2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 11
Eric Reed Jr.
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School/Previous School:
- University Lab School/Howard College/Southeast Missouri State
Bio
HONORS & AWARDS
2021-22 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 18 Second Team • Southeast Missouri State
2021-22 All-OVC First Team (Ohio Valley Conference) • Southeast Missouri State
2021-22 OVC Player of the Week (Jan. 3, 2022 & Feb. 21, 2022) • Southeast Missouri State
2020-21 OVC Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 22, 2021) • Southeast Missouri State
2022-23 • GRADUATE SENIOR
Reed Jr. secured 3.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.5 steals per game … Sank 28.9 percent from the floor (44-of-152), 23.5 percent from three-point territory (24-of-102) and 68.2 percent at the free throw line (15-of-22) … One of six players to appear in all 34 games … Started in the team’s first 19 games (Nov. 7-Jan. 21) and 70 of his 91 career games between Mississippi State and Southeast Missouri State … Collected 10+ points on three occasions and 5+ rebounds four times … Drained multiple three-pointers during six games … Added multiple assists on five occasions and multiple steals three times … Finished his career with 906 points, 235 rebounds, 114 assists and 61 steals.
2022-23 • BEST GAMES
Reed Jr. scored his first basket at State on a jumper inside the paint with 17:45 left during the first half against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 7) … Rattled home 12 of his season-high 15 points against Marquette (Nov. 21) in the second half … Hit 6-of-7 at the foul line which included two clutch free throws with nine seconds to go to put State up by four … Notched nine points and three rebounds versus Omaha (Nov. 28) … Returned to double figures with 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting against Jackson State (Dec. 14) … Collected 11 points versus Drake (Dec. 20) … Chipped in eight points versus No. 8 Alabama (Dec. 28) in SEC debut … Provided nine points and a season’s best eight rebounds against Ole Miss (Jan. 7) … Tallied seven points versus No. 9 Tennessee (Jan. 17) … Matched SEC season-high nine points and grabbed six rebounds at Missouri (Feb. 21) …
BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
Reed Jr. spent the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons playing for Brad Korn at Southeast Missouri State from the Ohio Valley Conference … Started 51 of 57 career games for the Redhawks … Piled up 779 points sparked by 36 games in double figures, 14 outings of 20-plus points and a pair of 30-plus point performances … SEMO was 10-4 when Reed Jr. scored 20-plus points … Shot 44.2 percent from the field (261-of-591), 40.1 percent on three-pointers (132-of-429) and 76.7 percent at the foul line (125-of-163) … His 132 treys ranked inside the program’s top 10 … Drained multiple three’s on 37 occasions and hit five-plus triples in eight games … The only OVC player in 2021-22 to be ranked among the league’s top 10 in scoring (16.1 – 6th), free throw percentage (81.5 – 3rd) and three-point percentage (36.2 – 10th).
BEST GAMES • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
2021-22: Reed Jr. reached double figures in 23 of 30 games … Led the team with 16.1 points per game … Upped his scoring mark to 17.3 points per game, third-best on OVC leaderboard, in league contests … Came away with 11 of his 14 outings of 20-plus points … Started in 29 of 30 games … Provided 21 points and knocked down the game-winning three with 11 seconds left during SEMO’s season opening win at Missouri State (Nov. 9) … Notched 23 points, four rebounds and two steals at Incarnate Word (Nov. 26) … Poured in 26 points aided by five treys against Webster (Dec. 4) … Tallied 20 points at Murray State (Dec. 30), the eventual league champion, during OVC opener … Ripped off 34 points fueled by a season’s best seven triples, grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and handed out a season-best five assists versus Austin Peay (Jan. 1) … Fired in 22 points at Belmont (Jan. 6) to give him three consecutive outings of 20-plus points … Exploded for 23 of his career-best 35 points during second half and matched a season’s best five assists at Tennessee Tech (Feb. 17) … Dropped in 28 points, three assists and two steals at Morehead State (Feb. 19) … Capped another three-game run of 20-plus points with 21 against UT Martin (Feb. 24) … Registered 22 points in SEMO’s victory over Tennessee State (March 3) in OVC Tournament Quarterfinals.
2020-21: Reed Jr. chipped in 11.0 points per game which was second on the team … Started in 20 of 21 games against OVC opponents … Made 45.9 percent of his three-pointers (61-of-133) which paced the OVC and ranked fifth on SEMO’s single-season list … Totaled a team-leading 17 points against Southern Illinois • Carbondale (Dec. 2), his first career game in double figures during his second start … Fired in a non-conference season’s best 19 points off the bench versus Lipscomb (Dec. 7) … Provided 14 points at Tennessee Tech (Dec. 30) during OVC opener … Hit game-winning free throws with 0.5 seconds remaining during win over Southern Illinois • Edwardsville (Jan. 28) … Reached double figures in seven of his last 11 outings (Feb. 1-March 3) … Pitched in 21 points followed by a 22-point effort during back-to-back games against Austin Peay (Feb. 13 & Feb. 16) … Managed 16 points and a career-high six assists versus Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 20) … Amassed a season-high 27 points sparked by 10-of-16 overall shooting clip and 7-of-9 on treys at Eastern Illinois (Feb. 25) … Finished his junior campaign with 17 points against Morehead State (March 3) at OVC Tournament.
BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE • JUNIOR COLLEGE
Reed Jr. played his freshmen and sophomore seasons at Howard College located in Big Spring, Texas … Earned 2019-20 Region 5 All-Conference honors after he secured 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a sophomore … Ranked second on the team with 70 assists and 44 steals … Started 44 games over two seasons which included 14 as a true freshman in 2018-19.
HIGH SCHOOL
Reed Jr. won three state championships and was a two-time State Tournament Most Valuable Player at University Lab School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana … Averaged 18.0 points and 3.4 assists per game as a senior … Upped his marks to 28.0 points per contest during team’s playoff run highlighted by a 40-point outburst in the quarterfinals … Member of state title team in football.
PERSONAL
Born on February 3, 2000 … Graduated with a bachelor's degree in general studies with minors in psychology and sport management from Southeast Missouri State in Spring 2022 ... Graduated with an associate degree in biology from Howard College in Spring 2020.
2021-22 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 18 Second Team • Southeast Missouri State
2021-22 All-OVC First Team (Ohio Valley Conference) • Southeast Missouri State
2021-22 OVC Player of the Week (Jan. 3, 2022 & Feb. 21, 2022) • Southeast Missouri State
2020-21 OVC Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 22, 2021) • Southeast Missouri State
2022-23 • GRADUATE SENIOR
Reed Jr. secured 3.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.5 steals per game … Sank 28.9 percent from the floor (44-of-152), 23.5 percent from three-point territory (24-of-102) and 68.2 percent at the free throw line (15-of-22) … One of six players to appear in all 34 games … Started in the team’s first 19 games (Nov. 7-Jan. 21) and 70 of his 91 career games between Mississippi State and Southeast Missouri State … Collected 10+ points on three occasions and 5+ rebounds four times … Drained multiple three-pointers during six games … Added multiple assists on five occasions and multiple steals three times … Finished his career with 906 points, 235 rebounds, 114 assists and 61 steals.
2022-23 • BEST GAMES
Reed Jr. scored his first basket at State on a jumper inside the paint with 17:45 left during the first half against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 7) … Rattled home 12 of his season-high 15 points against Marquette (Nov. 21) in the second half … Hit 6-of-7 at the foul line which included two clutch free throws with nine seconds to go to put State up by four … Notched nine points and three rebounds versus Omaha (Nov. 28) … Returned to double figures with 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting against Jackson State (Dec. 14) … Collected 11 points versus Drake (Dec. 20) … Chipped in eight points versus No. 8 Alabama (Dec. 28) in SEC debut … Provided nine points and a season’s best eight rebounds against Ole Miss (Jan. 7) … Tallied seven points versus No. 9 Tennessee (Jan. 17) … Matched SEC season-high nine points and grabbed six rebounds at Missouri (Feb. 21) …
BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
Reed Jr. spent the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons playing for Brad Korn at Southeast Missouri State from the Ohio Valley Conference … Started 51 of 57 career games for the Redhawks … Piled up 779 points sparked by 36 games in double figures, 14 outings of 20-plus points and a pair of 30-plus point performances … SEMO was 10-4 when Reed Jr. scored 20-plus points … Shot 44.2 percent from the field (261-of-591), 40.1 percent on three-pointers (132-of-429) and 76.7 percent at the foul line (125-of-163) … His 132 treys ranked inside the program’s top 10 … Drained multiple three’s on 37 occasions and hit five-plus triples in eight games … The only OVC player in 2021-22 to be ranked among the league’s top 10 in scoring (16.1 – 6th), free throw percentage (81.5 – 3rd) and three-point percentage (36.2 – 10th).
BEST GAMES • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
2021-22: Reed Jr. reached double figures in 23 of 30 games … Led the team with 16.1 points per game … Upped his scoring mark to 17.3 points per game, third-best on OVC leaderboard, in league contests … Came away with 11 of his 14 outings of 20-plus points … Started in 29 of 30 games … Provided 21 points and knocked down the game-winning three with 11 seconds left during SEMO’s season opening win at Missouri State (Nov. 9) … Notched 23 points, four rebounds and two steals at Incarnate Word (Nov. 26) … Poured in 26 points aided by five treys against Webster (Dec. 4) … Tallied 20 points at Murray State (Dec. 30), the eventual league champion, during OVC opener … Ripped off 34 points fueled by a season’s best seven triples, grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and handed out a season-best five assists versus Austin Peay (Jan. 1) … Fired in 22 points at Belmont (Jan. 6) to give him three consecutive outings of 20-plus points … Exploded for 23 of his career-best 35 points during second half and matched a season’s best five assists at Tennessee Tech (Feb. 17) … Dropped in 28 points, three assists and two steals at Morehead State (Feb. 19) … Capped another three-game run of 20-plus points with 21 against UT Martin (Feb. 24) … Registered 22 points in SEMO’s victory over Tennessee State (March 3) in OVC Tournament Quarterfinals.
2020-21: Reed Jr. chipped in 11.0 points per game which was second on the team … Started in 20 of 21 games against OVC opponents … Made 45.9 percent of his three-pointers (61-of-133) which paced the OVC and ranked fifth on SEMO’s single-season list … Totaled a team-leading 17 points against Southern Illinois • Carbondale (Dec. 2), his first career game in double figures during his second start … Fired in a non-conference season’s best 19 points off the bench versus Lipscomb (Dec. 7) … Provided 14 points at Tennessee Tech (Dec. 30) during OVC opener … Hit game-winning free throws with 0.5 seconds remaining during win over Southern Illinois • Edwardsville (Jan. 28) … Reached double figures in seven of his last 11 outings (Feb. 1-March 3) … Pitched in 21 points followed by a 22-point effort during back-to-back games against Austin Peay (Feb. 13 & Feb. 16) … Managed 16 points and a career-high six assists versus Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 20) … Amassed a season-high 27 points sparked by 10-of-16 overall shooting clip and 7-of-9 on treys at Eastern Illinois (Feb. 25) … Finished his junior campaign with 17 points against Morehead State (March 3) at OVC Tournament.
BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE • JUNIOR COLLEGE
Reed Jr. played his freshmen and sophomore seasons at Howard College located in Big Spring, Texas … Earned 2019-20 Region 5 All-Conference honors after he secured 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a sophomore … Ranked second on the team with 70 assists and 44 steals … Started 44 games over two seasons which included 14 as a true freshman in 2018-19.
HIGH SCHOOL
Reed Jr. won three state championships and was a two-time State Tournament Most Valuable Player at University Lab School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana … Averaged 18.0 points and 3.4 assists per game as a senior … Upped his marks to 28.0 points per contest during team’s playoff run highlighted by a 40-point outburst in the quarterfinals … Member of state title team in football.
PERSONAL
Born on February 3, 2000 … Graduated with a bachelor's degree in general studies with minors in psychology and sport management from Southeast Missouri State in Spring 2022 ... Graduated with an associate degree in biology from Howard College in Spring 2020.