J. R. Reid Explained

J. R. Reid
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:247
Birth Date:31 March 1968
Birth Place:Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
College:North Carolina (1986–1989)
Draft Year:1989
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:5
Draft Team:Charlotte Hornets
Career Start:1989
Career End:2003
Career Number:34, 7, 11, 31
Career Position:Power forward
Coach Start:2011
Years1:
Team1:Charlotte Hornets
Years2:
Team2:San Antonio Spurs
Team3:New York Knicks
Years4:1996–1997
Team4:Paris Basket Racing
Years5:
Team5:Charlotte Hornets
Team6:Los Angeles Lakers
Team7:Milwaukee Bucks
Team8:Cleveland Cavaliers
Years9:2001–2002
Team9:Strasbourg
Years10:2002–2003
Team10:Baloncesto León
Cyears1:2011–2013
Cteam1:Patrick Henry CC (assistant)
Cyears2:2018–2022
Cteam2:Monmouth (assistant)
Highlights:
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:5,680 (8.5 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:3,381 (5.0 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:639 (1.5 apg)

Herman "J. R." Reid Jr. (born March 31, 1968) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who was an assistant coach for the Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Charlotte Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers. Reid played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was a consensus first-team All-American as a sophomore in 1988. He won a bronze medal as a member of the United States national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Early life and high school career

Reid was born and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and was the son of Herman Reid Sr., who played football in the 1960s with the Baltimore Colts. Reid played football himself in his early years as a defensive player and his gridiron skills even caught the attention of the Virginia Tech Hokies, but he decided to stick with playing basketball.[1] Reid starred at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, being named the 1986 Gatorade and USA Today Player of the Year. He certified his reputation by being named most valuable player (MVP) of both the 1986 McDonald's Game and the Capital Classic.

College career

Reid played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 1986 to 1989. He was named ACC Rookie of the Year in 1987 as he averaged 14.7 points and 7 rebounds per game. During his freshman year at UNC, he was featured on the March 2, 1987 cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. During his sophomore season, he was named a consensus first-team All-American when he averaged 18 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.[2]

Reid was named to the 1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team to compete at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He played in six games and averaged 6 points per game.

College statistics

|-| align="left" | 1986–87| align="left" | North Carolina| 36 || 31 || 28.6 || .584 || .000 || .653 || 7.4 || 1.8 || 1.3 || 0.8 || 14.7|-| align="left" | 1987–88| align="left" | North Carolina| 33 || 33 || 31.6 || .607 || .000 || .680 || 8.9 || 1.7 || 1.2 || 1.2 || 18.0|-| align="left" | 1988–89| align="left" | North Carolina| 27 || 16 || 26.5 || .614 || .000 || .669 || 6.3 || 1.3 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 15.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 96 || 80 || 29.0 || .601 || .000 || .668 || 7.6 || 1.7 || 1.1 || 0.9 || 16.2|}

Professional career

He was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets as the 5th overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft. On February 25, 1996, in a game against the Phoenix Suns, A.C. Green mentioned an incident at a New York City club before Reid hit him with a vicious right elbow in the mouth during the fourth quarter of the game, knocking out two of Green's teeth. Reid was suspended for two games and fined $10,000.[3]

In the 1996–97 season, Reid played in France, winning the national championship with Paris Basket Racing.[4] He returned to the NBA, before rounding out his professional career in France and Spain.[5]

During his NBA career, he saw action in a total of 672 regular season games and 47 playoff games.[6]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 1989–90| align="left" | Charlotte| style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 82 || 33.6 || .440 || .000 || .664 || 8.4 || 1.2 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 11.1|-| align="left" | 1990–91| align="left" | Charlotte| 80 || 80 || 30.8 || .466 || .000 || .703 || 6.3 || 1.1 || 1.1 || 0.6 || 11.3|-| align="left" | 1991–92| align="left" | Charlotte| 51 || 7 || 24.6 || .490 || .000 || .705 || 6.2 || 1.6 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 11.0|-| align="left" | 1992–93| align="left" | Charlotte| 17 || 1 || 17.4 || .429 || .000 || .741 || 4.1 || 1.4 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 7.5|-| align="left" | 1992–93| align="left" | San Antonio| 66 || 24 || 24.1 || .485 || .000 || .770 || 5.8 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 9.9|-| align="left" | 1993–94| align="left" | San Antonio| 70 || 11 || 19.2 || .491 || .000 || .699 || 3.1 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 9.0|-| align="left" | 1994–95| align="left" | San Antonio| 81 || 37 || 19.3 || .508 || .500 || .687 || 4.9 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 7.0|-| align="left" | 1995–96| align="left" | San Antonio| 32 || 5 || 20.1 || .439 || .000 || .736 || 3.8 || 0.4 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 6.5|-| align="left" | 1995–96| align="left" | New York| 33 || 16 || 20.3 || .550 || .000 || .782 || 4.0 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 6.6|-| align="left" | 1997–98| align="left" | Charlotte| 79 || 1 || 14.0 || .459 || .375 || .730 || 2.7 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 4.9|-| align="left" | 1998–99| align="left" | Charlotte| 16 || 16 || 34.8 || .521 || .000 || .798 || 7.1 || 1.6 || 1.4 || 0.6 || 15.2|-| align="left" | 1998–99| align="left" | Los Angeles| 25 || 10 || 18.9 || .407 || .000 || .717 || 4.0 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 5.0|-| align="left" | 1999–00| align="left" | Milwaukee| 34 || 7 || 17.7 || .417 || .143 || .768 || 3.4 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 4.4|-| align="left" | 2000–01| align="left" | Cleveland| 6 || 0 || 6.5 || .400 || .000 || .750 || 1.3 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 1.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 672 || 297 || 22.9 || .472 || .135 || .716 || 5.0 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 8.5|}

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 1992–93| align="left" | San Antonio| 10 || 2 || 22.0 || .483 || .000 || .771 || 5.0 || 1.5 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 8.5|-| align="left" | 1993–94| align="left" | San Antonio| 4 || 0 || 14.0 || .286 || .000 || .600 || 3.0 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 3.8|-| align="left" | 1994–95| align="left" | San Antonio| 15 || 1 || 13.9 || .492 || .000 || .846 || 2.8 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 6.1|-| align="left" | 1995–96| align="left" | New York| 1 || 0 || 7.0 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0|-| align="left" | 1997–98| align="left" | Charlotte| 9 || 0 || 12.7 || .393 || .000 || .800 || 2.2 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 3.3|-| align="left" | 1998–99| align="left" | Los Angeles| 8 || 8 || 22.3 || .357 || .000 || .750 || 5.3 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 3.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 47 || 11 || 16.7 || .437 || .000 || .794 || 3.6 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 5.3|}

Post-playing career

After his NBA career, he competed to become an analyst on the former ESPN TV show Dream Job, but lost. In 2011, he was named an assistant coach for Patrick & Henry Community College.[7] He joined the Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team in 2018 after being hired as an assistant to former UNC teammate King Rice.[8] Reid stayed in that job until 2022.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.thepostgame.com/features/201207/jr-reid-gets-back-his-roots-works-toward-future J.R. Reid Gets Back To His Roots, Eyes Future
  2. Web site: JR Reid . Monmouth University . August 11, 2020 . April 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413145936/https://monmouthhawks.com/staff-directory/jr-reid/373 . dead .
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/27/sports/jr-reid-fined-and-suspended.html J.R. Reid Fined And Suspended
  4. Web site: March 24, 2020 . [Portrait] JR Reid, un destin français ]. October 28, 2022 . Basket Retro . fr-FR.
  5. Web site: Herman J.R. Jr. Reid . October 28, 2022 . International Olympic Committee.
  6. Web site: J.R. Reid . October 28, 2022 . www.nba.com . en.
  7. Web site: Patrick Henry CC adds J.R. Reid to Staff . January 25, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219011014/http://www.njcaa.org/newsarticle.cfm?articleid=15772 . December 19, 2013 . dead .
  8. Web site: JR Reid named Monmouth basketball assistant coach. Monmouth Hawks. August 28, 2018. September 1, 2018.
  9. Web site: June 7, 2022 . Former UNC star JR Reid pens letter to Monmouth after resigning as assistant coach . October 28, 2022 . On3 . en.
  10. Web site: Paris SG Champion 1997. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/pibK6KDLOiY . December 21, 2021 . live. July 9, 2020. youtube.com.
  11. Web site: J.R. Reid. Carrière. LNB.