Raymond Gause is a Puerto Rican former

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player. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee and played his college basketball with the UAB Blazers under

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. At Alabama-Birmingham he played with

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and Orlando "Pipo" Marrero. In 1984 he moved to Puerto Rico and established residency on the island. In 1987 he played his first season in the Superior League, BSN, with the Bayamon Cowboys. The following year, 1988, under Robert Corn, he helped Bayamon win their last championship of the 80's. That same year he was recruited by the

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as a three-point shooter and specialist, and became the starting shooting guard for the next four years. He immediately helped qualify Puerto Rico to the

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in Seoul, Korea, at the

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Olympic Qualifier in Montevideo, Uruguay. In 1989 he played in the World Tournament Qualifier,

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, in Mexico City and helped the team win a gold medal there. He also led Puerto Rico to a gold medal victory over Panama at the 1989 Centro Basket Tournament in Havana, Cuba. The following year, 1990, he helped Puerto Rico earn a Fourth Place at the

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in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After disposing of World Powers

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, and

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, the team arrived undefeated at 7-0 to the semi-finals, only to lose its last two games in the medal round to the

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and Team USA. In 1991, he led Puerto Rico to gold medals at the Centro Basket Tournament in Monterrey, Mexico, and the

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in Havana, Cuba, where he led the team by scoring 25 points with 7 three point baskets in the gold medal game victory against Mexico. That is the only gold medal Puerto Rico Basketball has ever won in

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. In 1992, he played in the first international event

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players were allowed to compete in at the

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in Portland, Oregon and helped Puerto Rico qualify for the

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in Barcelona, Spain. The 1992 Olympics marked his last participation in International Competition.Raymond Gause at Sports Reference
/ref> During his 4-year International career, the 6'4" Gause was known as an above average shooter, knocking down three-point shots at a 42% average. With his ability to shoot threes in clutch situations, his arrival on the National Team brought about the team's best four-year run of its history between 1988 and 1992.

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