Position Assistant coach Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg) Weight 93 kg League Ohio Valley Conference Name Reece Gaines School University of Louisville | Nationality American Role Basketball player Siblings Corvonn Gaines Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Height 1.98 m | |
Born January 7, 1981 (age 43)
Madison, Wisconsin ( 1981-01-07 ) High school Madison West
(Madison, Wisconsin) Movies Coach Rick Pitino: Basketball Fundamentals Similar People Corvonn Gaines, Rick Pitino, Stan Van Gundy | ||
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Clifton Reece Gaines (born January 7, 1981) is a former American professional basketball player and current assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky University.
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- Reece gaines story photographer michael lau reporter kelsey duvall
- Scotty davenport reece gaines your success matters
- High school and college career
- NBA career
- International career
- Coaching career
- References
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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). Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat once called Reece Gaines "the best college basketball player he ever faced".
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.
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. 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).
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. In January 2012 Gaines signed a 30-day contract with the Fürstenfeld Panthers in Austria. On February 2, 2012, the Panthers announced that the contract with Gaines would not be extended.
Coaching career
In 2012, Gaines was hired as an assistant coach at Bellarmine University.