2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Eric Reed, Jr.
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- University Laboratory
- Prev School:
- Howard College
2020-21: Was Southeast Missouri’s second-leading scorer in his first season of NCAA Division I basketball...Averaged 11 points per game in 27 games and 22 starts...One of two players who averaged double-digits in the scoring column...Led the team with 61 three-pointers made and a .459 three-point field goal percentage among starters...His .459 three-point field goal percentage ranked fifth all-time among SEMO single-season leaders...Averaged 2.6 rebounds per contest...Dished out 35 assists and had 16 steals...Made 47.3 percent (106-of-224) of his field goals and shot 61.6 percent (24-of-39) at the free throw line...Averaged just under 11 points a game (10.9) in Ohio Valley Conference play...Started 19 of 20 games against league foes...Ranked 25th in the conference in scoring, first in 3-point field goal percentage, fifth in 3-point field goals made and 17th in minutes played (29.6 mpg)...Came off the bench to score 19 points vs. Lipscomb (12/7)...Made two or more 3-pointers in 19 games...Dropped in a team-high 17 points on 6-of-10 field goals vs. Southern Illinois (12/2)...Knocked down three 3-pointers and had 13 points in the second half of that game...Made his first career NCAA Division I start at Kansas City (11/28)...Played 10 minutes against the Roos...Put up 16 points at Evansville (12/15)...Made the game-winning free throws with five tenths of a second left to beat SIUE (1/28)...Made a season-high seven 3-pointers and scored a season-best 27 points at Eastern Illinois (2/25)...Scored over 20 points on three occasions...Also pitched in 22 points vs. Austin Peay (2/16) and 21 at Austin Peay (2/13)...Scored double figures in seven of his last 11 starts of the season...Named OVC Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 22.
Howard College: Region 5 All-Conference selection as a sophomore...Started 30 games and averaged a team-high 15.5 points per game in 2019-20…Dished out 2.3 assists and grabbed five rebounds per contest as a combo guard…Ranked second on the team with 70 assists and 44 steals…Registered double figures in the scoring column a total of 27 times and dropped in 28 or more on three occasions…Started 14 games as a true freshman in 2018-19...Earned Associate’s Degree in Science.
Prep: Combo guard who averaged 18 points and 3.4 assists per game as a senior at University Laboratory High School...Top 15 player in Louisiana...Made the state finals four times and was a member of three-straight state titles in basketball...Two-time State Tournament Most Valuable Player and was an All-Tournament team pick on four occasions...Two-time Louisiana Coaches Association All-State selection...Made the Louisiana Coaches All-Star Team...Two time All-District honoree...Averaged 28 points per game during his team’s playoff run as a senior...Scored 40 points in the quarterfinal matchup...Scored 24-straight points in the last seven minutes of the fourth quarter in the 2018 New Orleans Sugar Bowl Classic...Also won a state title in football.
Personal: Born February 3, 2000...Majoring in General Studies...Son of Eric and Julia Reed...Siblings are Erica Reed (sister), Kaylo Henry (sister) and Hezekiah Brown (brother).
