Derrick Gordon to Become Firefighter Instead of Pursuing Pro Basketball

Posted by Mike Chiari on July-23-2016 Add Comments

Derrick Gordon—the first openly gay player in major men's college basketball—announced Saturday that he intends to become a firefighter rather than pursue a professional basketball career.

Gordon made the news public with the following tweet:

The New Jersey native enjoyed stops at Western Kentucky, Massachusetts and Seton Hall during his collegiate career.

He averaged eight points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a graduate transfer senior for Seton Hall last season and helped the Pirates return to the NCAA tournament for the first tim...

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