Monmouth Hawks | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | Colonial Athletic Association |
Personal information | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | July 2, 1971
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 |
Coaching career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1994 | 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: | |
2010-2011 | High Point (assistant) |
2011–2015 | Monmouth (assistant) |
2015–2016 | Georgian Court |
2016–2021 | Illinois State (assistant) |
2022–present | Monmouth (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 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]
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]
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]
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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