One on One with Eric Gaines

Tai Young November 11, 2019

The Southwest Dekalb showdown featured several highlights throughout the night, many of which came from the play of Lithonia senior, Eric Gaines. After a runaway win against Glenn Hills, HoopSeen spoke with Gaines about his recruitment and leaving a legacy at Lithonia.

Eric Gaines on what a state championship would mean for Lithonia. pic.twitter.com/hjRlTKm2gD
— Tai Young (@TaiYoungHoops) November 10, 2019

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Tai Young

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Tai Young is the Communications Manager at HoopSeen.com. He started his basketball career at Tennessee Tech University as a student assistant in 2011. After finishing his degree at Kentucky Wesleyan College, Young joined the staff as an assistant coach for the former 8x National Champions. Young has also served as an assistant coach at Pratt Community College and Division II powerhouse Lincoln Memorial University. He has worked as a basketball writer for OVCball.net, a site that covered the Ohio Valley conference, and also provided content for Verbal Commits in 2017.

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