This story has been corrected. Read below. Derrick Gordon, a sophomore starter for the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team, stepped forward Wednesday as the first openly gay player in ...

Derrick Gordon, the first openly gay Division I men's basketball player, is transferring to Seton Hall for his senior season. Gordon announced his decision Sunday. The guard told USA Today that a ...

On Sept. 3, the Stonewall Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst hosted a discussion with former Division I men’s basketball player Derrick Gordon about being an LGBTQ+ athlete. The event ...

Eleven years ago, amid the Massachusetts men’s basketball team’s season, starting shooting guard Derrick Gordon came out as gay, becoming the first to do so in the history of NCAA Division I men’s ...

AMHERST, Mass. -- UMass guard Derrick Gordon told ESPN that he would have quit basketball if he did not come out publicly as gay last April. The 6-foot-2 junior, who averaged 9.4 points last season ...

University of Massachusetts sophomore guard Derrick Gordon announced to the world Wednesday morning that he is gay, making him the first gay active NCAA Division I men's basketball player. The 22-year ...