NBA veteran joined Knicks as basketball advisor in summer 2014...Serves as talent evaluator on both the pro and college levels and is also involved in player personnel decisions.
Key member of Chicago Bulls staff (alongside then-head coach Phil Jackson) throughout Chicago’s run to six NBA titles during the 1990s...Originally joined Bulls as a part-time scout in 1988-89...Promoted to fulltime status in 1989 and served for 11 seasons (1989-90 through 1999-2000) as scout and special assistant to the general manager, overseeing college, high school and international scouting during the Bulls’ championship era.
Native of Winston-Salem, NC...Earned bachelor’s degree in business administration from the College of William and Mary in 1980 and master’s degree in business from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...Second-team Academic All-American in 1979 as a football star at William and Mary...Son of the late, legendary Hall of Fame coach Clarence “Bighouse” Gaines, who mentored Knicks Legend Earl Monroe at Winston-Salem State...Author of personal blog “A Scout’s Perspective”...Heavily involved in coaching youth sports in Southern California, which he calls, “the most impactful thing inmy life.”...Additional career as a stock trader involved in personal investment for the last three decades...Clarence Jr. and his wife Cheryl, a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney, live in Eagle Rock, CA, and are proud parents of daughter Olivia (19) and son Garrett (14).