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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
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Davonte Gaines
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 181
- Hometown:
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- High School:
- Health Sciences Charter School
- Prev School:
- Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Points: 9 // vs. UNC Asheville, 11/5/19
- Rebounds: 7 // vs. Arkansas, 2/11/20
- Assists: 3 // vs. Jacksonville State, 12/21/19
- Steals: 3 (2x) // last vs. Arkansas, 2/11/20
- Blocks: 1 (8x) // last vs. Missouri, 1/23/21
- Field Goals: 4 // vs. UNC Asheville, 11/5/19
- 3-Pointers: 1 (3x) // last vs. Jacksonville State, 12/21/19
- Free Throws: 4 (5x) // last vs. Arkansas, 2/11/20
- Minutes: 25:58 // vs. Wisconsin, 12/28/19
HONORS
- 2021 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 - SOPHOMORE
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- Entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on March 28, 2021.
- Saw limited action off the bench in 19 of 27 games for the Vols, averaging 3.7 minutes per game and scoring 14 points and totaling 14 rebounds.
- Recorded just three turnovers in 68 minutes played.
- Totaled two steals, an assist and a rebound in 10 minutes of action during the home win over South Carolina (2/17/21).
- Secured five rebounds in only 10 minutes of action at Florida (1/19/21).
- Tallied three points and an assist in two minutes of action in UT's home win over Vanderbilt (1/16/21).
- Scored three points in three minutes of action off the bench in the UT's 73-53 victory over #12 Missouri (12/30/20).
- Saw his first action of 2020-21 in the Vols dominant victory over Appalachian State, seeing eight minutes of time off the bench and scoring two points.
2019-20 - FRESHMAN
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- Finished his freshman campaign averaging 2.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 10.4 minutes while appearing in all but two games.
- Posted a positive assist/turnover ratio in his first season and was the first Vol off the bench in seven games.
- Was integral for the Vols in multiple games, providing a spark of energy—particularly defensively—off the bench.
- Scored seven points and pulled down five boards in 20 minutes off the bench at Arkansas (2/26/20).
- Was integral in the Vols building a 17-point lead at 13th-ranked Auburn (2/22/20), pulling in six huge rebounds and scoring four points.
- Provided a huge spark off the bench in 15 minutes of action at Alabama (2/4/20).
- Was incredibly productive in four minutes during UT's win over Ole Miss (1/21/20), tallying two points and three rebounds.
- Recorded a steal in UT's win over South Carolina (1/11/2019).
- Earned his first career start, playing in a season-high 26 minutes against Wisconsin (12/28/19).
- Dished out a season-high three assists, while adding seven points in UT's win over Jacksonville State (12/21/19).
- Recorded a season-high three steals, while once again going perfect from the foul line, knocking down all four of his attempts against Cincinnati (12/18/19).
- Played a strong 20 minutes off the bench in UT's win over Florida A&M (12/4/19), scoring seven points, averaging 2.33 points per shot, while also grabbing four rebounds and tallying two assists, two steals and a block.
- Helped provide a spark off the bench in 13 minutes of action during UT's victory over #20 VCU (11/30/19), knocking down all four of his free-throw attempts.
- Knocked down two critical free throws to pull UT to within three points of Florida State (11/29/19) at the Emerald Coast Classic.
- Pulled in a season-high six boards in Tennessee's 76-41 victory over Alabama State (11/20/19).
- Made his Tennessee debut in the season-opener vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) and came off the bench to post nine points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal in the winning effort.
- Saw two minutes of action in Tennessee's victory over Murray State (11/12/19).
PREP SCHOOL
- Spent the 2018-19 academic year at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., where he was coached by Lee Martin.
- Former Vols Stanley Asumnu (2001-02), Jabari McGhee (2013-14), Tyler Smith (2005-06) and Harris Walker (1998-99) were also products of Hargrave Military Academy.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Health Sciences Charter School in Buffalo, N.Y., in 2018.
- Led his high school team to back-to-back New York Class B semifinal appearances in 2017 and 2018.
- Named to the 2018 All-Western New York First Team during his senior season after averaging 18.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 4.0 steals and 2.5 blocks per game.
- Given the nickname "The Big Ticket" after recording 22 double-doubles, four triple-doubles and three quadruple-doubles during his senior year.
- Holds the program record for points in a game at Health Sciences Charter School with 52 and finished his career as a 1,000-point scorer.
- Played his AAU ball with the Corey Graham Elite program, coached by Tyree Parker.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Davonte Tearle Gaines.
- Born Jan. 19, 2000, in Buffalo, N.Y.
- Son of Terrell Gaines and Denise Leonard; Tyree Parker is his adopted father.
- His older brothers, Antonio and DeAndre, played college football at Eerie Community College in New York.
- Academic Major: Recreation and Sport Management.
- Recipient of the Chris & Donna Kinney Family Endowment and the Estep Athletic Scholarship
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