Herman "J. R." Reid Jr. (born March 31, 1968) is an American former professional

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player. He played in the

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(NBA) for the

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and

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. Reid played

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for the

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and was a consensus first-team

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as a sophomore in 1988. He won a bronze medal as a member of the United States national team at the

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Early life

Reid was born and raised in

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, and was the son of Herman Reid Sr., who played

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in the 1960s with the

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. Reid played football himself in his early years as a defensive player and his gridiron skills even caught the attention of the Virginia Tech Hokies, but he decided to stick with playing basketball. Reid starred at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, being named the 1986 Gatorade and ''USA Today'' Player of the Year. He certified his reputation by being named most valuable player (MVP) of both the 1986 McDonald's Game and the Capital Classic.

College career

Reid played

for the

from 1986 to 1989. He was named ACC Rookie of the Year in 1987 as he averaged 14.7 points and 7 rebounds per game. During his freshman year at UNC, he was featured on the March 2, 1987 cover of

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magazine. During his sophomore season, he was named a consensus first-team

when he averaged 18 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. Reid was named to the 1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team to compete at the

. He played in six games and averaged 6 points per game.

College statistics

, - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

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, 36 , , 31 , , 28.6 , , .584 , , .000 , , .653 , , 7.4 , , 1.8 , , 1.3 , , 0.8 , , 14.7 , - , align="left" , 1987–88 , align="left" ,

, 33 , , 33 , , 31.6 , , .607 , , .000 , , .680 , , 8.9 , , 1.7 , , 1.2 , , 1.2 , , 18.0 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

, 27 , , 16 , , 26.5 , , .614 , , .000 , , .669 , , 6.3 , , 1.3 , , 0.9 , , 0.8 , , 15.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 96 , , 80 , , 29.0 , , .601 , , .000 , , .668 , , 7.6 , , 1.7 , , 1.1 , , 0.9 , , 16.2

Professional career

He was drafted by the

as the 5th overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft. On February 25, 1996, in a game against the

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, A.C. Green mentioned an incident at a New York City club before Reid hit him with a vicious right elbow in the mouth during the fourth quarter of the game, knocking out two of Green's teeth. Reid was suspended for two games and fined $10,000. In the 1996–97 season, Reid played in

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, winning the national championship with

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. He returned to the NBA, before rounding out his professional career in France and

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. During his NBA career, he saw action in a total of 672 regular season games and 47 playoff games.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" , Charlotte , style="background:#cfecec;", 82* , , 82 , , 33.6 , , .440 , , .000 , , .664 , , 8.4 , , 1.2 , , 1.1 , , 0.7 , , 11.1 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" , Charlotte , 80 , , 80 , , 30.8 , , .466 , , .000 , , .703 , , 6.3 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , 11.3 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" , Charlotte , 51 , , 7 , , 24.6 , , .490 , , .000 , , .705 , , 6.2 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , 0.5 , , 11.0 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" , Charlotte , 17 , , 1 , , 17.4 , , .429 , , .000 , , .741 , , 4.1 , , 1.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , 7.5 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" ,

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, 66 , , 24 , , 24.1 , , .485 , , .000 , , .770 , , 5.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 9.9 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 70 , , 11 , , 19.2 , , .491 , , .000 , , .699 , , 3.1 , , 1.0 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 9.0 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , 37 , , 19.3 , , .508 , , .500 , , .687 , , 4.9 , , 0.7 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 7.0 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 32 , , 5 , , 20.1 , , .439 , , .000 , , .736 , , 3.8 , , 0.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.3 , , 6.5 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

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, 33 , , 16 , , 20.3 , , .550 , , .000 , , .782 , , 4.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 6.6 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" , Charlotte , 79 , , 1 , , 14.0 , , .459 , , .375 , , .730 , , 2.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 4.9 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" , Charlotte , 16 , , 16 , , 34.8 , , .521 , , .000 , , .798 , , 7.1 , , 1.6 , , 1.4 , , 0.6 , , 15.2 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

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, 25 , , 10 , , 18.9 , , .407 , , .000 , , .717 , , 4.0 , , 0.9 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 5.0 , - , align="left" , 1999–00 , align="left" ,

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, 34 , , 7 , , 17.7 , , .417 , , .143 , , .768 , , 3.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 4.4 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

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, 6 , , 0 , , 6.5 , , .400 , , .000 , , .750 , , 1.3 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 1.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 672 , , 297 , , 22.9 , , .472 , , .135 , , .716 , , 5.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.4 , , 8.5

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" ,

, 10 , , 2 , , 22.0 , , .483 , , .000 , , .771 , , 5.0 , , 1.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.8 , , 8.5 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 0 , , 14.0 , , .286 , , .000 , , .600 , , 3.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.5 , , 3.8 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 15 , , 1 , , 13.9 , , .492 , , .000 , , .846 , , 2.8 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 6.1 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 1 , , 0 , , 7.0 , , 1.000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" , Charlotte , 9 , , 0 , , 12.7 , , .393 , , .000 , , .800 , , 2.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 3.3 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

, 8 , , 8 , , 22.3 , , .357 , , .000 , , .750 , , 5.3 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 3.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 47 , , 11 , , 16.7 , , .437 , , .000 , , .794 , , 3.6 , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 5.3

Post-playing career

After his NBA career, he competed to become an analyst on the former

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TV show ''

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'', but lost. In 2011, he was named an assistant coach for Patrick & Henry Community College. He joined the Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team in 2018 after being hired as an assistant to former UNC teammate King Rice. Reid stayed in that job until 2022.

Transactions

* Drafted by

in first round (5th overall) of 1989 NBA draft. * Traded by Charlotte to the

for Sidney Green, a 1993 first-round pick and a 1996 second-round pick on December 9, 1992. * Traded by San Antonio with Brad Lohaus and a future first-round pick to the

for Charles Smith and

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on February 12, 1996. * Played in France during 1996–97 season, winning the national championship with Paris SG, averaging 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in the French league. * Signed as a

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by Charlotte on July 16, 1997. * Traded by Charlotte with B. J. Armstrong and Glen Rice to the

for Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones on March 10, 1999. * Signed as free agent by

on August 20, 1999. * Traded by Milwaukee with Robert Traylor to

as part of a three-team deal on June 27, 2000 (

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received

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from Milwaukee and Bob Sura from Cleveland; Milwaukee received Jason Caffey and

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from Golden State). * Waived by Cleveland on January 2, 2001.

References

External links

Monmouth Hawks coaching bio

* https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/27/sports/jr-reid-fined-and-suspended.html

– college basketball player statistics at

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