Harrison Gaines
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University of California, Riverside
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D.)
Harrison Gaines | |
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| Born | Harrison Burwell Gaines[1] April 27, 1989[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (B.A.) University of California, Riverside Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupations | Attorney and Sports Agent |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Harrison Burwell Gaines (born April 27, 1989) is an American former basketball player who is most notably a California Attorney and the founder and chief executive officer of sports agency SLASH Sports & Entertainment. A native of Victorville, California, Gaines was a standout point guard at Serrano High School. He played college basketball with Penn before transferring to UC Riverside for his final two seasons. He later attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
Gaines was born to Harry and Stephanie Gaines on April 27, 1989, and grew up in Victorville, California.[2] From a young age, he became interested in basketball, watching game tape of Michael Jordan at age three. In his childhood, his mother introduced him to acting and modeling, and he played a minor role in the 1999 film Michael Jordan: An American Hero as a young Jordan.[3]
High school career
Gaines attended Serrano High School in Phelan, California, where he played four years of varsity basketball as a point guard under head coach Mike Browning.[4] He became his team's leading scorer only as a freshman.[5] For his sophomore year, Gaines was promoted to team captain, a position he held until graduating.[2] During the season, he averaged 23.6 points and 5.2 assists per game, among the top in Southern California, and he featured in the Los Angeles Times column for his accomplishments.[4][6]
Prior to his junior year, Gaines was rated the second-best point guard in the region.[2] He recorded 18 points and 6 assists in a win over Sultana High School on January 11, 2006.[7] During the season, he broke the school record for most career points, finishing with 2,086 points by the end of his high school years.[2] On January 17, 2007, as a senior, Gaines scored 30 points and grabbed 7 rebounds to defeat Hesperia High School.[8] In his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons, he was named Mojave River League most valuable player, Daily Press Athlete of the Year, and first-team All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). He led Serrano to three straight league titles and a combined 48–9 record in his final two years.[2] Gaines also saw success academically, leaving high school with a 3.7 grade point average (GPA).[9]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Harrison Gaines PG |
Victorville, California | Serrano (CA) | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 10, 2006 | |
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| Overall recruit ranking: 247Sports: 432, 94 (PG), 44 (CA) | ||||||
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