| Brian Reese | |
| Position: | Assistant coach |
| Team: | Monmouth Hawks |
| League: | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6 |
| Weight Lbs: | 215 |
| Birth Date: | 2 July 1971 |
| 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 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:
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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.
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. 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. 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]