Pennsylvania. On November 20, 2007, Gaines recorded a season-high 12 assists to go with 9 points in a win over The Citadel. He scored a season-best 19 points twice in games against Cornell on February 9, 2008 and March 7. In his freshman season, Gaines averaged 6.7 points, 3.6 assists, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.7 steals per game, leading the Ivy League in assist-to-turnover ratio and earning Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors on two occasions. In his second-year debut for the Quakers, the point guard posted 10 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists in a loss to North Carolina. On February 27, 2009 against Yale, Gaines had a career-high 24 points, shooting 10-of-15 from the field. As a sophomore, he averaged 9.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 0.4 steals per game. He finished second on the team in points and 14th in the Ivy League. In March 2009, Gaines announced plans to transfer from Penn, later expressing dissatisfaction because they moved him to the shooting guard position. He stated, "I need to attend a school where I have confidence in the basketball team's leaders." Gaines began playing for the UC Riverside Highlanders starting in the 2010–11 season, after redshirting one year. However, his playing time decreased upon the arrival of Santa Clara transfer Robert Smith. He made his UC Riverside debut on November 12, 2010 against UNLV, scoring 5 points in 20 minutes. After playing only 15 games in his junior season, he was averaging 2.3 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 0.7 assists in 7.8 minutes per game. As a senior for the Highlanders, in 13.3 minutes per game, Gaines averaged 3.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.3 assists. He notched a career-high with his new team on November 27, 2011, contributing 13 points against Washington State. Sports management Shortly after leaving college, Gaines founded the sports agency SLASH Sports & Entertainment and became the agent to former NBA player Jamaal Franklin. In April 2017, it was announced that he would be a part of the representation team for Lonzo Ball, who was projected to be a top pick at the 2017 NBA draft. He began working with Ball with a company created by the client's father LaVar Ball called Ball Sports Group. Gaines had met the Ball family while attending Thomas Jefferson School of Law and was specifically picked for the job by LaVar. After the news was released,