Sundiata Kofi Gaines was born on 18th August 1986 in Jamaica; Queens, New York City, USA. This point guard position athlete is a professional basketball player of the Utah Jazz, America. Standing six feet and one inch, weighing around 195 lbs, Gaines joined the Utah Jazz, a club of National Basketball Association on 5th January 2010.
He completed his studies from Georgia College. During his school days, he was associated with the Catholic High School Athletic Association and led the team for the CHSAA title. Further, during his tenure with Catholic High School Athletic Association, he achieved 28.2 points and became the Number three scorer of Stanners’ history.
| Position | Point Guard |
| Born | 18 Aug 1986 |
| Nationality |
United States
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During his basketball career, Gaines was associated with a number of clubs which are NGC Cantù for 2008–2009 season, Idaho Stampede for 2009–2010 season and Utah Jazz. As a professional international basketball player, he has played in Italian basketball clubs.
As a basketball player, he has played in fourteen games with Idaho Stampede, an NBA Development League. He achieved 23.9 points with 6.9 assists in these games.
Career Highlights
During the fifth NBA games on 14th January 2010, Gaines exhibited excellent game skills; he scored 3-pointer which helped Jazz team in achieving victory from the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Sundiata Kofi Gaines has achieved several records during his basketball career which are 6 steals in Nevada in 2004 season, 23 Points in Tennessee in 2005 season, 12 rebounds in Auburn in 2005 season, 10 assists in Southern in 2006 season.
