Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Gordon wuxuu hogaamiyay Kooxda USA si ay u hesho billad dahab ah 2011 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship, oo leh koox-sare oo ah 17.0 dhibcood, 11.2 rebounds iyo 3.2 xannibaad ciyaar kasta. Wuxuu sii waday inuu kasbado abaalmarinta MVP, isagoo hogaaminaya Mareykanka oo ku guuleystay billad dahab ah 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Cup
, oo ku yaalla Prague, halkaas oo uu celcelis ahaan kooxdiisa ugu sareeyay 16.2 dhibcood iyo 6.2 dib u soo celinta ciyaar kasta, marka lagu daro toogashada 61.2 boqolkiiba garoonka. Waxaa sidoo kale loo magacaabay 2011-12 USA Kooxda Qaranka ee Horumarinta, wuxuuna ka qeybgalay 2010 Kooxda Qaranka ee Horumarinta Kubadda Koleyga ee USA.