Brian Reese

Brian Derreck Reese (born July 2, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach at Monmouth.^[1] He was a 6'6" player from the Bronx, NY.^[2] Reese went to High School at St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School where he was a McDonald's All-American.^[1]

Brian Reese

Monmouth Hawks
Position	Assistant coach
League	Colonial Athletic Association
Personal information
Born	(1971-07-02) July 2, 1971 (age 54) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Nicholas of Tolentine (The Bronx, New York)
College	North Carolina (1990–1994)
NBA draft	1994: undrafted
Playing career	1994–2001
Position	Small forward
Coaching career	2010–present
Career history
As a player:
1994	Long Island Surf
1995–1996	Tapiolan Honka
1996	Long Island Surf
1996–1997	Tapiolan Honka
1997	NMKY Helsinki
1997	Long Island Surf
1997–1998	Paris Basket Racing
1999	Þór Akureyri
1999–2000	BCC Mars
2000–2001	Manchester Giants
As a coach:
2010-2011	High Point (assistant)
2011–2015	Monmouth (assistant)
2015–2016	Georgian Court
2016–2021	Illinois State (assistant)
2022–present	Monmouth (assistant)
Career highlights
As player: NCAA champion (1993) McDonald's All-American (1990) Second-team Parade All-American (1990)

Amateur career

Reese was born in Brooklyn, New York.^[3] He attended St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School in the Bronx where he played on the school's basketball team with Malik Sealy and Adrian Autry.^[4] He won the NCAA National Championship under Dean Smith with the University of North Carolina in 1993.^[1] He felt Dean Smith was a major influence on his life.^[5]

Professional career

Reese went on to play professionally in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, England (Manchester Giants),^[6] Finland, Iceland, France,^[7] Korea, Taiwan^[8] and Puerto Rico.^[1] He also played three seasons for the Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League (USBL).^[9]

Coaching career

He served as the coach at Georgian Court University.^[10] He was an assistant coach at Monmouth University previously before accepting a position at ISU.^[11]