Brian Reese

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Brian Reese
Monmouth Hawks
PositionAssistant coach
League Colonial Athletic Association
Personal information
Born (1971-07-02) July 2, 1971 (age 52)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 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 career1994–2001
Position Small forward
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
As player:
1994 Long Island Surf
1995–1996 Tapiolan Honka
1996Long Island Surf
1996–1997Tapiolan Honka
1997 NMKY Helsinki
1997Long Island Surf
1997–1998 Paris Basket Racing
1999 Þór Akureyri
1999–2000 BCC Mars
2000–2001 Manchester Giants
As coach:
2010-2011 High Point (assistant)
2011–2015 Monmouth (assistant)
2015–2016 Georgian Court
2016–2021 Illinois State (assistant)
2022–presentMonmouth (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Brian Derreck Reese (born July 2, 1971) is a former professional basketball player and current assistant coach at Monmouth. [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]

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Amateur career

Reese was born in Brooklyn, New York. [3] He attended St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School in the Bronx where he played on the school's basketball team with Malik Sealy and Adrian Autry. [4] 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. [5]

Professional career

Reese went on to play professionally in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, England (Manchester Giants), [6] Finland, Iceland, France, [7] Korea, Taiwan [8] and Puerto Rico. [1] He also played three seasons for the Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League (USBL). [9]

Coaching career

He served as the coach at Georgian Court University. [10] He was an assistant coach at Monmouth University previously before accepting a position at ISU. [11]

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