Gay Basketball Players List: Basketball Players That Have Come Out

Contents:

• UMASS' DERRICK GORDON SAYS HE'S GAY
• SETON HALL'S DERRICK GORDON THE FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER NCAA TOURNAMENT
• UMASS GUARD DERRICK GORDON BE FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE D-I BASKETBALL PLAYER
• THE LIST OF GAY BASKETBALL PLAYERS NTU TO GROW WH ANOTHER G OUT
• THE ONLY 3 OUT, GAY NBA PLAYERS IN HISTORY
• JASON COLLS SAYS HE'S GAY
• JASON COLLS, FIRST OPENLY GAY ATHLETE TO PLAY NBA, MAK U.S. SPORTS HISTORY

UMASS' DERRICK GORDON SAYS HE'S GAY

Derrick Gordon Announc He Is Gay (8:31)UMass guard Derrick Gordon ss down wh Kate Fagan to announce that he is gay, beg the first openly gay athlete Divisn I men's basketball. Derrick Gordon, a sophomore starter for the Universy of Massachetts men's basketball team, stepped forward Wednday as the first openly gay player Divisn I men's llege basketball, sharg his story wh ESPN and 22-year-old shootg guard me out to his fay, ach and teammat jt a few days at the begng of April. Colls, who publicly acknowledged his sexualy April 2013, beme the first openly gay player NBA history when he took the urt agast the Los Angel Lakers on Feb.

"UMass is proud to have Derrick Gordon as a member of our athletic fay and to honor his urage and openns as a gay stunt-athlete, " athletic director John McCutcheon said a wrten statement. "Sophomore forward Tyler Berganto said that even before Gordon addrsed his teammat, there was somethg different his meanor. "That's all that matters, really, " the senr guard told USA TODAY Sports last May when announcg his transfer as a graduate stunt to Seton Hall om that's where Gordon, the first openly gay Divisn I llege basketball player, fds himself.

SETON HALL'S DERRICK GORDON THE FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER NCAA TOURNAMENT

And wh that, Gordon will make history by beg the first openly-gay Divisn I men's basketball player to play the NCAA tournament. He helped the Mutemen reach the NCAA tournament as a sophomore, when he was Gordon and LGBT advot expected a domo effect after his g-out procs, no D-I player has e out sce.

In October, Bryant assistant men's basketball ach Chris Burns beme the first openly gay ach a top-four sport, g out exclively wh USA TODAY more hidg: UMass' Derrick Gordon embrac his new life outGordon me out as gay April of 2014 as a member of the UMass men's basketball team, breakg down major barriers the procs. "Upon transferrg to Seton Hall, ach Kev Willard tracted the attentn of havg the only openly gay player on his roster, tellg USA TODAY Sports this past summer: "For , the fact that he’s gay is an old story. This generatn of athlet are much more ted on the gay athlete.

UMASS GUARD DERRICK GORDON BE FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE D-I BASKETBALL PLAYER

The Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr (LGBT) muny remas a hot topic the Uned Stat. The LGBT movement emerged as early as the 1870s, but homosexual rights groups didn't appear until after World War II September 1945. To add onto the topic of the Warrrs, print Rick Welts me out as gay an terview wh the New York Tim 2011.

Homophobia is somethg that shouldn't have a place sports bee LGBT folks n be fans, media members, employe and executiv too.

" We, as a untry, need to une and not jt bee of the tragic gay nightclub shootg Orlando, Florida, that occurred last summer. We have a thg gog on now — people discrimatg agast homosexualy this untry.

THE LIST OF GAY BASKETBALL PLAYERS NTU TO GROW WH ANOTHER G OUT

I love the homosexual people. God bls the gay people. His fay reportedly had mixed emotns towards the announcement, but he still changed the game, beg the first Divisn I men's basketball player to e out as gay and play gam.

He also received praise om Colls and former NFL fensive end Michael Sam, who beme the first openly gay football player. Denver Nuggets power forward Kenh Faried has been a gay rights supporter for a long time.

THE ONLY 3 OUT, GAY NBA PLAYERS IN HISTORY

In 2011, mors surfaced, claimg that Selby was gay after an alleged email to another man was leaked. Selby later nied those claims, sayg “Bh, I am jt cur, not gay.

When then-Phoenix Suns print and CEO Rick Welts me out as gay May 2011, former NBA pot guard Steve Nash pledged his support favor of the LGBT muny. Nash said the vio, "A growg number of profsnal athlet are speakg out support of gay and lbian upl gettg married, I'm proud to be one of them. Asi om his open support for gay rights, he also ns the Steve Nash Foundatn, which helps children who are affected by poverty, illns, abe or neglect, and creat opportuny for tn, play, and empowerment, Phoenix, Arizona, and Brish Columbia, Canada.

After the 2012-13 NBA season me to an end, Colls me out as gay.

JASON COLLS SAYS HE'S GAY

98 to honor the murr of the late Universy of Wyomg stunt Matthew Shepard, who was gay.

He told Good Day LA, "I thk gay marriage, same-sex marriage is them go through what we go through.

In his hman year at Villanova, he first me out as gay to his teammate and roommate Mike Villa before nfsg to his parents three months later. Amaechi was the first former NBAer to publicly e out as gay after retirg om the league.

JASON COLLS, FIRST OPENLY GAY ATHLETE TO PLAY NBA, MAK U.S. SPORTS HISTORY

Sce then, he has been regard as one of the world's most high-profile gay athlet. Prevly, Amaechi talked about gays the NBA an terview wh Stland on Sunday.

There's hardly any Hispanic players, no Asian-Amerins, so that there's no openly gay players is no real surprise. Last year, the NBA moved s 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte, North Carola, due to the state's law that lims anti-discrimatn protectns for lbian, gay and transgenr people. UMass' Derrick Gordon s 17playGordon Nets 17 In Massachetts W (2:05)Derrick Gordon beme the first openly gay Divisn I men's basketball player to pete a llegiate game, srg 17 pots Massachetts' 95-87 w over Siena.