Derrick Robert Gordon (born December 12, 1991) is an American former college basketball player.
A shooting guard, Gordon attended Seton Hall University and played for the Pirates.
Gordon transferred to Seton Hall for the 2015–16 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 2015–16 season.
He had one year of eligibility left.
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.
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.
in 2016 Gordon became the first player to play in the NCAA tournament with three different teams, Western Kentucky, UMass, and Seton Hall.