Brian Reese

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Brian Reese

| image =

| position = Assistant coach

| team = Monmouth Hawks

| league = Colonial Athletic Association

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lbs = 215

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|7|2}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

| high_school = St. Nicholas of Tolentine
(The Bronx, New York)

| college = North Carolina (1990–1994)

| draft_year = 1994

| career_start = 1994

| career_end = 2001

| career_number =

| career_position = Small forward

| coach_start = 2010

| years1 = 1994

| team1 = Long Island Surf

| years2 = 1995–1996

| team2 = Tapiolan Honka

| years3 = 1996

| team3 = Long Island Surf

| years4 = 1996–1997

| team4 = Tapiolan Honka

| years5 = 1997

| team5 = NMKY Helsinki

| years6 = 1997

| team6 = Long Island Surf

| years7 = 1997–1998

| team7 = Paris Basket Racing

| years8 = 1999

| team8 = Þór Akureyri

| years9 = 1999–2000

| team9 = BCC Mars

| years10 = 2000–2001

| team10 = Manchester Giants

| cyears1 = 2010-2011

| cteam1 = High Point (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2011–2015

| cteam2 = Monmouth (assistant)

| cyears3 = 2015–2016

| cteam3 = Georgian Court

| cyears4 = 2016–2021

| cteam4 = Illinois State (assistant)

| cyears5 = 2022–present

| cteam5 = Monmouth (assistant)

| highlights =

As player:

NCAA champion (1993)
McDonald's All-American (1990)
Second-team Parade All-American (1990)

}}

Brian Derreck Reese (born July 2, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach at Monmouth.{{cite web|url=https://monmouthhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/brian-reese/3431|title=Brian Reese - Men's Basketball Coach|publisher=Monmouth University Athletics}} He was a 6'6" player from the Bronx, NY.{{cite web|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Brian-Reese/Summary/2250|title=Brian Reese Player Profile, North Carolina, NCAA Stats, Awards - RealGM|publisher=}} Reese went to High School at St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School where he was a McDonald's All-American.

Amateur career

Reese was born in Brooklyn, New York.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/uncbasketballblu19921993/page/16|title=Carolina Basketball 1992–93|date=1992|website=archive.org|page=17|access-date=December 13, 2019}} 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.{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709094417/https://poststar.com/sports/hs/recent-state-boys-basketball-alumni/article_b3d6f5ba-e15b-5e08-a965-b552d022e503.html|archive-date=July 9, 2018|title=Recent State Boys Basketball Alumni |url=https://poststar.com/sports/hs/recent-state-boys-basketball-alumni/article_b3d6f5ba-e15b-5e08-a965-b552d022e503.html |access-date=17 February 2024 |work=The Post Star |date=11 March 2005 |language=en}} He won the NCAA National Championship under Dean Smith with the University of North Carolina in 1993. He felt Dean Smith was a major influence on his life.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/dean-smith-remembered-player-bronx-reese-article-1.2108126|title=Dean Smith remembered by former player, Bronx's Reese|publisher=}}

Professional career

Reese went on to play professionally in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, England (Manchester Giants),{{Cite news|url=http://www.britball.com/allstar01-ratings.html|title=BBL All-Star Rankings|website=britball.com|access-date=December 4, 2019}} Finland, Iceland, France,{{Cite news|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/239408/Basket_Ball_France_%253A_Paris_tombe_a_Montpellier.html|title=Basket Ball France : Paris tombe à Montpellier|date=September 16, 1997|newspaper=L'Orient-Le Jour|access-date=January 30, 2020}} Korea, Taiwan{{Cite news|url=http://www.taiwanhoops.com/2000/02/|title=ELLIOTT HELPS RAMS WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT|date=February 28, 2000|website=taiwanhoops.com|access-date=December 4, 2019}} and Puerto Rico. He also played three seasons for the Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League (USBL).{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040804070910/http://www.usbl.com/r.html|url=http://www.usbl.com/r.html|title=All-Time USBL Roster -- R|website=USBL.com|archive-date=August 4, 2004|access-date=January 30, 2020}}

Coaching career

He served as the coach at Georgian Court University.{{cite web|url=http://www.gculions.com/news/2015/4/27/MBB_0427150439.aspx|title=Brian Reese Named New Leader of GCU Men's Hoops|publisher=}} He was an assistant coach at Monmouth University previously before accepting a position at ISU.{{cite web|url=http://hoopdirt.com/official-reese-named-assistant-mens-basketball-coach-at-illinois-state/|title=OFFICIAL: Reese Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Illinois State - HoopDirt|date=May 31, 2016|publisher=}}

References

External links

[https://goredbirds.com/coaches.aspx?rc=261&path=mbball Illinois State Redbirds coaching bio]
[http://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_ferill_leikmanns.asp?Felaganumer=122828 Úrvalsdeild karla statistics] at kki.is
[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/brian-reese-1.html College statistics] at sports-reference.com
[http://english.worldhoopstats.com/stats/koris-fi/brian-reese.html Finnish league statistics]

Category:1971 births

Category:Living people

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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Belgium

Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Finland

Category:American expatriate basketball people in France

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Iceland

Category:American expatriate basketball people in South Korea

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan

Category:American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom

Category:American men's basketball players