Sundiata Kofi Gaines (born April 18, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent.

As a senior, he averaged 28.2 points per game, finishing his career as the number 3 scorer in Stanners' history.

[1] In his freshman season at Georgia, Gaines had a very productive year as he led the team in minutes, assists, steals, free throw attempts and makes, as well as ranking second in rebounding.

[3] On November 5, 2009, Gaines was selected with the 15th overall pick by the Idaho Stampede in the 2009 NBA D-League draft.

On January 14, 2010, in just his fifth NBA game, he hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Jazz a dramatic 97–96 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

[17] On September 9, 2011, Gaines signed with BC Armia of Georgia for the duration of the NBA lockout.

[25] On April 22, 2014, Gaines signed with Guaiqueríes de Margarita of Venezuela for the rest of the 2014 LPB season.

[31] However, before playing a game for them, he left the Italian club on January 13 to sign with Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League for the rest of the season.

[32] On November 12, 2016, Gaines signed with the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA Development League.

Gaines was the leading scorer for the team with 22 points in the one game they played before being eliminated by The Matadors.

[34] On February 19, 2018, Gaines was reported to have signed with Defensor Sporting of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.