#2 Eric Gaines Season 2024-25
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021-22)
Played in all 34 games with eight starts … Averaged 9.0 points, 3.3 rebounds. 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals … 14 games scoring in double figures, including five straight – at Tennessee 10 (1/22), Texas A&M 16 (1/26), at TCU 14 (1/29), Ole Miss 16 (2/1), at Vandy 14 (2/5) … The two 16-point games were his college career highs … 16 career double figure scoring games … Helped lead to their NCAA top steals average with 70 total steals (3rd in the SEC, 11th in the nation) … His steals average also ranked third in the league and 29 the NCAA) … 12 games of three steals or more, highlighted by five vs. Liberty (11/15) … seven games of five assists or more, highlighted by seven vs. ULM (11/9) and six vs. McNeese (11/18), vs. Lipscomb (12/22) and at TCU (1/29) … four games of six rebounds … Made 20 treys … Made 96-of-121 free throws (79.3%) … Free throw percentage was 12th in the SEC … Averaged 26.8 minutes per game … In the NCAA Tournament game with Iowa State (3/18), posted his 100th career steal, making him the 38th player since steals became an official NCAA statistic to record 100 steals … His 70 steals for a season ranked T14 all-time at LSU.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2020-21)
Played in all 29 games, averaging 2.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.2 rebounds a game … Two games of 10 points against SEC teams … Scored 10 when filling in for the injured Cameron Thomas at Ole Miss (Jan. 9) … Hit 3-of-7 field goals, including 2-of-3 from deep and added two free throws … Also had four steals in that game … Against Arkansas in the SEC Tournament (3/13), hit 3-of-7 field goals with a trey and three free throws to go with five rebounds, an assist and a block … Had five rebounds as well to go with four steals in the quarterfinal game against Ole Miss (3/12) … Played 10 minutes in each of the NCAA Tournament games … Started the Nicholls State game on Dec. 26, playing 15 minutes … Eight games with two or more assists, topped by the four at Kentucky (1/23) and four against Auburn (2/20) … Made 5 three-pointers during the season and was 32-of-44 at the charity stripe (72.7%).
PRIOR TO LSU
Four-star recruit ranked No. 88 in the 247sports.com rankings and No. 11 combo guard in the country … Averaged 18.6 points, 4.0 assists and 2.7 steals for Lithonia as a senior, making 56 percent of his field goal attempts overall and 44 percent from three-point range … Lithonia was 26-4 under coach Wallace Corker … Atlanta Journal Constitution All-Metro DeKalb County POY …. First Team AJC 5A All-State … Georgia Coaches Association 5A North Player of the Year … First team AJC Atlanta All-Metro (DeKalb County).
PERSONAL
Nickname is “DaReal1” … Born on Jan. 19, 2001 in New Jersey … Major is interdisciplinary studies.
Single Game Highs
Points – 16, twice
Rebounds – 6, 4 times
Assists – 7, vs. ULM, 11/9/21
Steals – 5, vs. Liberty, 11/15/21
Blocks – 2, twice
FG Made – 7, vs. Ole Miss, 2/1/22
FG Attempts – 17, vs. Ole Miss, 2/1/22
3 FG Made – 3, at Alabama, 1/19/22
3 FG Attempts – 7, twice
FT Made – 9, vs. Texas A&M, 1/26/22
FT Attempts – 12, vs. Texas A&M, 1/26/22
Top Career Scoring Games
1. 16, vs. Ole Miss, 2/1/22
1. 16, vs. Texas A&M, 1/26/22
3. 15, at Florida, 1/12/22
4. 14, at Vanderbilt, 2/5/22
4. 14, at TCU, 1/29/22
6. 13, vs. Arkansas, 1/15/22
6. 13, vs. Lipscomb, 12/22/21
8. 11, vs. Missouri (SECT2), 3/10/22
8. 11, at Kentucky, 2/23/22
8. 11, vs. Wake Forest, 11/27/21