Clarence Gaines
Clarence E. "Big House" Gaines (born May 21, 1923 in Paducah , Kentucky , † April 18, 2005 in Winston-Salem , North Carolina ) was an American college basketball coach .
As the coach of Winston-Salem State University , he won 828 games between 1946 and 1983, with which he is only outbid in college basketball by Dean Smith , Adolph Rupp , Bobby Knight and Jim Phelan . Past players include well-known former NBA player Earl Monroe . On May 3, 1982, Gaines was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
See also
Web links
- Clarence Gaines in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . On: Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018 (in English).
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| SURNAME | Gaines, Clarence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gaines, Clarence E .; Gaines, big house |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American college basketball coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paducah , Kentucky, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 2005 |
| Place of death | Winston-Salem , North Carolina, USA |