Tomekia Reed

{{short description|American collegiate basketball coach (born 1985)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Tomekia Reed

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| current_title = Head coach

| current_team = Charlotte

| current_conference = AAC

| current_record = {{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|8|24}}

| birth_place = Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1999–2000

| player_team1 = Southern Miss

| player_years2 = 2000–2001

| player_team2 = Hinds CC

| player_years3 = 2001–2003

| player_team3 = Georgia Southwestern

| coach_years1 = 2006–2009

| coach_team1 = Jackson State (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 2015–2017

| coach_team2 = Hinds CC

| coach_years3 = 2018–2024

| coach_team3 = Jackson State

| coach_years4 = 2024–present

| coach_team4 = Charlotte

| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|125|54|record=y}}

| tournament_record = 0–3 (NCAA)

| championships = :4x SWAC tournament (2020–2023)

| awards = :4x SWAC Coach of the Year (2020, 2022–2024)

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Tomekia Reed (born 1985){{cite web|title=Women's Basketball Coaches Career|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch|website=NCAA|accessdate=May 5, 2020}} is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at Charlotte. She was previously the head coach at Jackson State from 2018 to 2024.

Coaching career

Reed began her coaching career at Jackson State, where she served as an assistant from 2006 to 2009. After stints at Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, and New Orleans, she was named head coach at Hinds Community College in 2015.

On April 16, 2018, Reed was named the head women's basketball coach at Jackson State.https://www.wjtv.com/news/jsu-hires-jackson-native-tomekia-reed-to-lead-womens-hoops-program/

She inherited a program without an NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008 and led it to five straight SWAC regular-season titles (2019–20 to 2023–24), three SWAC tournament championships and NCAA appearances (2021, 2022, 2024), and a WNIT berth in 2023. She was also a four-time SWAC Coach of the Year (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024).{{Cite web |title=Tomekia Reed - Women's Basketball Coach |url=https://gojsutigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tomekia-reed/330 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Jackson State University |language=en}}

While at JSU, Reed coached the program's first-ever WNBA Draft pick, Ameshya Williams-Holliday, who was taken 25th overall in 2022 by the Indiana Fever, and Angel Jackson, a 3rd-round selection by the Las Vegas Aces in 2024. She also coached Alexis Roberts, a member of the United States' gold medal-winning team in the 2022 Deaflympics.

On April 25, 2024, Reed was named the head coach at Charlotte.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-25 |title=Four-Time SWAC Coach of the Year Tomekia Reed Named Charlotte's Ninth Women's Basketball Head Coach |url=https://charlotte49ers.com/news/2024/4/25/four-time-swac-coach-of-the-year-tomekia-reed-named-charlottes-ninth-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspx |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Charlotte Athletics |language=en}}

Personal life

Reed has a son, Carlon.{{Cite web |last=Keith |first=J. T. |title=Jackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed bonds with son through love of the sport |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/jackson-state/2023/03/16/jackson-state-coach-tomekia-reed-shares-basketball-bond-with-her-son/70017027007/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=The Clarion-Ledger |language=en-US}}