Clifton Reece Gaines is an American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 guard.

Gaines, a 6'6", 205 lb (1.98 m, 93 kg) shooting guard

Shooting guard

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 played high school

High school

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 basketball at Madison West

Madison West High School

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 in his hometown. He then played four years at University of Louisville

University of Louisville

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, earning AP

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 All-America 3rd team honors his senior season while leading the Cardinals to a 25-7 win-loss record.

Gaines was drafted by the Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic

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 in the first round (15th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft

2003 NBA Draft

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 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

Houston Rockets

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 (along with Tracy McGrady

Tracy McGrady

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, Juwan Howard

Juwan Howard

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 and Tyronn Lue

Tyronn Lue

Tyronn Jamar Lue is a former American professional basketball player who last played for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association...

) in exchange for Steve Francis

Steve Francis

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, Cuttino Mobley

Cuttino Mobley

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 and Kelvin Cato

Kelvin Cato

- College career :Cato was an obscure player averaging six points and six rebounds at the University of South Alabama in 1992-93. At that time, he struck up a relationship with then University of New Orleans coach Tim Floyd, who recognized Cato's potential. In 1994, Floyd took over as head coach...

.

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

Milwaukee Bucks

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 for Mike James

Mike James

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 and Zendon Hamilton

Zendon Hamilton

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.

Gaines saw even less playing time with the Bucks during the second half of the 2004-05 season

2004-05 NBA season

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, playing a total of 79 minutes (1.4 points, 0.3 rebounds, 0.4 assists) in 11 games.

Gaines playing time decreased even more with the Bucks in the 2005-06 season

2005-06 NBA season

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, appearing in 12 games, and playing 52 minutes (1.1 points, no rebounds, 0.3 assists).

In 2006 he moved to Italy

Italy

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 where he played for Angelico Biella

Pallacanestro Biella

-Notable players :-Sponsorship names:In the past, due to sponsorship deals, it has also been known as:*Fila Biella *Lauretana Biella . For the 2009–10 season,*Lauretana Biella Eurocup-External links:* *...

, Armani Jeans Milano

Olimpia Milano

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 and Benetton Treviso

Pallacanestro Treviso

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.

In 2009 he joined the Bakersfield Jam

Bakersfield Jam

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, with whom he averaged 14.3 points and 4.0 assists per game.

In December 2010 he signed with JA Vichy

JA Vichy

Jeanne d’Arc de Vichy Val d’Allier Auvergne Basket is a basketball club based in Vichy, France that plays in the LNB. Their home games are played at Gymnase Pierre Coulon.- Former Player:* Ime Udoka* Martynas Andriukaitis* Kareem Reid* Mike Smith...

 in France

France

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External links

• NBA.com Profile - Reece Gaines
• http://www.sportsstats.com/jazzyj/greats/03/gaines.htm
• NBA D-League Profile - Reece Gaines