Corey Gaines
| New York Knicks | |
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| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 1, 1965 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Saint Bernard (Playa del Ray, California) |
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| NBA draft | 1988 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65th overall |
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
| Playing career | 1988–2004 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 12, 8, 1, 7, 5 |
| Coaching career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1988–1989 | Quad City Thunder |
| 1989 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1989 | Calgary 88's |
| 1989–1990 | Omaha Racers |
| 1990 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1990 | Omaha Racers |
| 1990 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1990–1991 | Yakima Sun Kings |
| 1991–1992 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 1992 | Montreal Dragons |
| 1992–1993 | Yakima Sun Kings |
| 1993 | La Crosse Catbirds |
| 1993–1994 | New York Knicks |
| 1994–1995 | Scavolini Pesaro |
| 1995 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1995–1996 | Galatasaray |
| 1996 | Mash J. Verona |
| 1996–1997 | Hapoel Eilat |
| 1997–1998 | Japan Energy Griffins |
| 1999–2000 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 2000–2003 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2003–2004 | Long Beach Jam |
| As coach: | |
| 2003–2004 | Long Beach Jam (asst.) |
| 2005 | Long Beach Jam |
| 2006–2007 | Phoenix Mercury (asst.) |
| 2007–2013 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2013 | Phoenix Suns (asst.) |
| 2015–2016 | Phoenix Suns (asst.) |
| 2016–present | New York Knicks (assistant) |
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Corey Yasuto Gaines (born June 1, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was also a former head coach of the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Gaines was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 3rd round (65th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. A 6'3" (1.90 m) guard from UCLA and Loyola Marymount University, Gaines played in 5 NBA seasons for 4 different teams. He played for the New Jersey Nets (1988–89), Philadelphia 76ers (1989–90, 1994–95), Denver Nuggets (1990–91) and New York Knicks (1993–94). In his NBA career, he played in 80 games and scored a total of 248 points. Throughout his NBA career, he also spent time playing in Continental Basketball Association for multiple teams. Gaines also played in multiple international basketball leagues (including the Japanese professional men's basketball league) throughout the late 1990's and early 2000's. His last team he played for would be of the Long Beach Jam under the revived American Basketball Association. The Jam would win the ABA Championship under their first season of existence, thanks in part to having players like Dennis Rodman on their squad.
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