The University of Akron Athletics
2016-17 Akron Women's Basketball

Brittany Gordon
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- South Charleston/Pittsburgh
- Hometown:
- South Charleston, W. Va.
As a Senior (2016-17): Appeared in all 30 games for the Zips, including making one start...averaged 1.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per contest...posted 0.9 points and 1.1 rebounds in conference play, while ranking second on the team in assists (31)...rated second on the team in assists (65)...registered a team-best 1.6 assist-turnover ratio on the strength of dishing out three or more dimes on 13 occasions...scored a season-best six points in an 84-71 setback at Penn State (Nov. 16)...led the Zips in assists in nine games...pulled down two or more rebounds eight times, including three apiece against Kent State (Feb. 11), Bowling Green (Jan. 7), at Western Michigan (Dec. 31) and at Winthrop (Dec. 3).
Prior to Akron (Pittsburgh)
As a Senior (2015-16): Appeared in 29 games...ranked second on the team in assists with 61...averaged 12.4 minutes per game...As a junior (2014-15): Redshirt due to injury...As a Sophomore (2013-14): Appeared in all 31 games, earning one start...averaged 15.5 minutes, 2.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game...scored a season-high 12 points and dished out three assists versus NC State...had a career-high eight assists and three steals against Louisiana-Monroe...As a Freshman (2012-13): Appeared in 20 games with starts in 10-straight...averaged 2.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists...scored a career-high 14 points at Buffalo.
South Charleston High School: A three-year starter at South Charleston High School...2012 Mountain State Athletic Conference (MSAC) Player of the Year and the 2012 Daily Mail Kanawha Valley Player of the Year...helped lead South Charleston to conference, regional and sectional crowns in 2010, 2011 and 2012...averaged 23.5 points, 3.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game for the Black Eagles as a senior, helping lead team to a 21-4 record...a two-time Class AAA All-State First Team selection...earned All-MSAC honors three-straight seasons, including twice collecting a first team nod...paced both the conference and the state in scoring her last two seasons...averaged 19.5 points, 8.2 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 steals as a junior...helped direct the Black Eagles to a state title game appearance in 2010 and 2011, finishing each campaign with a 25-2 record...as a sophomore, averaged 14.5 points, 5.1 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 3.7 steals...played freshman season at Nitro High School (15.9 ppg, 4.7 apg, 5.1 rpg)...compiled 1,863 points, 524 assists, 460 rebounds and 386 steals over entire prep career.
Personal: Born May 23...majoring in sport administration...daughter of Edward and Sharon Gordon...earned undergraduate degree in communications from Pittsburgh in June 2016