Tarris Reed
No. 5 – UConn Huskies
Position Center
League Big East Conference
Personal information
Born (2003-08-05) August 5, 2003 (age 22)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school
  • Chaminade College Preparatory School
    (Creve Coeur, Missouri)
  • Link Year Prep Academy
    (Branson, Missouri)
College
  • Michigan (2022–2024)
  • UConn (2024–2026)
Career highlights
  • First-team All-Big East (2026)
  • Big East Sixth Man of the Year (2025)

Tarris A. Reed Jr. (born August 5, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Michigan Wolverines.

Early life and high school

For his first three years of high school, Reed went to Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis, Missouri. In his senior year he went to Link Academy in Branson, Missouri.[1] As a sophomore, Reed averaged 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.[2] As a junior, he averaged 21.8 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 2.6 blocks per game, earning him 2021 Greater St. Louis Player of the Year recognition from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and The St. Louis American.[3][4] Coming out of high school, Reed was rated a four-star recruit, the 13th ranked center, and the 69th overall player in the class of 2022.[5] Reed committed to play college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines over offers from school such as Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Florida, Illinois, Indiana and Kansas.[6]

College career

Michigan

Reed enrolled at the University of Michigan in 2022. He played sparingly his freshman season, but as a sophomore, Reed started 31 of 32 games, averaging 9.0 points per game, a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game, and 1.4 blocks per game on 51.9 percent shooting.[7] He tallied 19 points, six rebounds and three blocks in a win over Iowa on December 10, 2023.[8] On January 4, 2024, Reed recorded his first career double-double versus Minnesota, scoring 14 points and bringing down 11 rebounds.[9] On January 18, he posted a career-high 20 points against Illinois.[10] After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.[7]

UConn

Reed transferred to UConn in the spring of 2024. He received the Big East Conference Sixth Man of the Year award in 2025.[11] Following the 2025–26 regular season, he was named first-team All-Big East, marking the first trio of first-team selections in the Big East from one team. He joined UConn teammates, Silas Demary Jr. and Alex Karaban.[12]

On March 20, in the first round of the 2026 NCAA tournament against No. 15 seed Furman, Reed recorded 31 points and 27 rebounds, while shooting 12-of-15 from the field. He became the first player since Bill Walton in 1972 to have at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and shoot 80% in an NCAA tournament game. He was also the first NCAA tournament player since Elvin Hayes in 1968 to finish with at least 30 points and 25 rebounds.[13] It marked the 2nd most rebounds in school history in the NCAA tournament, trailing only Toby Kimball 29 in the 1965 round of 32.[14] He earned Most Outstanding Player for the East All-Region Team.[15]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Michigan 34 0 12.6 .517 – .400 3.9 .1 .5 .9 3.4
2023–24 Michigan 32 31 26.6 .519 .333 .586 7.2 .6 .5 1.4 9.0
2024–25 UConn 35 1 19.9 .670 – .644 7.3 1.0 .7 1.6 9.6
Career 101 32 19.5 .579 .333 .563 6.1 .6 .6 1.3 7.3


References

  1. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster, Tarris Reed Jr". uconnhuskies.com. October 28, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  2. ^ Wallace, Dylan (October 28, 2020). "Indiana Basketball Offers 2022 Four-Star Forward Tarris Reed Jr". Indiana Hoosiers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Austin Jr., Earl (April 16, 2021). "St. Louis American's "Fab Five" boys basketball team". The St. Louis American. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  4. ^ Kvidhal, David (April 3, 2021). "All-Metro boys basketball player of the year: Reed is the next great Red Devil". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  5. ^ Kahn, Andrew. "Scouting report on Michigan basketball commit Tarris Reed Jr". MLive.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  6. ^ Sang, Orion. "Michigan basketball adds 4-star center Tarris Reed to 2022 recruiting class". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Hawkins, James. "Michigan basketball loses another starter to the transfer portal". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Kahn, Andrew (December 11, 2023). "Michigan, Tarris Reed Jr. have much-needed breakout game at Iowa". MLive.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Garcia, Tony (March 19, 2024). "Michigan basketball loses another as center Tarris Reed Jr. enters transfer portal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Rutter, Eric (March 19, 2024). "Tarris Reed Jr. Hits Transfer Portal". Michigan Wolverines on SI. SI.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  11. ^ "Men's Big East Conference Sixth Man of the Year Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  12. ^ "2025-26 All-BIG EAST Teams Announced". Big East Conference. March 8, 2026. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  13. ^ "Tarris Reed's 31-27 night helps UConn survive in NCAA tournament". ESPN.com. March 19, 2026. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  14. ^ "Reed Jr.'s Historic Night Leads #2 UConn Past #15 Furman". UConn Huskies. March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  15. ^ "East All-Region Team". National Collegiate Athletic Association. March 29, 2026. Retrieved March 30, 2026.