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Anthony Lavell Reed (born January 3, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. After playing high school basketball in his native state of
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, Reed played
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at Tulane, being named the
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Freshman of the Year and gaining all-conference selections in each of his 4 seasons. He ended his career at Tulane as the all-time leading scorer with 1,896 total points (a record since passed by
Jerald Honeycutt Jerald DeWayne Honeycutt (born October 20, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Honeycutt played high school basketball at Grambling Lab in Grambling, Louisiana. He played collegiately at Tulane University, where he fini ...
) and as the 4th best rebounder in program history with 871 total rebounds. Reed was selected in the second round (41st overall) of the
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by the
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but was waived before the start of the NBA season, and he moved to
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where he played in
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. He also played in
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and ended his career in 1999 after one season in
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. In 2015 he was inducted in the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame.


High school career

Reed was born in
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and played varsity basketball at Wossman High School in his native town. He played the center and forward positions and in his junior year he averaged 17 points and 6 rebounds per game, being selected in the All-District 2-AAA First Team. At the end of his senior season he was a 1988–89 Triple-A All-State Boys Team Honorable Mention, and was named the MVP of the all-star game organized by the Louisiana High School Basketball Coaches Association (LHSBCA), having recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds playing for the East team.


College career

Reed signed for Tulane in mid-November 1988. Coach
Perry Clark Perry Clark (born December 4, 1951) is an American former college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Miami. He previously served as head coach of Tulane University, and later at Texas A&M University ...
chose Reed to be part of the starting five since his freshman year: Reed started all 28 games, led the team in rebounding (8.4) and minutes per game (35.3),''2018-19 Green Wave Basketball Media Guide'', 2018, p. 96. and was second in scoring (18.4 points per game) behind Michael Christian. He set records for most points scored for a freshman in Tulane history with 514, and highest scoring average for a freshman with 18.4; he scored 20 or more points on 12 occasions. At the end of the season he received the Metro Conference Freshman of the Year award, and was selected in the All-Metro Conference second team.''2018-19 Green Wave Basketball Media Guide'', 2018, p. 97. The following year Reed again started all games and led his team in scoring (16 points per game), minutes (34.3), rebounding (7.9) and blocks (0.8). On December 8, 1989, Reed scored a career-high 32 points in a game against Tennessee Tech. His performances during his sophomore year earned him a first-team All-Metro Conference selection. Reed's junior year saw him lead the team in rebounding (6.5) and minutes per game (28.1) for the third straight season; he also ranked second on his team in scoring with a 14.4 points per game average behind Kim Lewis (15.4). That year Tulane won the Metro Conference title, with Reed as one of the main contributors. At the end of the season he was named in the NABC All-District first team, in the All-Conference second team, and in the All-Metro Tournament team. Tulane also qualified for the 1992 NCAA tournament: Reed played both games (against St. John's and
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), scoring 12 points in each of them. Reed's final season at Tulane saw him leading the team again in scoring (15.7 points), rebounding (6.8), minutes (33.5) and blocks (0.9). On December 23, 1992, he recorded a career-high 6 blocks against Jackson State. He also led the team in 3-point percentage (despite only attempting a single three-pointer in the previous 3 seasons), with .324 (33 of 102). On March 6, 1993 ( senior day) his jersey number, 55, was retired by Tulane: in that night's game against
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Reed scored his 1,853rd point, becoming the all-time leader for career points at Tulane. At the end of the year Reed was selected in the All-Metro Conference first team and participated in the 1993 NABC all-star game. In the 1993 NCAA tournament Reed played both games: he scored 12 points against Kansas State and 11 against
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. Reed retired with 118 games played (all starts) and 1,896 total points (which at the time made him the leading scorer in program history: the record has since been passed by
Jerald Honeycutt Jerald DeWayne Honeycutt (born October 20, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Honeycutt played high school basketball at Grambling Lab in Grambling, Louisiana. He played collegiately at Tulane University, where he fini ...
).''2018-19 Green Wave Basketball Media Guide'', 2018, p. 80. He ranks 9th in scoring average, 1st in field goals scored (802) and 2nd in field goals attempted (1,642), 4th in total rebounds with 871, 8th in total blocks (95) and tallied 3,858 total minutes. He recorded 26 career double-doubles and 32 20-point games. Reed contributed to bring Tulane to be nationally ranked during his last two seasons, and was inducted in the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.


College statistics

, - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" , Tulane , 28 , , 28 , , 35.3 , , .533 , , .000 , , .658 , , 8.4 , , 0.8 , , 1.1 , , 0.8 , , 18.4 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" , Tulane , 28 , , 28 , , 34.3 , , .489 , , .000 , , .546 , , 7.9 , , 1.2 , , 1.3 , , 0.8 , , 16.0 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" , Tulane , 31 , , 31 , , 28.1 , , .477 , , .000 , , .624 , , 6.5 , , 1.0 , , 1.5 , , 0.7 , , 14.4 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" , Tulane , 31 , , 31 , , 33.5 , , .459 , , .324 , , .630 , , 6.8 , , 1.0 , , 1.7 , , 0.9 , , 15.7 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 118 , , 118 , , 32.7 , , .488 , , .320 , , .617 , , 7.4 , , 1.0 , , 1.4 , , 0.8 , , 16.1 , -


Professional career

After the end of his senior season, Reed was automatically eligible for the
1993 NBA draft The 1993–94 NBA season, 1993 NBA draft took place on June 30, 1993, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The draft had some talented players at the top, but injuries and personal problems hurt many of them. Chris Webber, Pen ...
, during which he was selected by the
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with the 14th pick in the second round (41st overall). Reed participated in the Bulls preseason camp in July 1993 and also participated in the Rocky Mountain Revue in
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. He signed a contract with the Bulls on October 1, but the team waived him on October 26. Reed then moved to
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and joined
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in
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: he then moved to Dinamo Sassari and played 1 game in the
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, scoring 8 points and grabbing 4 rebounds in 30 minutes of play. In 1994 Reed moved to
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and signed for
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team
Saski Baskonia Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLea ...
: he played 6 games in the regular season and 4 in the playoffs, averaging 7.1 points and 6 rebounds per game. After his experience in Spain he moved to
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, joining Olimpija Ljubljana: he spent two seasons there, winning two national titles and one
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; in 1996 he was also named a Slovenian league All-Star. After two seasons in Slovenia he moved to
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, joining APOEL B.C. in
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. In September 1997 Reed signed with
Estudiantes de Olavarría Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Olavarría, is an Argentine sports club based in Olavarría, Buenos Aires Province. Club's nickname is ''Albinegro''. Estudiantes gained notoriety in late 1990s when the basketball team w ...
of the
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in
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, but only played in friendly games during preseason before being released on September 18, 1997. In 1998 he briefly played for Trotamundos de Carabobo in
Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
, being released after 10 days in February 1998 replaced by Puerto Rican player Charlie Lanauze, and he retired in 1999 after playing for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins in
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. Despite being listed at throughout his whole career in the United States, later on, during his period in Europe, he was measured at .


References


External links


Profile at RealGM.com

Italian league stats
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