Frank Brandon Gaines (born July 7, 1990) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played college basketball for

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High school career

Gaines attended Boyd H. Anderson High School in

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. 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.

College career

After redshirting his freshman season in 2008–09, he made his debut for the

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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. 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. 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. 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.

Professional career

2013–14 season

Gaines went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. On November 1, 2013, he was selected by the

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with the 1st pick of the second round in the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. On April 22, 2014, he was named the 2014 NBA Development League Most Improved Player. On April 7, 2014, he signed with

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of Venezuela for the rest of the 2014 LPB season. He left Gigantes later that month after just five games.

2014–15 season

On June 17, 2014, Gaines signed with

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of Italy for the 2014–15 season. In July 2014, he joined the Indiana Pacers for the

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and the Miami Heat for the Las Vegas Summer League. On December 17, 2014, he parted ways with Juvecaserta. The next day, he signed a two-month deal with

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. On February 18, 2015, he parted ways with the club following the expiration of his contract. On February 27, Gaines joined the

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after the team acquired his returning player rights from the Maine Red Claws. In April 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 D-League season, he signed with

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of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Gaines joined the

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for the

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. On August 17, 2015, he signed with

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of Poland for the 2015–16 season.

2016–17 season

On July 29, 2016, Gaines signed with

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of Germany for the 2016–17 season.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2016–2017)

In the summers of 2016 and 2017, Gaines played in

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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.

2018–19 season

On June 14, 2018, Gaines signed with

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of LBA for the 2018–19 season.

2019–20 season

On July 18, 2019, he has signed with

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

of the Italian

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(LBA). He averaged 9.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in the Serie A.

2020–21 season

On July 30, 2020, Gaines signed with

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of the Israeli National League. On January 4, 2021, Gaines returned to

for which he played two seasons beforehand.

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ended the

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in the last position and Gaines signed with

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for the 2021 Serie A2 playoffs.

2021–22 season

On August 9, 2021, Gaines signed with Cangrejeros de Santurce of the

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. He averaged 18.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steal per game. On November 13, Gaines signed with

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of the

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2022–23 season

On August 12, 2022, he has signed with

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of the Italia

(LBA). On February 13, 2023, he was released by Trieste and signed with

of the

Personal

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

References

External links

Eurobasket.com profileRealGM.com profile
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