Reece Gaines

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Reece Gaines

| image = Reece Gaines.jpg

| caption = Gaines in 2005

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lbs = 205

| league =

| team =Newfoundland Rogues

| position = Head Coach

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|1|7}}

| birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.

| high_school = Madison West
(Madison, Wisconsin)

| college = Louisville (1999–2003)

| draft_pick = 15

| draft_round = 1

| draft_year = 2003

| draft_team = Orlando Magic

| career_start = 2003

| career_end = 2012

| career_number = 22, 4, 34

| career_position = Shooting guard / point guard

| coach_start = 2012

| years1 = {{nbay|2003|full=y}} | team1 = Orlando Magic

| years2 = {{nbay|2004|full=y}} | team2 = Houston Rockets

| years3 = {{nbay|2005|full=y}} | team3 = Milwaukee Bucks

| years4 = 2006–2007 | team4 = Angelico Biella

| years5 = 2007 | team5 = Armani Jeans Milano

| years6 = 2007–2008 | team6 = Benetton Treviso

| years7 = 2008–2009 | team7 = Angelico Biella

| years8 = 2009–2010 | team8 = Bakersfield Jam

| years9 = 2010 | team9 = Peristeri

| years10 = 2010 | team10 = Texas Legends

| years11 = 2010–2011 | team11 = JA Vichy

| years12 = 2012 | team12 = Fürstenfeld Panthers

| years13 = 2012 | team13 = Guaros de Lara

| cyears1 = 2012–2015 | cteam1 = Bellarmine (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2015–2019 | cteam2 = Eastern Kentucky (assistant)

| cyears3 = 2019–2021 | cteam3 = Austin Spurs (assistant)

|cyears4=2024-present|cteam4=Newfoundland Rogues

| highlights =

As Player:

Third-team All-American – AP, NABC, SN (2003)
2× First-team All-Conference USA (2002, 2003)

}}

Clifton Reece Gaines (born January 7, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach at Austin Spurs. He is currently the head coach for the Newfoundland Rogues.

High school and college career

Gaines, a 6'6", 205 lb (1.98 m, 93 kg) shooting guard, played high school basketball at Madison West in his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. He then played four years at University of Louisville, earning AP All-America 3rd team honors his senior season while leading the Cardinals to a 25–7 win–loss record. He's considered one of the best all-time shooting guards for the Louisville Cardinal basketball program. He ranks among the top-five Louisville leaders in made three-point field goals (225), free throws (456), and assists (475).[http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/gaines_reece01.html Reece Gaines Profile – Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218061444/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/gaines_reece01.html |date=2013-12-18 }}[http://thekentuckyblog.com/2013/02/08/5-best-louisville-basketball-players-of-the-rick-pitino-era/ 5 Best Louisville Basketball Players of the Rick Pitino Era | A Gathering Place For Bluegrass Sports & Fine Kentucky Bourbon] Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat once called Reece Gaines "the best college basketball player he ever faced".{{Cite web|url=https://www.cardchronicle.com/2012/8/29/3277365/dwyane-wade-calls-reece-gaines-the-best-college-player-he-faced|title=Dwyane Wade Calls Reece Gaines The Best College Player He Faced|first=Mike|last=Rutherford|date=August 29, 2012|website=Card Chronicle}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wave3.com/story/19423982/gaines-happy-to-be-a-knight|title=Gaines happy to be a Knight|first=Kendrick|last=Haskins|date=August 31, 2012|website=www.wave3.com}}

NBA career

Gaines was drafted by the Orlando Magic in the first round (15th overall) of the 2003 NBA draft and signed with the club on July 18, 2003. He spent one season on the bench in Orlando (1.8 points, 1.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists in 38 games) before being traded to the Houston Rockets (along with Tracy McGrady, Juwan Howard and Tyronn Lue) in exchange for Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1831594|title=T-Mac finally lands in Houston|date=June 29, 2004|website=ESPN.com}}

Gaines played ten games with the Rockets (2.6 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.3 assists per game), spending the majority of his time on the injured list. He was traded again on February 24, 2005 (with two future second-round picks) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Mike James and Zendon Hamilton.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1998814|title=Trade roundup: Knicks' Thomas swings two deals|date=February 24, 2005|website=ESPN.com}} Gaines saw even less playing time with the Bucks during the second half of the 2004–05 season, playing a total of 79 minutes (1.4 points, 0.3 rebounds, 0.4 assists) in 11 games. Gaines's playing time decreased even more with the Bucks in the 2005–06 season, appearing in 12 games, and playing 52 minutes (1.1 points, no rebounds, 0.3 assists).

Gaines' final NBA game was played on February 12, 2006, in a 79 - 94 loss to the New Jersey Nets where he recorded 2 assists and 1 steal.

NBA career statistics

=Regular season=

| align="left" | 2003–04

| align="left" | Orlando

| 38 || 1 || 9.6 || .291 || .300 || .640 || 1.0 || 1.1 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 1.8

| align="left" | 2004–05

| align="left" | Houston

| 10 || 0 || 10.8 || .370 || .250 || .750 || 1.1 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 2.6

| align="left" | 2004–05

| align="left" | Milwaukee

| 11 || 0 || 7.2 || .304 || .500 || .000 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 1.4

| align="left" | 2005–06

| align="left" | Milwaukee

| 12 || 0 || 4.5 || .500 || .000 || .250 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 1.1

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 71 || 1 || 8.5 || .324 || .269 || .606 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 1.7

International career

In 2006, he moved to Italy where he played for Angelico Biella, Armani Jeans Milano and Benetton Treviso. In 2009, he joined the Bakersfield Jam, with whom he averaged 14.3 points and 4.0 assists per game. In December 2010 he signed with JA Vichy in France.{{Cite web|url=http://javamateur2324.canalblog.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112221633/http://www.ja-vichy.com/actualite-JA-Vichy-Reece-Gaines-en-renfort-a-la-JAV-137.html|url-status=dead|title=JA Vichy Basket (saison 2023/24)|archivedate=January 12, 2011|website=javamateur2324.canalblog.com}} In January 2012 Gaines signed a 30-day contract with the Fürstenfeld Panthers in Austria.{{Cite web|url=http://www.panthers.at/Bundesliga/News/Die-Panthers-verstaerken-sich-mit-einem-Aussenspieler|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133151/http://www.panthers.at/Bundesliga/News/Die-Panthers-verstaerken-sich-mit-einem-Aussenspieler|url-status=dead|title=Die Panthers verstärken sich mit einem Aussenspieler|archivedate=April 2, 2015}} On February 2, 2012, the Panthers announced that the contract with Gaines would not be extended.{{Cite web|url=http://www.panthers.at/Bundesliga/News/Kaderveraenderungen-bei-den-Panthers|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402162509/http://www.panthers.at/Bundesliga/News/Kaderveraenderungen-bei-den-Panthers|url-status=dead|title=Kaderveraenderungen bei den Panthers|archivedate=April 2, 2015}}

Coaching career

In 2012, Gaines was hired as an assistant coach at Bellarmine University, where he coached for three seasons.{{Cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120829/SPORTS12/308290085/Bellarmine-hires-former-Louisville-basketball-great-Reece-Gaines-assistant-coach|title=Bellarmine hires former Louisville basketball great Reece Gaines as assistant coach}} While at Bellarmine, he helped the Knights to three straight NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16 and a Final Four trip.

In 2015, Gaines became an assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky University.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ekusports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=794&path=mbball|title = Reece Gaines – Men's Basketball Coach}} In 2018, Gaines was named acting coach after Head Coach Dan McHale's contract was terminated.{{Cite web|url=http://www.richmondregister.com/sports/eku-still-owes-mchale-approximately/article_021790f6-1ea2-11e8-b133-fff1f73ede16.html|title = EKU still owes McHale approximately $100,000| date=March 3, 2018 }}

On November 5, 2019, the Austin Spurs announced that they had named Gaines as assistant coach.{{cite web|url=https://austin.gleague.nba.com/news/austin-spurs-announce-2019-20-coaching-staff-additions/|title=AUSTIN SPURS ANNOUNCE 2019–20 COACHING STAFF ADDITIONS|date=November 5, 2019|website=NBA.com|access-date=November 5, 2019}}

References

External links

{{Basketballstats |nba= 2558 |bbr= g/gainere01 }}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060712103208/http://www.sportsstats.com/jazzyj/greats/03/gaines.htm Reece Gaines, Louisville]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20101118175151/http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/index.jsp?player=reece_gaines NBA D-League Profile – Reece Gaines]

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Category:American expatriate basketball people in France

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Category:Austin Spurs coaches

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