MANISA, Turkey - Just weeks after guiding Czech Republic-based ERA Nymburk to the National Basketball League championship, former Northwest standout Jitarious "Ty" Gordon is moving on to another international franchise.

Turkish-based Manisa Büyüksehir Basket Kulübü announced the signing of Gordon on Monday, which was later confirmed by ERA Nymburk. Founded in 1994, the club competes in Basketbol Süper Ligi (Basketball Super League in English).

Gordon is one of a handful of American players on the Manisa Büyüksehir Basket Kulübü roster, joining 2010 NBA Draft first-round pick James Anderson, NBA and NBA G-League veteran Emanuel Terry, Ryan Luther and Daron Russell.

Gordon spent two seasons at Northwest, averaging 20.6 points per game, while shooting 47.5 percent from the floor. A two-time all-conference selection from 2017-19, he ranks eighth in the Rangers' record books for three-point percentage (.349), ninth in three-pointers made/attempted (106-304) and is tied for 10th in scoring average (17.4 points per game).

Following Northwest, Gordon initially signed with Troy University and spent the 2019-20 season with the Trojans. He then transferred to Nicholls State to finish out his collegiate career, earning Southland Conference Player of the Year accolades in March 2022, becoming only the second Colonel to earn conference POTY accolades (Reggie Jackson; 1995). 

Gordon averaged 21.6 points per game during his senior season at Nicholls State and was named conference Player of the Week seven times during the 2021-22 season, setting a new league record. He also scored 30 points or more in four games with the Colonels, including a career-best 36 points against New Orleans. Gordon also set a program single-season record with 99 made three-pointers, while ranking seventh in the nation with an average of 3.67 three-pointers per game and tying for sixth and seventh in the conference for assists per game (3.2) and steals per game (1.5).

Following his time in Thibodaux, Gordon worked out for numerous NBA teams, but was ultimately snubbed in the 2022 NBA Draft. He was later selected by the Memphis Hustle in the first round of the NBA G-League Draft, but did not make the final roster.

Since then, Gordon has made a name for himself overseas, spending professional basketball stints in Lithuania, Latvia and most recently, the Czech Republic. Additionally, he also competed with the Memphis-based Beale Street Boys in the 2023 edition of The Basketball Tournament, a team made up primarily of University of Memphis alumni.