Derrick Gordon
- January 10, 2024
- Basketball Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Derrick Gordon |
Occupation | Basketball Player |
Date Of Birth | Dec 12, 1991(1991-12-12) |
Age | 33 |
Birthplace | Plainfield |
Country | United States |
Birth City | New Jersey |
Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Derrick Gordon Biography
Name | Derrick Gordon |
Birthday | Dec 12 |
Birth Year | 1991 |
Place Of Birth | Plainfield |
Home Town | New Jersey |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
Parents | Sandra Gordon, Michael Gordon |
Siblings | Darryl Gordon, Mike Gordon |
Derrick Gordon is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on December 12, 1991 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States.
Upon graduating from high school, Gordon enrolled at Western Kentucky University, where he played for the Hilltoppers team during the 2011–12 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 NCAA’s rules on transfers, he sat out the 2012–13 season.
Gordon played for UMass during the 2013–14 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 NCAA Tournament, but lost in the second round to the Tennessee Volunteers.
Derrick Gordon Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Basketball Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Derrick Gordon is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derrick Gordon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
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.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 190 cm |
Derrick Gordon height 190 cm Claudi weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Derrick Gordon Dating?
According to our records, Derrick Gordon is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Derrick Gordon’s is not dating anyone.
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In July 2016, he announced that he was training to become a San Francisco firefighter. He left firefighter training after only 2 months and did not complete the training. In February 2017 he announced on his Facebook page that he was going to make another attempt to play basketball professionally. He hired an agent but did not receive any contract offers. As of October 2017 he resides in San Francisco and remains a free agent. In August 2017 he posted on Facebook that he was now pursuing acting and writing. He posted that he received hist first acting job to play Marshawn in an upcoming movie ‘Conundrum: Secrets Among Friends’ to be released in late 2018.
Facts & Trivia
Claudi Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Derrick Gordon celebrates birthday on December 12 of every year.
Top Facts about Derrick Gordon
- Derrick Gordon is a professional American basketball player.
- He was born on December 17, 1991 in Plainfield, New Jersey.
- Gordon played college basketball for Western Kentucky and UMass.
- He became the first openly gay Division I men’s basketball player in 2014.
- In his senior year at UMass, he averaged 9.6 points per game.
- Gordon has played professionally overseas in countries such as Italy and Poland.
- He stands at 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs approximately 200 pounds.
- Gordon has also been involved in activism for LGBTQ+ rights and mental health awareness.
- He has a strong social media presence with over 50k followers on Instagram.
- As of now, he is not currently signed to an NBA team but continues to play professionally overseas.