Brett Reed (basketball)

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Brett Reed
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Brett Reed, Lehigh v. Loyola at Reitz Arena, February 21, 2018.
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Lehigh
Conference Patriot League
Record279–245 (.532)
Biographical details
Born (1972-05-29) May 29, 1972 (age 52)
Waterford, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
1991–1995 Eckerd
Position(s) Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1997 Oakland CC (assistant)
1999–2000 UNC Greensboro (assistant)
2000–2002 High Point (assistant)
2002–2006 Lehigh (assistant)
2006–2007Lehigh (associate HC)
2007–presentLehigh
Head coaching record
Overall279–245 (.532)
Tournaments1–2 (NCAA Division I)
0–1 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Patriot League regular season (2010)
2 Patriot League tournament (2010, 2012)

Brett Reed (born May 29, 1972) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach for the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks. Reed is known most notably for Lehigh's upset over the Duke Blue Devils in the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Lehigh was the 15 seed and knocked off the highly touted Duke program as the number 2 seed in the tournament.

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Experience

Reed began his tenure at Lehigh University as an assistant coach, recruiting coordinator, academic monitor, and scout for five years from 2002 until 2007. He was promoted to head coach on August 10, 2007, [1] succeeding Billy Taylor who had been named to a similar capacity at Ball State University two days prior on August 8. [2] He also served as an assistant coach at High Point, UNC Greensboro and Oakland Community College. His only prior head coaching experience was at Canterbury School in Florida. [3]

Education

Reed received a bachelor's degree in literature from Eckerd College in 1995. [4] He earned both a master's degree in 1998 and a Ph.D. in instructional technology with a cognate in sports administration in 2003 from Wayne State University. [5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Lehigh Mountain Hawks (Patriot League)(2007–present)
2007–08 Lehigh 14–157–74th
2008–09 Lehigh 15–145–95th
2009–10 Lehigh 22–1110–41st NCAA Division I Round of 64
2010–11 Lehigh 16–156–84th
2011–12 Lehigh 27–811–32nd NCAA Division I Round of 32
2012–13 Lehigh 21–1010–43rd CBI First Round
2013–14 Lehigh 14–187–116th
2014–15 Lehigh 16–1410–83rd
2015–16 Lehigh 17–1513–52nd
2016–17 Lehigh 20–1212–63rd
2017–18 Lehigh 16–1411–74th
2018–19 Lehigh 20–1112–63rd
2019–20 Lehigh 11–217–118th
2020–21 Lehigh 4–114–103rd (Central)
2021–22 Lehigh 13–1910–84th
2022–23 Lehigh 16–1411–73rd
2023–24 Lehigh 14–179–96th
2024–25 Lehigh 3–60–0
Lehigh:279–245 (.532)155–123 (.558)
Total:279–245 (.532)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  2. "Billy Taylor Named Ball State Men's Basketball Coach," Ball State University Athletics, Wednesday, August 8, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
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