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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2008-09 Men's Basketball

22 Harrison Gaines

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 170
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Victorville, Calif.
  • Highschool Serrano

Biography

Career Stats
Games Played/Started: 53/20
Minutes: 886 (16.7 mpg)
Points: 438 (8.3 ppg)
Rebounds: 102 (1.9 rpg)
FG Pct.: .391 (152-389)
3FG Pct.: .275 (25-91)
FT Pct.: .681 (109-160)
Assists: 134
Turnovers: 98
Blocked Shots: 5
Steals: 30

Career Honors
Two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week

Left the program after his sophomore season

2008-09: (Game-by-Game in PDF) Played in 26 games, with 10 starts ... Second on the team, 14th among Ivy League players in scoring (9.9 ppg) ... Finished among Ivy leaders in free-throw percentage (11th, .684) ... Led Penn in scoring in six games and had 15 double-figure scoring games, second on the team ... Ended season with 12 points, four rebounds and three assists against Princeton (3/10) ... Had eight points, matched a career best with seven rebounds, and dished out a career-high six assists at Cornell (3/6) ... Recorded 14 points, seven boards and four assists vs. Brown (2/28) ... Had a career-high 24 points vs. Yale (2/27) ... Dropped 19 points and six rebounds at Yale (2/14) ... Scored 12 points at Brown (2/13) ... Scored 20 points against Cornell (2/7) ... Had 12 points, three assists against Saint Joseph’s (1/24) ... Scored 10 points in Big 5 games against both Temple (1/14) and La Salle (1/21) ... Had 15 points in win at NJIT (1/17) ... Had 10 points, two rebounds and two assists vs. Navy (12/5) ... Scored 14 points against Villanova (12/2) ... Scored 16 points against Penn State (11/25) ... Opened season with 10 points at No. 1 North Carolina (11/15).

2007-08: (Game-by-Game in PDF) Played in 27 of 31 games, with 10 starts ... Averaged 21.7 minutes per game ... Fourth on the team in scoring (6.7 ppg) ... Led team, third among Ivy players with 98 assists ... Led Ivy League in assist/turnover ratio (1.78) ... Had six double-figure scoring games ... Two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week ... Scored nine points and had three assists in 33 minutes at Princeton (3/11) ... Scored 19 points and had six assists against Cornell (3/7) ... Eight points, six assists at Yale (2/29) ... Had 16 points and five assists at Harvard (2/23) ... Eight points, team-leading nine boards at Dartmouth (2/22) ... Scored 19 points, added seven assists at Cornell (2/9) ... Dished out eight assists against NJIT (1/5) ... Dropped 10 points, three rebounds and five assists on Villanova (12/1) ... Had back-to-back 12-point games in Philly Classic games against Virginia (11/23) and Navy (11/24) ... Also had eight assists against the Cavaliers, and seven rebounds against the Midshipmen ... Scored nine points, finished one shy of school record with 12 assists against The Citadel (11/20) ... Had five assists against Howard (11/17).

High School: Four-year letterwinner and three-year captain ... High school coach was Mike Browning ... Ended career as high school’s all-time leading scorer (2,086 points); broke record as a junior ... Helped team to three-consecutive Mojave River League titles ... Team went 48-9 during his final two seasons ... As a junior, rated the No. 2 point guard in southern California by the Los Angeles Times and the No. 3 point guard on the West Coast by scouthoops.com ... Three-time Mojave River League MVP ... Three-time Daily Press Player of the Year ... Three-time first-team All-CIF ... 2006-07 Citrus Belt Athlete of the Year ... San Bernardino Sun All-County First Team as a senior, second team as a junior, third team as a sophomore ... Two-time MVP of DCB Diamondback Shootout ... Two-time Adidas Superstar Camp invitee ... 2006 IEBP Spring League Platinum Division MVP ... Listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students ... National Society of High School Scholars ... Special Olympics volunteer (2005) ... High Desert Ballers volunteer youth coach.

Personal: Son of Stephanie and Harry Gaines ... Cousin, Sean Burwell, played tailback for the Oregon football team from 1990-93.

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Historical Player Information

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    2008-09Sophomore

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