Brian Reese
Illinois State Redbirds | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | Missouri Valley Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | July 2, 1971
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Nicholas of Tolentine (The Bronx, New York) |
College | North Carolina (1990–1994) |
NBA draft | 1994: undrafted |
Playing career | 1994–2001 |
Position | Small forward |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1995 | Long Island Surf |
1995–1996 | Tapiolan Honka |
1996 | Long Island Surf |
1996–1997 | Tapiolan Honka |
1997 | NMKY Helsinki |
1997 | Long Island Surf |
1997–1998 | Paris Basket Racing |
1999 | Þór Akureyri |
1999–2000 | BCC Mars |
2000–2001 | Manchester Giants |
As coach: | |
2011–2015 | Monmouth (assistant) |
2015–2016 | Georgian Court |
2016–present | Illinois State (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Brian Derreck Reese (born July 2, 1971) is a former professional basketball player and current assistant coach at Illinois State.[1] He was a 6'6" player from the Bronx, NY.[2] Reese went to High School at St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School where he was a McDonald's All-American.[1]
College
Reese was born in Brooklyn, New York.[3] He won the NCAA National Championship under Dean Smith with the University of North Carolina in 1993.[1] He felt Dean Smith was a major influence on his life.[4]
Professional career
Reese went on to play professionally in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, England (Manchester Giants),[5] Finland, Iceland, France,[6] Korea, Taiwan[7] and Puerto Rico.[1] He also played three seasons for the Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League (USBL).[8] He served as the coach at Georgian Court University.[9]
Coaching career
He was an assistant coach at Monmouth University previously before accepting his current position at ISU.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d "Brian Reese Biography".
- ^ "Brian Reese Player Profile, North Carolina, NCAA Stats, Awards - RealGM".
- ^ "Carolina Basketball 1992–93". archive.org. 1992. p. 17. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Dean Smith remembered by former player, Bronx's Reese".
- ^ "BBL All-Star Rankings". britball.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Basket Ball France : Paris tombe à Montpellier". L'Orient-Le Jour. September 16, 1997. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "ELLIOTT HELPS RAMS WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT". taiwanhoops.com. February 28, 2000. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "All-Time USBL Roster -- R". USBL.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Brian Reese Named New Leader of GCU Men's Hoops".
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Reese Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Illinois State - HoopDirt". 31 May 2016.
External links
- Illinois State Redbirds coaching bio
- Úrvalsdeild karla statistics at kki.is
- College statistics at sports-reference.com
- Finnish league statistics
- 1971 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Austria
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Iceland
- American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
- American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan
- American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players at the 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from New York City
- High Point Panthers men's basketball coaches
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball coaches
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Monmouth Hawks men's basketball coaches
- North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Þór Akureyri men's basketball players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from the Bronx
- United States Basketball League players
- Úrvalsdeild karla basketball players