Marcquise Reed

Marcquise Reed (born April 21, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Clemson.

Marcquise Reed
Reed with Clemson in 2018
Nanterre 92
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1995-04-21) April 21, 1995
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Chorale Roanne
2020Prometey Kamianske
2020–presentNanterre 92
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-ACC (2018)
  • Third-team All-ACC (2019)

High school career

Reed attended St. Vincent Pallotti High School, where he was coached by Shae Johnson. His teammate, former St. John's and Texas Tech player Tariq Owens, received more attention from college coaches, who were often surprised by the play of Reed.[1] As a senior, he transferred to Capitol Christian Academy and averaged 31.2 points per game, He received scholarship offers from the likes of Quinnipiac, Drexel, LIU-Brooklyn and UMBC and committed to Robert Morris.[2] Reed cited the program's winning tradition as well as the relative proximity to his home in Maryland.[1]

College career

Robert Morris
Reed playing for Robert Morris in 2015

In his second game as a freshman at Robert Morris, a loss to North Carolina, Reed scored 24 points. He was named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week six times all season. At the conclusion of the regular season, Reed was named NEC Rookie of the Year as well as being an All-NEC Second Team selection.[3] Robert Morris won the NEC Tournament to reach the NCAA Tournament, and Reed had 19 points in the First Four win over the North Florida Ospreys and 22 points in the loss to the No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils. He finished second in scoring on the team behind Rodney Prior with 15.1 points per game.[1]

Clemson

Reed transferred to Clemson after the season because he wanted to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He sat out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA regulations. As a sophomore, Reed averaged 10 points per game in 21.5 minutes per game off the bench. Due to the graduation of star Jaron Blossomgame, coach Brad Brownell told Reed that he would need to play a bigger part on the team next year.[1]

Reed led Clemson to a 12–1 start and their first AP Top 25 ranking in eight years on January 1, 2018. After the loss of senior power forward Donte Grantham on January 20, Reed had to shoulder more of the scoring load.[1] Reed scored a career-high 28 points in a 65-58 loss to Virginia Tech on February 21.[4] At the conclusion of the regular season, Reed was named to the All-ACC Second Team.[5] As a junior, Reed led the Tigers in scoring with 15.8 points per game and added 4.6 rebounds per game on an NCAA Tournament team.[6] After the season, he and teammate Shelton Mitchell declared for the 2018 NBA draft but did not hire agents to retain collegiate eligibility.[7] Both Reed and Mitchell withdrew from the draft before the deadline and returned to Clemson.[8]

Reed scored his 2,000th career point in his final college game, a second round NIT loss to Wichita State.[9] As a senior, Reed averaged 19.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game.[10]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Reed joined Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro A.[11] He averaged 16.4 points per game in his rookie season. On July 17, 2020, Reed signed with Prometey Kamianske of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[12] However, he parted ways with the team on November 20.[13]

On December 24, 2020, he has signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.[14]

References
  1. Storms, Eric (March 1, 2018). "Robert Morris transfer Marcquise Reed has led Clemson to its best season in years". The Daily Orange. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  2. Meyer, Craig (February 7, 2018). "A Robert Morris transfer is leading Clemson's unexpected basketball resurgence". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  3. "St. Francis Brooklyn's Jalen Cannon Named NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  4. "Hokies continue winning ways, beat No. 15 Clemson 65-58". ESPN. Associated Press. February 21, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  5. "ACC ANNOUNCES ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM, POSTSEASON AWARDS". TheACC.com. March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  6. Raynor, Grace (March 14, 2018). "Clemson's Marcquise Reed a stoic presence all season long for Tigers". The Post and Courier. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  7. Louis-Jacques, Marcel (April 2, 2018). "Clemson's Marcquise Reed, Shelton Mitchell declare for NBA Draft, won't hire agents". The Independent Mail. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  8. "Clemson guards Shelton Mitchell, Marcquise Reed withdraw from draft". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  9. Hickey, Anna (March 24, 2019). "Clemson hoops ends season with loss to Wichita State". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  10. "Former Clemson guard makes Detroit NBA summer league roster". TigerNet.com. June 25, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  11. Terrasi Borghesan, Ennio (July 29, 2019). "Chorale Roanne sign Marcquise Reed". Sportando. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  12. "Prometey adds Marcquise Reed". Sportando. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  13. "Prometey parts ways with Marcquise Reed". Sportando. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  14. "Nanterre lands Rebic and Reed". Sportando. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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