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Smokey Gaines

Career Record: 10 Years, 159-127, .556 W-L%
Schools: Detroit Mercy (47-10) and San Diego State (112-117)

Conference Champion: 0 Times (Reg. Seas.), 1 Time (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 2 Years (0-2), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Coaching Record

SRS back to 1979-80
Season School Conf G W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final Notes
1977-78 Detroit Mercy  Ind 29 25 4 .862 19 15 18
1978-79 Detroit Mercy*  Ind 28 22 6 .786 16
1979-80 San Diego State  WAC 27 6 21 .222 -7.59 0.89
1980-81 San Diego State  WAC 27 15 12 .556 3.38 3.42
1981-82 San Diego State  WAC 29 20 9 .690 9.40 5.59
1982-83 San Diego State  WAC 28 18 10 .643 4.01 0.01
1983-84 San Diego State  WAC 28 15 13 .536 4.72 2.76
1984-85 San Diego State* T WAC 31 23 8 .742 7.15 -1.01
1985-86 San Diego State  WAC 29 10 19 .345 0.00 1.93
1986-87 San Diego State  WAC 30 5 25 .167 -6.65 2.62
Career Overall 286 159 127 .556 1.80 2.03
Detroit Mercy 57 47 10 .825
San Diego State 229 112 117 .489 1.80 2.03

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Consensus All-Americans
Michael Cage (1984)
Wins
1977-78 Detroit Mercy 25 (#6)
Losses
1979-80 San Diego State 21 (#8)
1986-87 San Diego State 25 (#1)
Win-Loss Percentage
1977-78 Detroit Mercy .862 (#5)