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Reece Gaines Profile


Guard
Louisville
Senior
6-6, 205

2002-03 Stats:
PPG: 17.9
RPG: 2.9
APG: 5.0

Reece Gaines
Notes: First Team All-Conference USA, Second Team All-American
The Skinny:


Gaines entered Louisville when the program was struggling in Denny Crum’s final days, and was a big part of the Cardinals’ resurgence under Rick Pitino. He can flat-out score, as he is good at finding ways to get open and deceptively quick when he drives, while having a good shooting touch. But his biggest asset is that he can run a team, which could pose matchup problems given that he is 6’6″. Gaines can handle the ball well and was mainly a scorer because his team had limited options, but he showed his ability to distribute later when his team had better scoring options. He is a capable defender and rebounds well for a guard.

Gaines is a borderline lottery pick, but could prove to be a steal for someone. If he is able to run a team in the NBA, he could prove to be one of the better pickups in this draft.

Related Hoopville Articles on Reece Gaines:


5/8/03 – Zach Van Hart – Conference USA 2002-03 Season Recap
3/11/03 – Zach Van Hart – Conference USA Notebook
3/2/03 – Morning Dish
2/28/03 – Morning Dish
2/24/03 – Zach Van Hart – C-USA Notebook
2/19/03 – Jed Tai – The Best Point Guard – Part 2
2/18/02 – Zach Van Hart – Conference USA
2/16/03 – Morning Dish
2/11/03 – Zach Van Hart – Conference USA Notebook
2/10/03 – Jed Tai – The Best Point Guard
1/28/03 – Rainer Sabin – SEC Notebook
1/27/03 – Zach Van Hart – Conference USA Notebook
1/26/03 – Morning Dish
1/21/03 – Bill Thayer – Mid-Season Awards
1/20/03 – Zach Van Hart – Conference-USA Notebook
1/17/03 – Morning Dish
1/6/03 – Zach Van Hart – Conference USA Notebook
12/31/02 – Zach Van Hart – Conference USA Notebook
12/17/02 – Zach Van Hart – Conference USA Notebook
12/15/02 – Morning Dish
12/3/02 – Zach Van Hart – Conference USA Notebook
11/25/02 – Phil Kasiecki – War on the Shore
11/10/02 – Rick Young – Top 25 Fantasy Players by Position
11/07/02 – Zach Van Hart – Conference USA Preview
10/31/02 – Michael Ermitage – Senior Class
10/28/02 – Zach Van Hart – C-USA Recap

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