Derrick Gordon comes out, becomes first openly gay Division 1 basketball player

Derrick Gordon, a sophomore starter from the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team, announced that he's gay in an interview with ESPN.

He becomes the first openly gay player in Division 1 college men's basketball.

He said: "I just didn't want to hide anymore, in any way. I didn't want to have to lie or sneak. I've been waiting and watching for the last few months, wondering when a Division I player would come out, and finally I just said, 'Why not me?'"

The 22-year-old shooting guard came out to his family, coaches and teammates in just a few days at the beginning of April.

https://twitter.com/DerrickGordon02/statuses/453902906920407040

Via ABC