Brett Reed (born May 29, 1972) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach for the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks. Reed is known most notably for Lehigh's upset over the Duke Blue Devils in the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Lehigh was the 15 seed and knocked off the highly touted Duke program as the number 2 seed in the tournament.
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Lehigh |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 276–239 (.536) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 29, 1972 Waterford, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1995 | Eckerd |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1997 | Oakland CC (assistant) |
| 1999–2000 | UNC Greensboro (assistant) |
| 2000–2002 | High Point (assistant) |
| 2002–2006 | Lehigh (assistant) |
| 2006–2007 | Lehigh (associate HC) |
| 2007–present | Lehigh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 276–239 (.536) |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA Division I) 0–1 (CBI) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Patriot League regular season (2010) 2 Patriot League tournament (2010, 2012) | |
Experience
editReed began his tenure at Lehigh University as an assistant coach, recruiting coordinator, academic monitor, and scout for five years from 2002 until 2007. He was promoted to head coach on August 10, 2007,[1] succeeding Billy Taylor who had been named to a similar capacity at Ball State University two days prior on August 8.[2] He also served as an assistant coach at High Point, UNC Greensboro and Oakland Community College. His only prior head coaching experience was at Canterbury School in Florida.[3]
Education
editReed received a bachelor's degree in literature from Eckerd College in 1995.[4] He earned both a master's degree in 1998 and a Ph.D. in instructional technology with a cognate in sports administration in 2003 from Wayne State University.[5]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Mountain Hawks (Patriot League) (2007–present) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Lehigh | 14–15 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Lehigh | 15–14 | 5–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Lehigh | 22–11 | 10–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Lehigh | 16–15 | 6–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Lehigh | 27–8 | 11–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Lehigh | 21–10 | 10–4 | 3rd | CBI First Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Lehigh | 14–18 | 7–11 | 6th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Lehigh | 16–14 | 10–8 | 3rd | |||||
| 2015–16 | Lehigh | 17–15 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2016–17 | Lehigh | 20–12 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2017–18 | Lehigh | 16–14 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Lehigh | 20–11 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2019–20 | Lehigh | 11–21 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Lehigh | 4–11 | 4–10 | 3rd (Central) | |||||
| 2021–22 | Lehigh | 13–19 | 10–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Lehigh | 16–14 | 11–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 2023–24 | Lehigh | 14–17 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| Lehigh: | 276–239 (.536) | 155–123 (.558) | |||||||
| Total: | 276–239 (.536) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Brett Reed named Lehigh men's hoops coach," United Press International (UPI), Friday, August 10, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Billy Taylor Named Ball State Men's Basketball Coach," Ball State University Athletics, Wednesday, August 8, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ Niebuhr, Keith (February 18, 2010). "Former Canterbury coach has current team in NCAA Tourney hunt". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ^ Schuler, Jeff (August 11, 2007). "Reed named Lehigh men's basketball coach". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania.
- ^ "Lehigh names Brett Reed head basketball coach". Lehigh University Athletics. August 10, 2007.