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Overview: An Academic All-Big 12 First Team member as a sophomore who averaged 20.7 minutes last season... Son of a coach who can impact a game in many ways... Can run the team at the point, but also has great range for the two guard position... A proven winner who guided his high school to three state playoff appearances with one title and a 95-4 four-year record... An outstanding student who has already completed 97 of 124 hours in his exercise science degree and will be in graduate school his senior season. Sophomore Season (2008-09): Averaged 20.7 minutes with two starts in 2008-09... Was the first player off the bench in 13 games... Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection who was nominated for Academic All-America... Had eight games in double figures... Made multiple threes 17 times... His last 15 field goals were from beyond the arc... Was third on the team with 49 three-pointers... Matched his career high in free throws made with a 6-for-6 effort against Dayton (3/22) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament... Started second game of his career at Kansas State (2/14)... Pulled down a career-high five rebounds at Missouri (2/9)... Set a career-high with 14 points against Siena (1/6), including a career-best six free throws... Made a career-high four three pointers against New Mexico State (12/2)... Tied a career-high with five assists vs. Syracuse (11/25)... Scored 12 points in his first career start against UMKC (11/16). Canada Exhibition (Fall 2008): Started in all three games in KU's 3-0 trip to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada... Averaged 24 minutes, 8.7 points and two rebounds per game... Shot 50 percent (8-for-16) from the field for the three games... Tied for the team high with five steals in the three contests... Made all seven free throw attempts... Led team with three assists and two steals in the 84-83 win against Carleton... Had 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting versus the Ravens. Freshman Season (2007-08): Played in 23 games during KU's national championship season... Averaged 6.3 minutes and 2.0 points... Had six games with 10-plus minutes played... Went 11-for-24 (45.8 percent) from three point range and had seven of his 11 threes in the first four games... Was hampered with ankle(s) injuries early in the season... Dished out 21 assists on the season with five games of multiple dimes... Saw action in four NCAA Tournament games, including the final minute against North Carolina in the national semifinal... Logged 10 minutes against Texas Tech (3/3) on Senior Night... Scored a conference high six points against Colorado (2/16), going 2-for-3 from three point range... Recorded his first collegiate block vs. Nebraska (1/26)... Was perfect from the field (3-for-3) with eight points in 10 minutes against Yale (12/29)... His three rebounds against Eastern Washington (12/5) were the most of his collegiate career... Played a season-high 21 minutes and scored eight points, including two three pointers, with a career high five assists against Northern Arizona (11/21)... Scored 11 points and shot 4-for-5 from the field and 3-for-4 from three-point range in his collegiate debut against ULM (11/9). High School: Named Mr. Kansas Basketball following his senior season in which he averaged 26.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.5 steals... Led class 3A Burlington High to a third-place finish in the Kansas state playoffs his senior year... Was also Kansas' Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior... Four time all-state selection... Averaged 23.6 points as a junior... Amassed an incredible high school record going 26-0 his freshman year, 22-1 as a sophomore, 23-1 his junior season and 24-2 his senior campaign for a 95-4 combined record... Holds all-time school records in points (1,710), steals (323) and assists (365)... Coached by his father, Stacy Reed... Four-year letterwinner in both basketball and track... Excelled in the long jump, winning the state championship his senior year with a 22-05.25 jump...Also finished second in the 400m. Off the Court: Born in Eureka, Kan... Parents are Stacy and Debbie Reed... Major is exercise science... Plans to go into physical therapy... Mother, Debbie, is a teacher... Sister, Lacie, is a manager for the KU basketball team... Carried a 4.0 grade-point average throughout high school. Career Honors: 2008-09: Academic All-Big 12 First Team... Athletic Director's and Big 12 Commissioner's honor rolls (fall 2008, spring 2009). 2007-08: Athletic Director's and Big 12 Commissioner's honor rolls (fall 2007, spring 2008). |
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