2022-23: Notched 11 points (4-7 FG) and six rebounds vs. Longwood...Tallied eight points (2-5 3pt FG) and five rebounds vs. Belmont...Registered 11 points and six rebounds vs. Hofstra...Notched 11 rebounds, five points and three assists vs. UMES... Game-high 11 rebounds to go along with six points, including game-clinching 3-pointer, vs. Tulane in Chicago...Notched 16 points (4-8 3pt FG) and seven rebounds vs. ODU...Tallied 15 points and a game-high nine rebounds vs. Rhode Island on Feb. 11...Seven rebounds, game-high four assists at GW on Feb. 15...Notched a game-high 23 points (8-13 FG, 4-9 3pt FG) and grabbed eight rebounds in the March 4 win at Richmond; Stole the ball and hit the game-winning lay-up with four seconds left.
2021-22: Averaged 10.2 points and a team-best 8.1 rebounds per contest...Ranked second on the team in 3pt percentage (.402)...Third in the A-10 in overall rebounding and eighth in offensive rebounds/game (2.2)...Six double-doubles ranked ninth in the league...10+ points in 17 games...Increased his scoring average by more than nine points vs. his 2020-21 season at Tennessee (ranked top-20 in NCAA for a first-year transfer)...Posted nine points, nine rebounds and two assists in a strong Mason debut vs. Stony Brook on Nov. 9...Filled the stat sheet with 15 points, eight rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two assists vs. Morgan State on Nov. 14...First career double-double at #20/21 Maryland (14 pts, 10 reb)...Team highs in points (19) and rebounds (11) while making of 4-of-6 3-pointers at JMU...Third-straight double-double with a 13-point, 10-rebound effort vs. Washington on Nov. 22...Team-high 17 points (4-5 FG), eight rebounds vs. Nevada...Notched 13 points and nine rebounds in win over Navy...13 points (5-7 FG, 2-4 3pt FG) in Dec. 18 win at Georgia...Team highs in points (15, 5-8 FG) and rebounds (12) in Jan. 1 game at #1/1 Kansas...Second-straight double-double (10 pts, 11 reb) at GW...14 points, eight rebounds, four assists vs. St. Bonaventure...Tallied 14 points (2-4 3pt FG) and eight rebounds at UMass...Posted a monster 12-point, 17-rebound effort in Feb. 2 game vs. Saint Louis...Team-high 17 points (9-9 FT), nine rebounds at Richmond...16 points (3-7 3pt FG) vs. VCU on Feb. 12.
AT TENNESSEE
2020-21: Saw action off the bench in 19 of 27 games for the Vols, averaging 3.7 minutes per game and scoring 14 points and totaling 14 rebounds...Recorded just three turnovers in 68 minutes played...Totaled two steals, an assist and a rebound in 10 minutes of action during the home win over South Carolina (2/17/21)...Secured five rebounds in only 10 minutes of action at Florida (1/19/21)...Tallied three points and an assist in two minutes of action in UT's home win over Vanderbilt (1/16/21)...Scored three points in three minutes of action off the bench in the UT's 73-53 victory over #12 Missouri (12/30/20)...Saw his first action of 2020-21 in the Vols dominant victory over Appalachian State, seeing eight minutes of time off the bench and scoring two points.
2019-20: Posted a positive assist/turnover ratio in his first season and was the first Vol off the bench in seven games...Was integral for the Vols in multiple games, providing a spark of energy—particularly defensively—off the bench...Scored seven points and pulled down five boards in 20 minutes off the bench at Arkansas (2/26/20)...Was integral in the Vols building a 17-point lead at 13th-ranked Auburn (2/22/20), pulling in six huge rebounds and scoring four points...Provided a huge spark off the bench in 15 minutes of action at Alabama (2/4/20)....Was incredibly productive in four minutes during UT's win over Ole Miss (1/21/20), tallying two points and three rebounds....Recorded a steal in UT's win over South Carolina (1/11/2019)....Earned his first career start, playing in a season-high 26 minutes against Wisconsin (12/28/19)....Dished out a season-high three assists, while adding seven points in UT's win over Jacksonville State (12/21/19)...Recorded a season-high three steals, while once again going perfect from the foul line, knocking down all four of his attempts against Cincinnati (12/18/19)....Played a strong 20 minutes off the bench in UT's win over Florida A&M (12/4/19), scoring seven points, averaging 2.33 points per shot, while also grabbing four rebounds and tallying two assists, two steals and a block....Helped provide a spark off the bench in 13 minutes of action during UT's victory over #20 VCU (11/30/19), knocking down all four of his free-throw attempts....Knocked down two critical free throws to pull UT to within three points of Florida State (11/29/19) at the Emerald Coast Classic...Pulled in a season-high six boards in Tennessee's 76-41 victory over Alabama State (11/20/19)....Made his Tennessee debut in the season-opener vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) and came off the bench to post nine points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal in the winning effort...Saw two minutes of action in Tennessee's victory over Murray State (11/12/19).
Career Highs
Points: 23, at Richmond (3/4/23)
Rebounds: 17, vs. Saint Louis (2/2/22)
Assists: 4, Three times (last at George Washington, 2/15/23)
Steals: 3, Four times (last at Richmond, 3/4/23)
Blocks: 2, Six times (last vs. La Salle, 2/18/23)
FG Made: 8, at Richmond (3/4/23)
FG Attempts: 13, at Richmond (3/4/23)
3FG Made: 4, Three times (last at Richmond, 3/4/23)
3FG Attempts: 10, vs. Rhode Island (2/11/23)
FT Made: 9, at Richmond (2/7/22)
FT Attempts: 10, vs. Nevada (11/23/21)
Prep: Spent the 2018-19 academic year at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., where he was coached by Lee Martin...Graduated from Health Sciences Charter School in Buffalo, N.Y., in 2018...Led his high school team to back-to-back New York Class B semifinal appearances in 2017 and 2018...Named to the 2018 All-Western New York First Team during his senior season after averaging 18.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 4.0 steals and 2.5 blocks per game...Given the nickname "The Big Ticket" after recording 22 double-doubles, four triple-doubles and three quadruple-doubles during his senior year...Holds the program record for points in a game at Health Sciences Charter School with 52 and finished his career as a 1,000-point scorer...Played his AAU ball with the Corey Graham Elite program, coached by Tyree Parker.
Personal: Full name is Davonte Tearle Gaines...Born Jan. 19, 2000, in Buffalo, N.Y...Son of Terrell Gaines and Denise Leonard; Tyree Parker is his adopted father...His older brothers, Antonio and DeAndre, played college football at Erie Community College in New York.
