Paul Reed (basketball)

Paul Reed (born June 14, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the DePaul Blue Demons of the Big East Conference.

Paul Reed
No. 4 – DePaul Blue Demons
PositionPower forward
LeagueBig East Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-06-14) June 14, 1999
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolWekiva
(Apopka, Florida)
CollegeDePaul (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Reed grew up in Orlando, Florida and attended Wekiva High School. Reed grew from being 6'2 as freshman in high school to 6'6 as a junior and was 6'8 by the start of his senior year.[1] As a senior, he averaged 18.2 points and 11.4 rebounds and was named the Central Florida Player of the Year as he led the Mustangs to the state championship game.[2][3] Rated a three-star recruit and the #235 prospect in his class, Reed committed to play college basketball at DePaul over offers from Clemson, Kansas State, Rutgers and Murray State.[4][5]

College career

As a true freshman, Reed averaged 3.6 points and 3.1 rebounds in 28 games played off the bench.[6] He received more playing time towards the end of the season and averaged 5.6 points and 4.6 rebounds over the final 14 games of the season.[7] As a sophomore, Reed averaged 12.3 points and a Big East Conference-leading 8.5 rebounds per game and was named the Big East Conference Most Improved Player.[8][9] In the 2019 College Basketball Invitational Reed averaged 18.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, and 2.2 steals as he helped lead the Blue Demons to the best-of-three final.[10]

Reed entered his junior season as a preseason All-Big East selection.[11] Reed recorded ten double-doubles and was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll four times during DePaul's 13-game non-conference schedule at the start of the season.[12][13] Reed scored 23 points on 8-of-9 shooting with nine rebounds in DePaul's 79–66 upset of No. 5 Butler on January 18.[14] Reed missed several games in February and March with a hip pointer injury.[15] At the conclusion of the regular season, Reed was named Second Team All-Big East after averaging 15.1 points and finishing second in the conference in rebounds (10.7), blocks (2.6) and steals (1.9).[16][17] He had 18 double-doubles for the season. After the season, Reed declared for the 2020 NBA draft, forgoing his final season of eligibility.[18]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 DePaul 2819.9.518.214.5793.1.4.5.53.6
2018–19 DePaul 362826.9.562.405.7708.5.91.11.512.3
2019–20 DePaul 292931.7.516.308.73810.71.61.92.615.1
Career 935823.2.535.330.7397.51.01.21.510.6
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References
  1. Collings, Buddy (July 29, 2016). "Basketball report: Wekiva's Paul Reed on radar for UCF, others". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. "DePaul Officially Inks Paul Reed for 2017". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  3. "Paul Reed leads All-Central Florida boys basketball teams". Orlando Sentinel. March 18, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  4. Kramer, Jesse (December 4, 2016). "DePaul adds 3-star Paul Reed to 2017 class". TheCatchAndShoot.com.
  5. O'Donnell, Ricky (December 5, 2019). "DePaul basketball's dream resurgence is finally real". SB Nation. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  6. Sully, Evan (February 18, 2019). "Hard work pays off in year two for Paul Reed". The DePaulia. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  7. Steeno, Paul (February 26, 2018). "Unheralded freshman shows late season promise". The DePaulia. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  8. Newhouse, Steve (March 11, 2019). "Paul Reed is Most Improved in the Big East". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  9. Strauss, Ethan (December 6, 2019). "Searching for Siakam: Here's a big wing with sleeper potential that the Warriors could consider in the 2020 NBA Draft". The Athletic. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  10. Foley, Brian (October 15, 2019). "Big East Basketball: 20 most interesting people of 2019-20 season". BustingBrackets.com. FanSided. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  11. Kalbrosky, Bryan (December 9, 2019). "DePaul big man Paul Reed is one of NCAA's most underrated prospects". Hoops Hype. USA Today. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  12. Phillips, Scott (December 10, 2019). "DePaul's Paul Reed Blossoming in Junior Season". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  13. "BIG EAST Honors Paul Reed Once Again". DePaulBlueDemons.com. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  14. "Paul Reed's 23 Points Lead DePaul to Upset Over No. 5 Butler". SI.com. Associated Press. January 18, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  15. Newhouse, Steve (March 7, 2020). "Providence Routs DePaul". 247 Sports. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  16. Baum, Adam (March 8, 2020). "Xavier basketball players honored on All-Big East Conference teams". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  17. Newhouse, Steve (March 8, 2020). "DePaul's Paul Reed Named All-Big East Second Team". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  18. "DePaul junior Paul Reed declares for NBA Draft". Chicago Sun-Times. March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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