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Jeff Reynolds
Current Team:Clemson
Current Title:Special assistant coach
Birth Date:7 September 1956
Birth Place:Mountain City, Tennessee, U.S.
Player Years1:1974–1976
Player Team1:Surry CC
Player Years2:1976–1978
Player Team2:UNC Greensboro
Player Positions:Guard
Coach Years1:1978–1980
Coach Team1:Carroll County HS (assistant)
Coach Years2:1980–1981
Coach Team2:Carroll County HS
Coach Years3:1981–1982
Coach Team3:James Madison (assistant)
Coach Years4:1982–1985
Coach Team4:Randolph–Macon (assistant)
Coach Years5:1985–1986
Coach Team5:NC Wesleyan
Coach Years6:1986–1990
Coach Team6:Winthrop (assistant)
Coach Years7:1990–1994
Coach Team7:UNC Wilmington (assistant)
Coach Years8:1995–1997
Coach Team8:UNC Greensboro (assistant)
Coach Years9:1997–2000
Coach Team9:Wingate
Coach Years10:2000–2005
Coach Team10:Tulane (assistant)
Coach Years11:2005–2007
Coach Team11:Air Force (assistant)
Coach Years12:2007–2012
Coach Team12:Air Force
Coach Years13:2018–2019
Coach Team13:Texas A&M (assistant)
Coach Years14:2021–present
Coach Team14:Clemson (special assistant)
Admin Years1:2014–2017
Admin Team1:Virginia Tech (dir. of operations)
Tournament Record:0–2 (NCAA Division II)
1–1 (CIT)
Championships:USA South Athletic regular season (1986)
2 SAC regular season (1999, 2000)
SAC tournament (2000)
Awards:SAC Coach of the Year (1999)

Jeffrey Lee Reynolds (born September 7, 1956) is an American college basketball coach. He is a special assistant basketball coach under Brad Brownell at Clemson. Reynolds served as the head men's basketball coach at North Carolina Wesleyan College in 1985–96, Wingate University from 1997 to 2000, and the United States Air Force Academy from 2007 to 2012.

Early life and playing career

Born in Mountain City, Tennessee, Reynolds played college basketball at Surry Community College from 1974 to 1976 then at UNC Greensboro from 1976 to 1978.[1] As a junior in 1976–77, Reynolds averaged 6.3 points.[2]

Coaching career

From 1978 to 1980, Reynolds was assistant coach at Carroll County High School in Hillsville, Virginia, before being promoted to head coach for the 1980–81 season.

Reynolds started his college coaching career at James Madison University in 1981, serving as a part-time assistant.[3] He also served as an assistant coach at Randolph-Macon College from 1982 to 1985, Winthrop from 1986 to 1990, UNCW from 1990 to 1994, UNC Greensboro from 1994 to 1997, and Tulane from 2002 to 2007.

Reynolds was a head coach at the Division III level at NC Wesleyan in the 1985–86 season and Division II level at Wingate University from 1997 to 2000 and the Division III level.

After two seasons as an assistant coach at the United States Air Force Academy, in April 2007 Reynolds was named to succeed Jeff Bzdelik as head coach. Athletic director Hans Mueh said he was "absolutely blown away by (Reynolds’) passion, emotion and vision."[4] In five seasons, Reynolds guided the Falcons to one postseason appearance and was one of only two coaches in program history with multiple conference tournament wins.[5] He was fired on February 8, 2012.[6]

Reynolds then became Director of Men's Basketball Operations at Marquette, where he served from 2012 to 2014[7] before taking his current position with Virginia Tech. While at Marquette, the Golden Eagles advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

References

  1. Web site: Head Coach Jeff Reynolds. Air Force Basketball 2010-11. 20. 2010. United States Air Force Academy. 2016-10-26. 2017-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170125032549/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/afa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/CoachesSection2010-11.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Final 1977 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report – Univ. of North Carolina – Greensboro . 1977 . . May 11, 2022.
  3. Web site: Jeff Reynolds, Director of Men's Basketball Operations . Virginia Tech . October 25, 2016.
  4. Web site: Reynolds takes over for Bzdelik at Air Force . 17 April 2007 . ESPN . 30 September 2014.
  5. Web site: Staff Directory: Jeff Reynolds . Virginia Tech . 30 September 2014.
  6. Web site: Air Force fires coach Jeff Reynolds . 8 February 2012 . ESPN . 30 September 2014.
  7. Web site: Men's Basketball: Jeff Reynolds . Marquette University . 30 September 2014.

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