Brian Reese

Brian Reese
Illinois State Redbirds
Position	Assistant coach
League	Missouri Valley Conference
Personal information
Born	July 2, 1971; Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
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
Career history
As player:
1995	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 coach:
2011–2015	Monmouth (assistant)
2015–2016	Georgian Court
2016–present	Illinois State (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: NCAA champion (1993); McDonald's All-American (1990); Second-team Parade All-American (1990);

Brian Derreck Reese (born July 2, 1971) is a former professional basketball player and current assistant coach at Illinois State.[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]

College

Reese was born in Brooklyn, New York.[3] 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.[4]

Reese went on to play professionally in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, England (Manchester Giants),[5] Finland, Iceland, France,[6] Korea, Taiwan[7] and Puerto Rico.[1] He also played three seasons for the Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League (USBL).[8] He served as the coach at Georgian Court University.[9]

He was an assistant coach at Monmouth University previously before accepting his current position at ISU.[10]

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