Frank Gaines (basketball)

Frank Brandon Gaines (born July 7, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Frank Gaines
Gaines in December 2019
No. 0 – Virtus Bologna
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1990-07-07) July 7, 1990
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
High schoolBoyd Anderson
(Lauderdale Lakes, Florida)
CollegeFort Wayne (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Maine Red Claws
2014Gigantes de Guayana
2014Juvecaserta Basket
2014–2015Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2015Oklahoma City Blue
2015Caciques de Humacao
2015–2016Wilki Morskie Szczecin
2016–2017SC Rasta Vechta
2017–2018Parma
2018–2019Cantù
2019–presentVirtus Bologna
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA D-League Most Improved Player (2014)
  • 2× First-team All-Summit League (2012, 2013)

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.[1]

College career

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.[1][2]

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.[1][2]

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.[1][2]

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.[2]

Professional career

2013–14 season

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.[3] On April 22, 2014, he was named the 2014 NBA Development League Most Improved Player.[4]

On April 7, 2014, he signed with Gigantes de Guayana of Venezuela for the rest of the 2014 LPB season.[5] 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.[6] In July 2014, he joined the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Summer League[7] and the Miami Heat for the Las Vegas Summer League.[8] On December 17, 2014, he parted ways with Juvecaserta.[9] The next day, he signed a two-month deal with Victoria Libertas Pesaro.[10] On February 18, 2015, he parted ways with the club following the expiration of his contract.[11]

On February 27, Gaines joined the Oklahoma City Blue after the team acquired his returning player rights from the Maine Red Claws.[12] 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.[13]

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Gaines joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[14] On August 17, 2015, he signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of Poland for the 2015–16 season.[15]

2016–17 season

On July 29, 2016, Gaines signed with SC Rasta Vechta of Germany for the 2016–17 season.[16]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2016–2017)

In the summers of 2016 and 2017, Gaines played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team 23. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team 23 in 2017, he averaged 11.5 points per game. Gaines helped Team 23 reach the second round of the tournament in 2017, where they then lost to Armored Athlete 84-77.[17]

2018–19 season

On June 14, 2018, Gaines signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of LBA for the 2018–19 season.[18]

2019–20 season

On July 18, 2019, he has signed with Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [19]

Personal

Gaines is the son Frank Sr. and Ronae Gaines, and has three siblings, Dwight, Alicia and Lashonda.[1]

References
  1. "Frank Gaines - 2012-13 Men's Basketball". GoMastodons.com. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  2. "Frank Gaines Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. "Maine Red Claws Select Six in 2013 NBA D-League Draft". NBA.com. November 1, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  4. "Maine's Frank Gaines Named 2014 NBA D-League Most Improved Player". NBA.com. April 22, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  5. "Frank Gaines refuerza el puesto uno de Gigantes". liderendeportes.com (in Spanish). April 7, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  6. "Juve Caserta announces D-League MIP Frank Gaines". Sportando.com. June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  7. "Rookie/Free Agent Camp Update". NBA.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  8. "HEAT Announce Summer League Information". NBA.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  9. "Pasta Reggia Caserta and Frank Gaines officially part ways". Sportando.com. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  10. "Frank Gaines signs a two-month deal with Pesaro". Sportando.com. December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  11. "VL Pesaro, Frank Gaines part ways". Sportando.com. February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  12. "Blue Acquires Frank Gaines". OurSportsCentral.com. February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  13. "Frank Gaines signs at Humacao". Eurobasket.com. April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  14. "Thunder Announces Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  15. "Frank Gaines moves to King Wilki Morskie Szczecin". Sportando.com. August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  16. "Rasta Vechta signs Frank Gaines and rookie Gabe McCray". Sportando.com. July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  17. "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  18. "Frank Gaines inks with Pallacanestro Cantù". Sportando.basketball. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  19. "Virtus Bologna signs Frank Gaines". Sportando. July 18, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
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