Paul Gause (born February 18, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player.

Early years

Basketball

Gause played basketball for

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, from 2001 to 2005. A four-year starter, Gause averaged over 25 points per game as a freshman, 27+ as a sophomore and 30+ per game his junior and senior seasons. He set a school single-game scoring record on February 26, 2004, when he dropped 52 points on Overbrook High School in a 94–80 win. During his senior campaign in 2004–05, Gause led Schalick to a 25–5 record and its first ever boys' basketball South Jersey Group I championship, as well as its first trip to the state final.SHU Pirates Paul Gause player profile
. Accessed March 27, 2008. Schalick lost, however, 66–69 in overtime to Science Park High School. In the loss, he scored 34 points on 8-for-18 shooting on three-point attempts. For the season, Gause averaged 33.9 points, 6.7

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, 5.2 assists and 3.7 steals per game. Paul finished his high school career near the top of

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's all-time scoring list. His 3,144 career points rank third in state history and second in South Jersey history. Only Camden High School's

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, who also owns the state record of 3,462 points, finished with more. Additionally, Gause and Wagner are the only two South Jersey players to ever score 1,000+ points in a single season. He was named as an All-State selection by

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, and also the consensus South Jersey Male Athlete of the Year by the ''

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'', ''

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'' and the '' Vineland Daily Journal''.

Other sports

Gause excelled at other sports besides basketball. An all-state

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and

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, he led his high school team to two straight South Jersey Group I championships in 2003 & 2004 (the latter being an undefeated 12–0 season). He drew interest from

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and

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for his quickness and ability to read the opposing

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s,UCincinnati Bearcats recruiting profile
. "Gause is a multi-sport athlete with an impressive list of accomplishments. Outside of his basketball exploits, he is considered to be one of the top cornerbacks in the state of New Jersey in football. Heading into the camp, Paul had received interest from Rutgers, Ohio State…" Accessed March 27, 2008. though was never given any offers by the schools. Paul set a

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single season scoring record during his senior year after amassing 236 offensive points, breaking the previous South Jersey mark by 10 points.''CourierPost online'': State/South Jersey Football Records
Accessed March 27, 2008. As of March 2008, this point total ranks fourth all-time in

history. He also set a South Jersey single season

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record, also done in 2004, by reaching the

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39 times. During the springtime, Gause participated in the 100m and 200m dashes, 4x400 relay and the high jump events. He finished in the top 5 in SJ Group I during his junior and senior seasons for the high jump, garnering All-Conference accolades in the process.

College career

Paul Gause played for the Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team as either the

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. He made his collegiate debut on November 16, 2005, at

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when SHU visited the

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. Gause played 16 minutes, scored three points and grabbed two rebounds in the game.''ESPN.com'': 2005–06 Paul Gause statistics per game
Accessed March 28, 2008. His

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debut came on January 4, 2006, against St. John's University. Paul scored seven points, snagged four steals and grabbed four rebounds in a 69–61 win. He also hit the game-tying shot at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime. Gause tied the Seton Hall Pirates' single-game steals record in 2006–07 when he recorded eight steals against St. Mary's on December 2, 2006.St. Mary's – Seton Hall box score for December 2, 2006
Accessed March 28, 2008. He also totaled 90 steals on the year, a new Seton Hall men's basketball single-season record. Gause averaged 3.10 spg which topped Big East play and ranked second nationally. For his on-the-ball defense he was nominated as a candidate for the Big East Defensive Player of the Year, but did not win. Paul's junior year campaign in 2007–08 was hampered by a broken bone in his right hand, and then cut short by a season-ending knee injury on February 6.
Accessed March 28, 2008. Prior to his leave he was averaging a conference-best 2.8 steals per game.

Professional career

Football

Gause was drafted by the

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of the United Football League on June 18, 2009. He was released before the season began.

Basketball

In 2010, he signed with

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, a professional basketball team in

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's Pro A. In 28 games played during the 2010–11 season, Gause averaged 15.9 points, 3.8 assists and 2.8 steals per game. His steals average was second in the league. Gause now played for Newcastle Eagles in the BBL. He made his debut on September 20, 2011, in the Eagles 85–63 BBL Trophy win against

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. He was included in the Week 4 BBL Team of the Week.

The Basketball Tournament

Paul Gause played for Seton Hall In in the 2018 edition of

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. In 2 games, he averaged 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game. Hall In reached the second round before falling to the Golden Eagles.

Personal life

Paul Gause got engaged to recording artist, Bianca Ingram on September 24, 2019, in front of everyone at the Amazonian Nights showcase.

References

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