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HawkTrax - Tyrel Reed

Tyrel Reed 14

Guard

Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Burlington, Kan.
Height/Weight: 6-3/185
Birthdate: 04/08/1989

Tyrel Reed's 2007-08 Game-By-Game Stats »

Overview Son of a coach who can impact a game in many ways... Can run the team at the point, but also has great range for the two guard position... A proven winner guiding his high school to three state playoff appearances with one title and a 95-4 four-year record... An outstanding student who has already completed 65 hours of college credit.

Freshman Season (2007-08): Played in 23 games during KU's national championship season... Averaged 6.3 minutes and 2.0 points... Had six games with 10-plus minutes played... Went 11-for-24 (45.8 percent) from three point range and had seven of his 11 threes in the first four games... Was hampered with ankle(s) injuries early in the season... Dished out 21 assists on the season with five games of multiple dimes... Saw action in four NCAA Tournament games, including the final minute against North Carolina in the national semifinal... Logged 10 minutes against Texas Tech (March 3) on Senior Night... Scored a conference high six points against Colorado (Feb. 16), going 2-for-3 from three point range... Recorded his first collegiate block vs. Nebraska (Jan. 26)... Was perfect from the field (3-for-3) with eight points in 10 minutes against Yale (Dec. 29)... His three rebounds against Eastern Washington (Dec. 5) were the most of his collegiate career... Played a season-high 21 minutes and scored eight points, including two three pointers, with a career high five assists against Northern Arizona (Nov. 21)... Scored 11 points and shot 4-for-5 from the field and 3-for-4 from three-point range in his collegiate debut against ULM (Nov. 9).

High School Named Mr. Kansas Basketball following his senior season in which he averaged 26.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.5 steals... Lead Burlington High to a third-place finish in the state playoffs... Was also Kansas' Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior... Four time all-state selection... Averaged 23.6 points as a junior... Four-year letterwinner in basketball and track, where he excelled in the long-jump, winning the state-championship his senior year and finishing second in the 400m... Holds all-time school records in points, steals and assists... Coached by his father, Stacy Reed.

Off the Court Born April 8, 1989 in Burlington, Kan.... Plans to major in physical therapy... Mother, Debbie, is a teacher... His sister, Lacie, is a manager on the KU basketball team... Carried a 4.0 grade-point average throughout high school.