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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