the home win over Rhode Island (2/26)
• Had 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting with six rebounds at Dayton (3/1)
• Had 15 points against Saint Louis (3/9), with 11 on 5-of-6 shooting in the second half
• Had 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting in the NCAA Second Round against Tennessee (3/21)

• Took a redshirt year under NCAA transfer rules.
• Joined the team for the summer session, began practicing in summer workouts.⁴⁾⁵⁾
• Wore jersey #2 in practice.⁶⁾
• NBA Draft has special meaning for UMass guard Derrick Gordon (6/29/2012)
• Gordon, Bergantino put on YouTube show (10/31/2012)
• Gordon helping Minutemen from the sideline (2/26/2013)

Additional data: Sports Reference

UMass marks:

• Double-figure scoring games: 31
• 20-plus point games: 3
• 10-plus rebound games: 3
• Double-doubles: 1 (17 pts, 13 boards at Fordham 2/4/15)
• 5-plus assist games: 9
• 4-plus steal games: 3

Additional source: RealGM.com

• Transferred to Seton Hall for his final year of eligibility, for a chance to play near where he grew up
• Appeared in all 34 games and made four starts with the Pirates
• Served as team's sixth man, defensive stopper and leader
• Averaged 8.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game
• Became the first student-athlete in NCAA Div. I history to play in the NCAA Tournament for three different schools
• Amassed 14 points and five assists off the bench vs. Dartmouth (11/13)
• Accumulated 11 points in win over Wagner (11/15)
• Accompanied nine points with five assists against Long Beach State (11/19)
• Notched nine points vs. Bradley (11/20)
• Scored nine points against Ole Miss (11/22)
• Produced eight points and three rebounds against Georgia (11/28)
• Claimed four points and three rebounds at GW (12/2)
• Posted seven points and three rebounds at Rutgers (12/5)
• Had three points and four rebounds against Troy (12/10)
• Made five points in victory over Saint Peter’s (12/13)
• Contributed eight points and three assists vs. Wichita State, which included a dunk with 7:51 remaining in the second half that gave The Hall its first lead since the opening minutes and was part of a 17-5 run en route to a comeback victory (12/19)
• Added eight points against USF (12/22)
• Scored seven points vs. Marquette (12/30)
• Recorded 10 points and three assists against DePaul (1/2)
• Scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting vs. Creighton (1/9)
• Had a season-high 15 points, grabbed seven rebounds and played stellar defense in upset win at No. 12 Providence (1/16)
• Scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting in win over Marquette (2/3)
• Had 12 points, three assists and three steals in win over Georgetown (2/6)
• Had 10 points in win over St. John's (2/21)
• Averaged 9.0 points in three BIG EAST Tournament games
• Scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the BIG EAST final win over No. 3 Villanova (3/12)
• Scored 10 points and had three steals in BIG EAST semifinal win over No. 5 Xavier (3/11)
• Hit huge three-pointer down the stretch to help Pirates beat Creighton in BIG EAST quarters (3/10)
• Scored 10 points and had two steals in Seton Hall's NCAA Tournament appearance vs. Gonzaga (3/17)
• Official roster page

• Pre-COVID: Worked as a firefighter in California, and was training to be an actor⁷⁾
• Played pro ball in Europe - in Cypress in 2020-21 and Germany in 2021-22⁸⁾

• Helped WKU go from 9-18 / 5-9 to the Sun Belt Tournament Championship, to an NCAA Tournament “First Round” win, before falling to eventual national champion Kentucky.
• Third Team All-Sun Belt selection.
• Led team in scoring at 11.8 ppg (15th in Sun Belt), and rebounding at 6.7 rpg. Rebounding average was 5th overall in Sun Belt, and highest amongst freshmen.
• Second on team in assists (72), and fourth in steals (26).
• Only WKU player to start all 35 games, played total of 1165 minutes. Average of 33.3 mpg was 5th in Sun Belt, and highest amongst freshmen.
• Became the first true freshman in WKU history to lead the team in scoring as he ranked third among first-years with 412 points.
• Led the team in scoring 14 times and in rebounding 17 times.
• Scored 12 points against eventual national champion Kentucky (3/15), in the NCAA Second Round (round of 64).
• In the NCAA Tournament First Round (opening round), tallied a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, against Mississippi Valley State (3/13). WKU trailed by 16 with 4:51 to play to complete the largest comeback with under five minutes to play in tourney history.
• Hit a career-high 9 shots, tied his career-high of 25 points, and set a career-high with 15 rebounds, against Arkansas-Little Rock (3/4).
• Began Sun Belt Conference Tournament with a near-double-double, 9 points and 10 rebounds, against Florida International (3/3).
• Tied career high in assists (6), and scored 16, against Arkansas State (2/23).
• Came within one rebound of another double-double, with 16 points and 9 rebounds, at South Alabama (2/18).
• Notched another double-double, with 13 points and 12 rebounds, against Florida Atlantic (2/16).
• Scored 9, rebounded 7, and dished a career-high 6 assists at Middle Tennessee (2/9).
• Scored 16 at Florida Atlantic (1/26).
• Had 7-game stretch (12/17 - 1/12) of double-figure scoring, averaging 15.0 ppg.
• In 7-game stretch (12/7 - 1/5), averaged 9.0 rebounds per game.
• Hit a then-career-high 8 field goals, en route to 20 points, at North Texas (1/12).
• Went for 20 and 9 against Louisiana-Lafayette (1/5).
• Tallied first career double-double with 14 points and a then-career-high 13 rebounds at Southern Illinois (12/7).
• Scored 14 (including 8-8 FT) against SE Louisiana (11/26).
• Scored 12 (including 5-8 FG shooting) against VCU (11/23).
• Grabbed 9 rebounds against Tulsa (11/17).
• Started career off with a bang, with 25 points (including 16-18 FTs) and 8 rebounds against Saint Joseph's (11/11).
• Committed to WKU during the early signing period, the summer following his sophomore year of high school.
• Selected WKU over interest from Auburn, Virginia, Rutgers, Indiana and Ohio State, among others.

WKU stat accomplishments:

• Double-Doubles: 4, last vs Mississippi Valley State (3/13/12)
• 20-plus Point Games: 4, last vs Arkansas-Little Rock (3/4/12)
• Double-figure Scoring: 21 times, last vs Kentucky (3/15/12)
• Double-figure Rebounding: 5 times, last vs Mississippi Valley State (3/13/12)
• 10-plus Free Throws: once, Saint Joseph's (11/11/11)
• 5-plus Assists: 3 times, last Arkansas State (2/23/12)

• Prepped at St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, N.J., one of the top high schools in the country.
• Rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com.
• Listed in Rivals.com’s prestigious Top 150 as the 105th-best high school senior in the country.
• Named one of 10 rising high school seniors and 65th-best overall by recruiting service MaxPreps.com.
• Started final three years of high school career.
• Averaged 17.3 points, six rebounds and four assists per game as a senior in 2010-11.
• Team won four-straight Union County Tournament championships and 32-consecutive games at one point over a two-year span.
• Won state championship with St. Patrick in 2009.
• Team went a combined 52-4 in final two seasons, including a 26-1 mark in senior season of 2010-11.
• Made 38 three-pointers as a senior after sinking just four in junior campaign.
• Named Union County Player of the Year, first-team all-state and first-team All-Union County after senior year.
• Teammates with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who played at Kentucky for former UMass coach John Calipari.
• Member of the National Honor Society.

• Full name is Derrick Robert Gordon
• Born Dec. 12, 1991 in Plainfield, N.J.
• Son of Michael and Sandra Gordon
• Has two brothers, Mike and a twin Darryl

Gordon came out as gay in April 2014, becoming the first active Division I men's basketball player to do so.^9)10)11) A few days later, the hate group Westboro Baptist Church announced they would protest at UMass.¹²⁾¹³⁾ The UMass community organized a counter-protest, and massively out-numbered WBC by about 3,000 to 5.^14)15)16)

• Official roster page from UMass Athletics
• Twitter @Derrick5Gordon