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Frank Gaines (basketball)

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Nationality
  
American

Role
  
Basketball player

Listed height
  
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Height
  
1.91 m

Listed weight
  
195 lb (88 kg)

Weight
  
88 kg

Name
  
Frank Gaines


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Position
  
Point guard / Shooting guard

League
  
Polish Basketball League

Born
  
July 7, 1990 (age 33) Fort Lauderdale, Florida (
1990-07-07
)

High school
  
Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Florida)

Current team
  
IPFW Mastodons men's basketball (#4 / Guard)

College
  
IPFW Mastodons men's basketball

Parents
  
Ronae Gaines, Frank Gaines

Siblings
  
Alicia Gaines, Lashonda Gaines, Dwight Gaines

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Frank Brandon Gaines (born July 7, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Parma of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne.

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High school career

Gaines attended Boyd H. Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. As a senior, he averaged 16.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game for head coach Eugene Richardson. Gaines helped lead Boyd Anderson to a 30-2 record, eventually losing in the Florida 6A State Final.

College career

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After redshirting his freshman season in 2008–09, he made his debut for the Mastodons in the 2009–10 season. In his redshirted freshman season, he played 31 games (one start), averaging 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per game.

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In his sophomore season, he became a go-to offensive and rebounding force for the Mastodons, going on to earn All-Summit League Honorable Mention honors. On January 31, 2011, he was named the Summit League Player of the Week. In 30 games, he averaged 14.8 points and 6.2 rebounds in 27.4 minutes per game.

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In his junior season, he was named to the All-Summit League first team and the NABC All-District second team. He hit at least one three-point basket in 24 of 30 games on the year, including a season-high five at home against Oral Roberts on February 15, 2012. In 30 games, he averaged 21.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 steals in 32.1 minutes per game.

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In his senior season, he was named to the All-Summit League first team for the second straight year. He was also named to the Summit League All-Tournament Team. In 32 games, he averaged 19.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 steals in 34.0 minutes per game.

2013–14 season

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Gaines went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. On November 1, 2013, he was selected by the Maine Red Claws with the 1st pick of the second round in the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. On April 22, 2014, he was named the 2014 NBA Development League Most Improved Player.

On April 7, 2014, he signed with Gigantes de Guayana of Venezuela for the rest of the 2014 LPB season. He left Gigantes later that month after just five games.

2014–15 season

On June 17, 2014, Gaines signed with Juvecaserta Basket of Italy for the 2014–15 season. In July 2014, he joined the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Summer League and the Miami Heat for the Las Vegas Summer League. On December 17, 2014, he parted ways with Juvecaserta. The next day, he signed a two-month deal with Victoria Libertas Pesaro. On February 18, 2015, he parted ways with the club following the expiration of his contract.

On February 27, Gaines joined the Oklahoma City Blue after the team acquired his returning player rights from the Maine Red Claws. In April 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 D-League season, he signed with Caciques de Humacao of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Gaines joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On August 17, 2015, he signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of Poland for the 2015–16 season.

2016–17 season

On July 29, 2016, Gaines signed with SC Rasta Vechta of Germany for the 2016–17 season.

Personal

Gaines is the son Frank Sr. and Ronae Gaines, and has three siblings, Dwight, Alicia and Lashonda.

References

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