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Bill Gaines
Personal information
Born (1946-03-10) March 10, 1946 (age 78)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolJames Madison
(Dallas, Texas)
College
NBA draft1968: 15th round, 185th overall pick
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
PositionGuard
Number15
Career history
1968Houston Mavericks
Career highlights and awards
  • Junior College All-American (1965)
  • 2× All-Texas Eastern Conference team (1965, 1966)
  • Second-team All-LSC (1967)
Stats at Basketball Reference

William Roosevelt Gaines (born March 10, 1946) is a former basketball player who played the guard position. He starred at Henderson County Community College and East Texas State University before playing briefly with the Houston Mavericks in the American Basketball Association.

Gaines attended James Madison High School in Dallas, Texas,[1] where he played basketball and football alongside his brother Henry.[2][3] After missing out most of his senior season following a football injury that required a surgery, he signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Wichita.[4][5] He never played for Wichita and later started his college career at Henderson County CC in the National Junior College Athletic Association[6] where he was twice All-Texas Eastern Conference and once Junior College All-American.[7] In 1966, he won the Texas Eastern Conference (TEC) while leading it in scoring with a 30.6 point average[8][9][10] and was named to the TEC All-Conference team.[11]

The following season, he signed a letter of intent with North Texas State University[1] but later transferred to East Texas State University (now known as Texas A&M Commerce)[12] where he averaged 16.8 points and 6.2 rebounds his first season[13] and made the All-Lone Star Conference second team.[14] He missed a large part of the following season, but still led the team with 326 points, for an average of 25.1 points per game.[15]

Gaines was drafted by the San Diego Rockets as the first pick in the fifteenth round of the 1968 NBA draft[16] and by the Houston Mavericks in the 13th round of the American Basketball Association (ABA) draft.[12] He signed with the Mavericks during the summer[7] and appeared in the team's opening game of the 1968–69 season, scoring two points. He was waived by the Mavericks, along with Rich Dumas, a week later.[17]

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  1. ^ a b "William Gaines inked by NTSC". The Tyler Courier-Times. 22 May 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Anderson loses final". Austin American-Statesman. 23 November 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Dallasites roll, 64-50". The Austin American. 19 January 1963. p. 12. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Three frosh Cagers sign with Shockers". The Wichita Beacon. 13 June 1964. p. 1B. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Maybe another Swallworth". Denton Record-Chronicle. 9 July 1964. p. 9. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Kilgore College Rangers given nod to win crown". Longview News-Journal. 26 November 1964. p. 3B. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Frosh standouts include [..] and William Gaines, 6-3 guard, Dallas James Madison. Closed access icon
  7. ^ a b "Gaines signs Houston pact". Tyler Morning Telegraph. 4 July 1968. p. 23. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ Fred Nuesch (25 February 1966). "Cardinals take win over Paris, get title". The Paris News. p. 8. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Gaines scoring". The Paris News. 17 February 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Gaines leading league scorers with 31.4 mark". The Paris News. 24 February 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "Top teams head All-TEC". The Tyler Courier-Times. 27 February 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ a b "Houston inks two Cagers". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. 4 July 1968. p. C5. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. ^ "Statistics Summary for 1966-67". lionathletics.com. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  14. ^ "HPC coach near 200th cage win". Brownwood Bulletin. 5 January 1968. p. 6. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  15. ^ "Statistics Summary for 1967-68". lionathletics.com. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Bill Gaines Stats". basketball-reference.com. Basketball Reference. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Big 8 Roundup". Okmulgee Daily Times. 6 November 1968. p. 8. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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