2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster

Gabriel L. Acosta

22 Harrison Gaines

  • Position Guard
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Victorville, CA
  • High School Serrano HS

Biography

2011-12 Recorded his UC Riverside career high with 13 points vs. Washington State on November 27 ... Grabbed a season-high five rebounds on three occasions ... Handed out a season-high three assists on five occasions ... Recorded a season-high three steals on three occasions ... Big West Tournament Scored nine points, grabbed four rebounds and handed out two assists in the Highlanders' first round loss to Cal Polt ...

2010-11 Saw his first action and picked up his first start as a member of the Highlanders in the season-opener at UNLV ... Scored a season-high 11 points and tied his career high with six assists vs. Pomona-Pitzer on November 15 ... Enjoyed a perfect shooting night vs. Pomona-Pitzer going four for four from the field, oen for one from three-point range and two for two from the free throw line ... Grabbed a season-high four rebounds vs. La Sierra on January 4 ... Picked up one steal on three occasions ... Big West Tournament Did not play ...

2009-10 Redshirted the season due to NCAA transfer rules ...

Pennsylvania (2008-09) Finished second on the team, 14th among Ivy League players in scoring ... Finished among Ivy leaders in free-throw percentage ... Led Penn in scoring in six games and had 15 double-figure scoring games, second-most on the team ... Scored a career-high 24 points against Yale on Feb. 27 ... Matched a career best with seven rebounds and dished out a career-high six assists at Cornell on Mar. 6 ...

Pennsylvania (2007-08) Led the Ivy League in assist/turnover ratio ... Ranked fourth on the team in scoring ... Led the team and ranked third in league in assists ... Had six double-figure scoring games ... Two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week ..

High School Four-year letter winner and three-year captain in basketball for head coach Mike Browning at Serrano High School ... Named 2005-07 Mojave River League MVP, 2005-07 Daily Press Athlete of the Year, and 2005-07 All-CIF First Team ... 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 ... 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 ... Member of the National Honors Society and listed among the Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Participated in ASB, Peer Ambassadors, and was the sophomore class president ... Volunteered with Special Olympics and the Amber Wallace Fundraiser ...

Personal Harrison B. Gaines is the son of Harry and Stephanie Gaines ... Majoring in political science ... Considers his family to be his biggest athletics influences because they are his toughest critics ... Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, and Washington Chiefs ... Favorite athletes include Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, and Lamar Odom ... Enjoys reading all the "Harry Potter" books ... Cat fish is his favorite food ... Watches "Boondocks" on television and cites "He Got Game" and "Love & Basketball" among his favorite movies ... Listens to Jay-Z, Michael Jackson, and the Jackson 5 ... Hobbies include writing ...



Harrison Gaines Career Stats
Year Tm GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA FG% 3G-3GA 3G% FT-FTA FT% O D Tot Avg PF-DQ A TO B S Pts Avg
07-08 PENN 27-10 585 21.7 64-164 .390 9-39 .231 44-65 .677 12 33 45 1.7 57-0 98 55 3 19 181 6.7
08-09 PENN 26-10 599 23.0 88-225 .391 16-52 .308 65-95 .684 11 46 57 2.2 41-0 36 43 2 11 257 9.9
09-10 UCR Did Not Play - Sat Out Season Due To NCAA Transfer Rules
10-11 UCR 15-3 117 7.8 13-36 .361 2-9 .222 7-13 .538 5 11 16 1.1 10-0 11 9 1 3 35 2.3
11-12 UCR 26-3 350 13.5 40-98 .408 7-23 .304 11-16 .688 10 42 52 2.0 23-1 34 20 0 8 98 3.8
Totals 94-26 1,651 19.1
205-523 .392 34-123 .276 127-189 .672
38 132
170
1.8
131-1 179 127
6
41 571 6.1

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 175 lbs
  • 22

    2010-11Junior

    Guard
    6'0" 170 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2011-12Senior

    Guard
    6'0" 170 lbs
    22