David Gaines (basketball)

David "Smokey" Gaines (born February 27, 1942) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. He played three games for the Kentucky Colonels during the 1967-68 American Basketball Association season after a four-year stint with the Harlem Globetrotters. Gaines attended LeMoyne-Owen College.

After his playing days Gaines became a coach, serving as head coach for Detroit Mercy and San Diego State. He replaced Dick Vitale at the former school, and coached Michael Cage and future Baseball Hall-of-Famer Tony Gwynn at the latter. He is currently Athletic Director for the Memphis City Schools.^[1]

References

↑ McClure, Jesse F. (July 30, 2008). "New Memphis City Schools A.D. says 'It's all about the kids'". Tri-State Defender. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012.

External links

NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
Harlem Globetrotters Profile

Detroit Titans men's basketball head coaches

C. B. Lundy (1905–1907)
No team (1907–1909)
Royal R. Campbell (1909–1913)
Walter Hardy (1913–1916)
Royal R. Campbell (1916–1919)
James Brown (1919–1922)
Paul Harbrecht (1922–1923)
John Barrett (1923–1925)
Gus Dorais (1925–1929)
Louis Conroy (1929–1930)
Lloyd Brazil (1930–1946)
John Shada (1946–1948)
Bob Calihan (1948–1969)
Jim Harding (1969–1973)
Dick Vitale (1973–1977)
Smokey Gaines (1977–1979)
Willie McCarter (1979–1982)
Don Sicko (1982–1987)
John Mulroy # (1987–1988)
Ricky Byrdsong (1988–1993)
Perry Watson (1993–2008)
Kevin Mondro # (2008)
Ray McCallum (2008–2016)

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball head coaches

C. E. Peterson (1921–1926)
Tom McMullen (1926–1929)
Morris Gross (1929–1942)
Dom DeLauer & Dick Mitchell (1942–1943)
Alex Alexander (1943–1945)
Charles R. Smith (1945–1948)
George Ziegenfuss (1948–1969)
Dick Davis (1969–1974)
Tim Vezie (1974–1979)
Smokey Gaines (1979–1987)
Jim Brandenburg (1987–1992)
Jim Harrick, Jr. # (1992)
Tony Fuller (1992–1994)
Fred Trenkle (1994–1999)
Steve Fisher (1999– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

1981: Brandenburg
1982: Brandenburg
1983: Haskins
1984: Colson
1985: Gaines
1986: Brandenburg
1987: Haskins
1988: Andersen
1989: Wallace
1990: Reid
1991: Majerus
1992: Reid
1993: Majerus
1994: Bliss
1995: Majerus
1996: Bliss
1997: Wallace & Robinson
1998: Tubbs & Shyatt
1999: Majerus & Wilson
2000: Self
2001: Tarkanian
2002: Wallace
2003: Lopes
2004: Gillispie
2005: Fox
2006: Fox
2007: Fox
2008: Graham
2009: Morrill
2010: Morrill
2011: Morrill
2012: Carter
2013: White
2014: Hunsaker
2015: Menzies
2016: Barnes

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