Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2017
- Class:
- 2003
A four-year starter in the Cardinals' backcourt who ranks fourth on the UofL career scoring list with 1,945 points, Reece Gaines (1999-2003) earned second-team All-America honors by The Sporting News, ESPN.com, and Sports Illustrated as a senior. A finalist for national player of the year awards and one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, Gaines was a double-figure scorer in 31 games as a senior and in 99 games for his career.
Gaines is third in career 3-point goals at UofL with 225 and his 475 career assists rank seventh. His 673 points as a junior are the sixth-most for a Louisville player in a single season and his 159 assists as a senior was the fifth-highest single-season total at Louisville. He scored a career-high 37 points against Saint Louis as a junior, which is tied for the seventh highest in UofL history. Gaines was the 15th selection overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2003 NBA Draft first round and played three seasons in the NBA with the Magic, Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks. He is currently an assistant men's basketball coach for Eastern Kentucky.
