David Gaines (basketball)

American basketball player-coach
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican basketball player-coach
PlacesUnited States of America
isAthlete Sports coach Basketball player Basketball coach
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth27 February 1942
Age82 years
The details

Biography

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.

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