Khalid Reeves (born July 15, 1972) is a former American professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player who played six seasons in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA). He was selected by the
Miami Heat
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in the first round (12th pick) of the
1994 NBA draft
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.
Reeves attended
Christ The King Regional High School in
Middle Village, Queens, New York, and played college basketball at the
University of Arizona
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.
College career
Reeves found his way to UA when he told his high school coach he wanted to play in a warm climate. His coach, Bob Oliva, reached out to then-UA coach
Lute Olson
Robert Luther "Lute" Olson (September 22, 1934 – August 27, 2020) was an American basketball coach, who was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the head c ...
and his staff. Reeves went on to be one of the most prolific scorers in UA history, still owning the season scoring record of 848 points achieved in 1993-94 a 2010 report remembered. He led the Wildcats to the
1994 NCAA Final Four with backcourt teammate
Damon Stoudamire
Damon Lamon Stoudamire (born September 3, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) The , point guard was selected ...
. The Wildcats lost to eventual champion
Arkansas
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.
Professional career
Reeves played for numerous NBA teams from 1994 to 2000, averaging 7.8 points per game for his career. The last NBA team Reeves played for was the
Chicago Bulls
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during the 1999-2000 season. After Reeves' NBA career ended, he continued to play professionally for smaller US-based leagues and in Greece, France, Lebanon, and Venezuela before retiring in 2005.
Coaching career
Reeves is currently an assistant coach at his high school alma mater, Christ the King Regional High School.
Legends Reeves, Barkley return to coach at Christ the King
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References
External links
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MavsWiki.com
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1972 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
All-American college men's basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon
American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from New York City
Aris B.C. players
Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players
Charlotte Hornets players
Chicago Bulls players
Dallas Mavericks players
Detroit Pistons players
Élan Béarnais players
Grand Rapids Hoops players
Greek Basket League players
McDonald's High School All-Americans
Miami Heat draft picks
Miami Heat players
New Jersey Nets players
Panteras de Miranda players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Point guards
Shooting guards
Sportspeople from Queens, New York
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American sportspeople