Tarleton State University Athletics

Junior (2019-20):
Played in all 30 games for the Texans ... Named Lone Star Conference All-Defensive Team and All-Lone Star Conference Third Team ... LSC Defensive Player of the Week on December 2, 2019 ... Averaged 22.3 minutes per game ... Averaged 9.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks on the season – all career highs ... Ranked second in the LSC with a .663 field goal percentage ... Scored in double figures 12 times, including a career-high 18 points twice against St. Mary’s (2/20/20) and Texas A&M-Kingsville (2/29/20) ... Had six double-digit rebound games with a career-high 13 rebounds twice against Texas A&M International (1/4/20) and St. Edward’s (1/30/20) ... Had three double-doubles on the season ... Had 17 double-digit block games with 7 games of 3 or more blocks ... Blocked a career-high 6 shots against Midwestern State (2/6/20) ... Enters his senior season ranked fourth on Tarleton’s all-time blocks list with 122.
 
Sophomore (2018-19):
Played in all 31 games for the Texans ... Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week on March 4 ... Averaged 4.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks off the bench ... Ranked fifth in the LSC in blocks per game ...  Had a .688 field goal percentage (53-of-77) ... Scored in double figures four times ... Had a career-high 12 points against Eastern New Mexico ... Scored in 30 of the 31 games he played ... Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against Western New Mexico ... Blocked a career-high four shots three different times ... Blocked at least two shots in 10 games.
 
Freshman (2017-18):
Played in 29 games as a true freshman for the Texans ... Averaged 2.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and was second on the team with 1.0 blocks per game, which ranked fourth in the Lone Star Conference ... Shot 65 percent from the floor and 65 percent on free throws ... Scored a career-high nine points against Northern New Mexico on 2/17/18 ... Recorded a career-high 10 rebounds against Arlington Baptist on 1/13/18 ... Blocked at least two shots nine times and had a career-high four blocks against Northern New Mexico.
 
Clarksville High School:
Was a four-year letterman and team captain in basketball for head coach Willie Coulter … Was a four-year letterman and team captain in track for coach Tom Manginell … Was a two-year letterman in football for coach Dewaski Davis … Averaged 19.5 points and 7.9 rebounds in basketball … Was a 3-star Rivals recruit and rated No. 75 player in Texas by TexasHoops.com … Was a three-time state champion in the triple jump (’15-’17) … Named All-State in track three times and 4-time Clarence L. Nix Fighting Heart Award winner … Played summer ball for three years with RM5 Elite.
 
Personal:
Majoring in Marketing … Is a 2017 graduate of Clarksville High School … Son of Alice McCain and Clamon Gaffney … Has a brother, Broderick Gaffney, and a sister, La’Kisha McCain … His brother played football for Stephen F. Austin from 2007-11 … Played AAU for Mo Williams Academy Elite for coaches Joezon Darby and Mo Williams ... Born on July 22, 1999.