Herman "J. R." Reid Jr. (born March 31, 1968) is an American

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coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team. He played in the

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(NBA) for the Charlotte Hornets,

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, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers,

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and Cleveland Cavaliers. Reid played

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for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was a consensus first-team All-American as a sophomore in

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. He won a bronze medal as a member of the United States national team at the

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Early life and high school career

Reid was born and raised in

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, and was the son of Herman Reid Sr., who played football in the 1960s with the Baltimore Colts. Reid played football himself in his early years as a defensive player and his gridiron skills even caught the attention of the

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, but he decided to stick with playing basketball. Reid starred at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, being named the 1986 Gatorade and ''USA Today'' Player of the Year. He certified his reputation by being named most valuable player (MVP) of both the 1986 McDonald's Game and the Capital Classic.

College career

Reid played

for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 1986 to 1989. He was named ACC Rookie of the Year in 1987 as he averaged 14.7 points and 7 rebounds per game. During his freshman year at UNC, he was featured on the March 2, 1987 cover of

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magazine. During his sophomore season, he was named a consensus first-team All-American when he averaged 18 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. Reid was named to the 1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team to compete at the

. He played in six games and averaged 6 points per game.

College statistics

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, 33 , , 33 , , 31.6 , , .607 , , .000 , , .680 , , 8.9 , , 1.7 , , 1.2 , , 1.2 , , 18.0 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

, 27 , , 16 , , 26.5 , , .614 , , .000 , , .669 , , 6.3 , , 1.3 , , 0.9 , , 0.8 , , 15.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 96 , , 80 , , 29.0 , , .601 , , .000 , , .668 , , 7.6 , , 1.7 , , 1.1 , , 0.9 , , 16.2

Professional career

He was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets as the 5th overall pick in the

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. On February 25, 1996, in a game against the Phoenix Suns, A. C. Green mentioned an incident at a New York City club before Reid hit him with a vicious right elbow in the mouth during the fourth quarter of the game, knocking out two of Green's teeth. Reid was suspended for two games and fined $10,000. In the 1996-97 season, Reid played in

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, winning the national championship with

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. He returned to the NBA, before rounding out his professional career in France and

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. During his NBA career, he saw action in a total of 672 regular season games and 47 playoff games.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 51 , , 7 , , 24.6 , , .490 , , .000 , , .705 , , 6.2 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , 0.5 , , 11.0 , - , align="left" ,

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, 17 , , 1 , , 17.4 , , .429 , , .000 , , .741 , , 4.1 , , 1.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , 7.5 , - , align="left" ,

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, 66 , , 24 , , 24.1 , , .485 , , .000 , , .770 , , 5.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 9.9 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 70 , , 11 , , 19.2 , , .491 , , .000 , , .699 , , 3.1 , , 1.0 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 9.0 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , 37 , , 19.3 , , .508 , , .500 , , .687 , , 4.9 , , 0.7 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 7.0 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 32 , , 5 , , 20.1 , , .439 , , .000 , , .736 , , 3.8 , , 0.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.3 , , 6.5 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" , New York , 33 , , 16 , , 20.3 , , .550 , , .000 , , .782 , , 4.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 6.6 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

, 79 , , 1 , , 14.0 , , .459 , , .375 , , .730 , , 2.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 4.9 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

, 16 , , 16 , , 34.8 , , .521 , , .000 , , .798 , , 7.1 , , 1.6 , , 1.4 , , 0.6 , , 15.2 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

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, 25 , , 10 , , 18.9 , , .407 , , .000 , , .717 , , 4.0 , , 0.9 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 5.0 , - , align="left" , 1999–00 , align="left" ,

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, 34 , , 7 , , 17.7 , , .417 , , .143 , , .768 , , 3.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 4.4 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

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Playoffs

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, 10 , , 2 , , 22.0 , , .483 , , .000 , , .771 , , 5.0 , , 1.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.8 , , 8.5 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 0 , , 14.0 , , .286 , , .000 , , .600 , , 3.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.5 , , 3.8 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 15 , , 1 , , 13.9 , , .492 , , .000 , , .846 , , 2.8 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 6.1 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" , New York , 1 , , 0 , , 7.0 , , 1.000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

, 9 , , 0 , , 12.7 , , .393 , , .000 , , .800 , , 2.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 3.3 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

, 8 , , 8 , , 22.3 , , .357 , , .000 , , .750 , , 5.3 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 3.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 47 , , 11 , , 16.7 , , .437 , , .000 , , .794 , , 3.6 , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 5.3

Post-playing career

After his NBA career, he competed to become an analyst on the former

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TV show '' Dream Job'', but lost. In 2011, he was named an assistant coach for

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. He joined the Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team in 2018 after being hired as an assistant to former UNC teammate

King Rice King David Rice (born December 14, 1968) is an American basketball coach and former player. He is the head men's basketball coach at Monmouth University. Rice replaced Dave Calloway as head coach of the Hawks on March 29, 2011. Previously, Rice w ...

. Reid stayed in that job until 2022.

Transactions

* Drafted by Charlotte Hornets in first round (5th overall) of

. * Traded by Charlotte to the

for Sidney Green, a 1993 first-round pick and a 1996 second-round pick on December 9, 1992. * Traded by San Antonio with Brad Lohaus and a future first-round pick to the New York Knicks for Charles Smith and

Monty Williams Tavares Montgomery Williams (born October 8, 1971) is an American professional basketball coach and a former player and executive who is the head coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Williams played for five NBA ...

on February 12, 1996. * Played in France during 1996–97 season, winning the national championship with Paris SG, averaging 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in the French league. * Signed as a

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by Charlotte on July 16, 1997. * Traded by Charlotte with B. J. Armstrong and

Glen Rice Glen Anthony Rice Sr. (born May 28, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a small forward, Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star and made 1,559 three-point field goal ...

to the Los Angeles Lakers for Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones on March 10, 1999. * Signed as free agent by

on August 20, 1999. * Traded by Milwaukee with Robert Traylor to Cleveland Cavaliers as part of a three-team deal on June 27, 2000 ( Golden State Warriors received

Vinny Del Negro Vincent Joseph Del Negro (born August 9, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls from 2008 to 2010, and the Los Angeles Clippers from 2010 to 2013. ...

from Milwaukee and

Bob Sura Robert Sura Jr. (born March 25, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who played ten seasons for five different teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At , , he played as a shooting guard and point guard. Earl ...

from Cleveland; Milwaukee received

Jason Caffey Jason Andre Caffey (born June 12, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who won two championship rings with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s. He later became the head coach of the American Basketball Association's Mobile ...

and Billy Owens from Golden State). * Waived by Cleveland on January 2, 2001.

References

External links

Monmouth Hawks coaching bio

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