Bio

Billy Zane Gordon

Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (1969-1971) / Basketball  
Wiggins, Mississippi

Coach Robert Weathers signed Billy Gordon in March 1969 as his first recruit for the 1970 season. Gordon was the points leader for the team’s 1970 season (along with Houston Cunningham), scoring in the double digits in every game. He led the team to the Mississippi Association of Junior Colleges South Division trophy that year, scoring 21 points in the game against the Copiah-Lincoln Wolves. During his sophomore year, Gordon was named All-State Honorable Mention. He was also named the National Phi Theta Kappa president and was chosen for Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges, along with being named to the Perkinston Campus Hall of Fame and voted Sophomore Class Favorite. He graduated in May 1971 with a 4.0 average.