UMass Basketball Adds Derrick Gordon

A very good sign that your program is heading in the right direction is when highly touted transfer students commit to play for the Minutemen, and that's precisely what happened this past week when Western Kentucky stud Derrick Gordon committed to UMass following his decision to transfer after the Hilltoppers made a coaching change after a disappointing 16-19 season.Gordon started every game for Western Kentucky last season leading the team is scoring (11.8 PPG), rebounds (6.7 RPG), minutes (33.3 MPG) and finishing second in assists. Now would probably be a good time to mention that Gordon did all of this as a true freshman.You read that last part correct, and it's the most important part of the equation. The 6'3 combo guard who was by far the standout star on the Western Kentucky team last year will sit out the 2012-2013 season and then have three years of eligibility remaining when he joins, what will likely be a stacked 2013-2014 Minutemen squad.Gordon was a 4-star re...