DJ Gordon Season 2020-21

AS A FRESHMAN – 2020-21
Season: Saw action in six games with 21 minutes played…Drained one three-pointer…Grabbed five rebounds.

VMI (11/28): Played two minutes in collegiate debut. at No. 15 Virginia Tech: Recorded first career rebound. at Illinois (1/19): Netted first career points on a three-pointer in seven minutes of action. Minnesota (3/3): Pulled down two rebounds.

BEFORE PENN STATE
Played for coach Khayree Wilson at First Love Christian Academy...Averaged 17 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals per game as a junior...Upped his scoring average to 22 points per contest as a senior...Collected eight rebounds a game...Scored 22 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the ARS Rescue Rooter National Hoopfest...Named “Newcomer of the Year” following his first season with Knights...Started high school career at Obama Academy...Was a 2018 all-city league selection with a 22.0 points per game scoring average...Named MVP of TD Sports Tournament as a sophomore...Competed with Rise High Elite and the New York Jayhawks for the Adidas Gauntlet...Recorded seven double-figure scoring games and had third-highest steals total as a member of AAU Team Final at the 2019 NIKE EYBL games...Averaged 10.7 points per game and shot over 50 percent from the field during event...Posted a 10.2 ppg at 2019 Peach Jam Showcase...Went 5-5 from the field with three 3-pointers for his best game of Showcase with 15 points...Averaged 10.7 points per game and had third-highest steals total with Team Final at 2019 Nike EYBL...Ranked as the No. 2 player in Pennsylvania and 134th nationally...Rated a three-star prospect by 247sports.com and Rivals.

PERSONAL
Full name is Derek “DJ” Gordon Jr....Son of Derek and Dawn Gordon...Has a younger sister, Dominique, and younger brother, Donovan...Wears No. 23 to honor his older brother, Austin Fagan, who was tragically killed in an auto accident September 15, 2019...Father, Derek Sr., played collegiate basketball at Waynesburg College for coach Rudy Marisa, a former Nittany Lion and member of Penn State’s 1954 NCAA Final Four and 1955 NCAA Tournament teams...Intends to major in recreation, park, and tourism management...Born on March 28, 2001, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.