2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Gaines, Anthony
Jersey Number 11
Anthony Gaines
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 205
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kingston, N.Y.
- High School:
- New Hampton School (N.H.)
Bio
2020-21: Named team captain for a second-straight season … Recorded two points, two rebounds and three assists in a win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff (12/2) ... Pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds in a win over Chicago State (12/5) ... Grabbed 11 rebounds in a win over Quincy (12/15) ... Posted seven points, three steals and two assists in 33 minutes in a win at Indiana (12/23) ... Made his first start of the season and totaled two points and two blocks in 18 minutes in a win over #23 Ohio State (12/26) … Grabbed a game-high seven rebounds against #10 Iowa (12/29).
2019-20: Started Northwestern’s first 10 games before his season was cut short due to injury … Played 26.5 minutes per game in those contests while averaging 5.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists … Scored double digits in two games … Shot 37.5% (18-of-48) from the floor, 31.3% (5-of-16) from deep and 81.8% (18-of-22) on free throws, all career highs … Led the team with nine rebounds against Bradley (11/25).
2018-19: Recorded five points, four rebounds, and three blocks in a season-opening win over New Orleans (11/8) ... Tallied three points and five rebounds to help defeat American (11/12) ... Posted five points, three rebounds and three assists in a victory over Binghamton (11/16) ... Scored a season-high 11 points against Utah while going 7-8 from the free throw line and adding four rebounds (11/25) ... Played a season-high 31 minutes and finished with eight points against Georgia Tech including first three pointer of the season, a buzzer-beater to end the first half (11/28) … Collected two points, four rebounds, an assist, and a steal against Indiana (12/1) ... Dished out a career-high seven assists and also grabbed a career-high tying seven rebounds against DePaul (12/8) … Finished with seven points on 3-of-5 shooting and tallied six assists against Oklahoma (12/21) ... Tied his career high with 11 points and also matched his career best with two 3-pointers against Illinois (1/6) ... Scored a team-high 13 points while adding six rebounds and an assist off the bench against Iowa (1/9) ... Tallied eight points and a team-high 10 rebounds against Michigan (1/13)... Recorded nine points, six rebounds and a team-high three blocks against Rutgers (1/18) ... Stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists against Indiana (1/22) … Tallied eight points, three rebounds and three assists against Wisconsin (1/26) … Led the team with 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals against Maryland (1/29)... Had seven points, five rebounds, and a pair of assists in 23 minutes against Penn State (2/4) ... Tallied nine points, including 3-for-3 from the charity stripe, three rebounds, two assists and a steal against Iowa (2/10) ... Led the team with six rebounds, his 10th game of the season with five-plus rebounds, and added five points, two assists and two steals against Rutgers (2/13) ... Recorded 10 points and added eight rebounds against Nebraska (2/16) ... Produced a balanced effort with six points, five rebounds and three assists vs. Wisconsin (2/23) ... Contributed nine points, four rebounds and a career-high four steals against Minnesota (2/28)... Scored nine points, with six rebounds and four assists at Illinois (3/3)... Had nine points and five rebounds against Ohio State (3/6)... Had his fourth straight game with nine points, adding three assists and a block against Purdue (3/9)... Had five points, nine rebounds, and five steals in the Big Ten Tournament game against Illinois (3/13).
2017-18: Saw action in all 32 games, including starting the final five contests of the season ... Made collegiate debut in a season-opening win over Loyola (Md.) (11/10) ... Scored 5 points, including hitting the first 3-point attempt of his career, in a victory over Saint Peter’s (11/13) ... Posted 4 rebounds and 4 assists vs. Creighton (11/15) ... Made all four free throw attempts while scoring 6 points in a victory over Sacred Heart (11/24) ... Tallied collegiate bests of 11 points, 5 rebounds and a pair of steals in a win against Chicago State (12/11) ... Grabbed a season-best 7 rebounds in 24 minutes of action in a comeback victory at DePaul (12/16) ... Recorded 8 points and 6 rebounds in a win over Lewis (12/19) ... Matched a season high with 11 points to go along with 5 rebounds and a pair of steals in a win over Brown (12/30) ... Grabbed six rebounds in victory over Minnesota (1/10) ... Tallied 10 points while collecting a season-high 3 steals vs. No. 22 Ohio State (1/17) ... Contributed six points in a season-high 26 minutes of action in a comeback win over Penn State (1/20) ... Posted 6 points in a season-high 30 minutes of action at Rutgers (2/13) ... Enjoy best all-around game vs. No. 2/1 Michigan State (2/17) in first collegiate start, posting 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists ... Had a hand in the team’s first six field goals vs. Maryland (2/19), including dishing out 5 assists ... Scored 9 points while posting a season-high 6 assists at Iowa (2/25).
High School: Rated as the top player in the state of New Hampshire by ESPN.com and a top-150 national recruit by 247 Sports … Second-team All-NEPSAC senior year ... Participated in Jordan Brand Regional Game ... Awarded Sloan MVP Award for the New Hampton Invitational ... Scored 28 and 23 points in contests against Brewster Academy which went undefeated and won the National Prep School Championship ... Tallied a career-high 31 points in a win over Vermont Academy ... Led NHS to a NEPSAC AAA regular-season title in 2016 … Helped New Hampton earn a No. 3 prep school national ranking as a junior … Shot 51 percent from the field while averaging 9.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game junior year … Posted 27 points and 15 rebounds against Bradford Christian … Recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds against Cheshire Academy … Collected 10 or more rebounds in a game nine times during junior campaign … Competed against current Wildcat Aaron Falzon in the NEPSAC and alongside A.J. Turner at New Hampton School … Coached by Pete Hutchins and Nick Whitmore at NHS … Also played wide receiver and free safety on the football team … Competed on the AAU level for Albany City Rocks … Helped the team qualify for Nike Peach Jam while averaging 16 points and 9 rebounds per game on the Nike EYBL circuit during the summer of 2016.
Personal: Born Anthony Malik Gaines … Son of Lakeshia McCaulsky and John Taylor … Attended same school as former Northwestern Wildcat Collier Drayton, current NBA player Noah Vonleh and current Division I head coaches Ed Cooley (Providence), Wes Miller (UNCG) and Cuonzo Martin (Missouri) … Chose Northwestern over Butler and Dayton ... Major is undeclared.
2019-20: Started Northwestern’s first 10 games before his season was cut short due to injury … Played 26.5 minutes per game in those contests while averaging 5.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists … Scored double digits in two games … Shot 37.5% (18-of-48) from the floor, 31.3% (5-of-16) from deep and 81.8% (18-of-22) on free throws, all career highs … Led the team with nine rebounds against Bradley (11/25).
2018-19: Recorded five points, four rebounds, and three blocks in a season-opening win over New Orleans (11/8) ... Tallied three points and five rebounds to help defeat American (11/12) ... Posted five points, three rebounds and three assists in a victory over Binghamton (11/16) ... Scored a season-high 11 points against Utah while going 7-8 from the free throw line and adding four rebounds (11/25) ... Played a season-high 31 minutes and finished with eight points against Georgia Tech including first three pointer of the season, a buzzer-beater to end the first half (11/28) … Collected two points, four rebounds, an assist, and a steal against Indiana (12/1) ... Dished out a career-high seven assists and also grabbed a career-high tying seven rebounds against DePaul (12/8) … Finished with seven points on 3-of-5 shooting and tallied six assists against Oklahoma (12/21) ... Tied his career high with 11 points and also matched his career best with two 3-pointers against Illinois (1/6) ... Scored a team-high 13 points while adding six rebounds and an assist off the bench against Iowa (1/9) ... Tallied eight points and a team-high 10 rebounds against Michigan (1/13)... Recorded nine points, six rebounds and a team-high three blocks against Rutgers (1/18) ... Stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists against Indiana (1/22) … Tallied eight points, three rebounds and three assists against Wisconsin (1/26) … Led the team with 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals against Maryland (1/29)... Had seven points, five rebounds, and a pair of assists in 23 minutes against Penn State (2/4) ... Tallied nine points, including 3-for-3 from the charity stripe, three rebounds, two assists and a steal against Iowa (2/10) ... Led the team with six rebounds, his 10th game of the season with five-plus rebounds, and added five points, two assists and two steals against Rutgers (2/13) ... Recorded 10 points and added eight rebounds against Nebraska (2/16) ... Produced a balanced effort with six points, five rebounds and three assists vs. Wisconsin (2/23) ... Contributed nine points, four rebounds and a career-high four steals against Minnesota (2/28)... Scored nine points, with six rebounds and four assists at Illinois (3/3)... Had nine points and five rebounds against Ohio State (3/6)... Had his fourth straight game with nine points, adding three assists and a block against Purdue (3/9)... Had five points, nine rebounds, and five steals in the Big Ten Tournament game against Illinois (3/13).
2017-18: Saw action in all 32 games, including starting the final five contests of the season ... Made collegiate debut in a season-opening win over Loyola (Md.) (11/10) ... Scored 5 points, including hitting the first 3-point attempt of his career, in a victory over Saint Peter’s (11/13) ... Posted 4 rebounds and 4 assists vs. Creighton (11/15) ... Made all four free throw attempts while scoring 6 points in a victory over Sacred Heart (11/24) ... Tallied collegiate bests of 11 points, 5 rebounds and a pair of steals in a win against Chicago State (12/11) ... Grabbed a season-best 7 rebounds in 24 minutes of action in a comeback victory at DePaul (12/16) ... Recorded 8 points and 6 rebounds in a win over Lewis (12/19) ... Matched a season high with 11 points to go along with 5 rebounds and a pair of steals in a win over Brown (12/30) ... Grabbed six rebounds in victory over Minnesota (1/10) ... Tallied 10 points while collecting a season-high 3 steals vs. No. 22 Ohio State (1/17) ... Contributed six points in a season-high 26 minutes of action in a comeback win over Penn State (1/20) ... Posted 6 points in a season-high 30 minutes of action at Rutgers (2/13) ... Enjoy best all-around game vs. No. 2/1 Michigan State (2/17) in first collegiate start, posting 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists ... Had a hand in the team’s first six field goals vs. Maryland (2/19), including dishing out 5 assists ... Scored 9 points while posting a season-high 6 assists at Iowa (2/25).
High School: Rated as the top player in the state of New Hampshire by ESPN.com and a top-150 national recruit by 247 Sports … Second-team All-NEPSAC senior year ... Participated in Jordan Brand Regional Game ... Awarded Sloan MVP Award for the New Hampton Invitational ... Scored 28 and 23 points in contests against Brewster Academy which went undefeated and won the National Prep School Championship ... Tallied a career-high 31 points in a win over Vermont Academy ... Led NHS to a NEPSAC AAA regular-season title in 2016 … Helped New Hampton earn a No. 3 prep school national ranking as a junior … Shot 51 percent from the field while averaging 9.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game junior year … Posted 27 points and 15 rebounds against Bradford Christian … Recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds against Cheshire Academy … Collected 10 or more rebounds in a game nine times during junior campaign … Competed against current Wildcat Aaron Falzon in the NEPSAC and alongside A.J. Turner at New Hampton School … Coached by Pete Hutchins and Nick Whitmore at NHS … Also played wide receiver and free safety on the football team … Competed on the AAU level for Albany City Rocks … Helped the team qualify for Nike Peach Jam while averaging 16 points and 9 rebounds per game on the Nike EYBL circuit during the summer of 2016.
Personal: Born Anthony Malik Gaines … Son of Lakeshia McCaulsky and John Taylor … Attended same school as former Northwestern Wildcat Collier Drayton, current NBA player Noah Vonleh and current Division I head coaches Ed Cooley (Providence), Wes Miller (UNCG) and Cuonzo Martin (Missouri) … Chose Northwestern over Butler and Dayton ... Major is undeclared.
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