David Gaines (basketball)
American basketball player-coach
Intro | American basketball player-coach | |
Places | United States of America | |
is | Athlete Sports coach Basketball player Basketball coach | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 27 February 1942 | |
Age | 82 years |
David "Smokey" Gaines (born February 27, 1942) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. He played three games for the Kentucky Colonels during the 1967-68 American Basketball Association season after a four-year stint with the Harlem Globetrotters. Gaines attended LeMoyne-Owen College.
After his playing days Gaines became a coach, serving as head coach for Detroit Mercy and San Diego State. He replaced Dick Vitale at the former school, and coached Michael Cage and future Baseball Hall-of-Famer Tony Gwynn at the latter. He is currently Athletic Director for the Memphis City Schools.