Education
Bishop Miege High School.
Bishop Miege High School.
He played college basketball for Saint Louis University. Reed spent two seasons playing for Saint Louis University between 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. Reed, who had had previous run-ins with Saint Louis University"s student conduct board, was suspended during the Fall semester of the 2010-2011 academic year for his involvement in a controversial sexual assault incident involving three other players.
He returned at the start of the Spring semester but was later "administratively withdrawn" by the university for failing to meet the terms of his reinstatement as a student.
In April 2011, Reed declared for the National Basketball Association draft, which caused him to be ineligible to play college basketball in his junior and senior years. 2011-2012 season
Reed went undrafted in the 2011 National Basketball Association draft.
In August 2011, he signed a two-year deal with Central Bank Sant Josep of Spain. He later left before the start of the regular season.
2012-2013 season
On September 21, 2012, Reed signed with the Sacramento Kings.
However, he was later waived by the Kings on October 26, 2012. In November 2012, he was acquired by the Springfield Armor of the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League. On April 17, 2013, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies for the remainder of the season.
2013-2014 season
In July 2013, Reed joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2013 National Basketball Association Summer League.
On October 26, 2013, he was waived by the Grizzlies before appearing in a regular season game for them. On November 1, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Springfield Armor.
On March 28, 2014, he signed with the Sacramento Kings for the rest of the season, but was immediately assigned to the Reno Bighorns. On April 9, 2014, he was recalled by the Kings.
The next day, he was reassigned to the Bighorns.
On April 14, 2014, he was recalled by the Kings. On June 29, 2014, Reed was waived by the Kings before he appeared in a game for them. 2014-2015 season
In July 2014, Reed joined the Indiana Pacers for the 2014 National Basketball Association Summer League.
On September 25, 2014, he signed with the Brooklyn Nets.
However, he was later waived by the Nets on October 23, 2014. On November 21, 2014, Reed was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.
On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 National Basketball Association Doctorate-League All-Star Game. On February 26, he was traded to the Iowa Energy in exchange for Diante Garrett.
On April 28, Reed signed with Metros de Santiago for the 2015 LNB season.
2015-2016 season
On July 1, 2015, Reed joined the Miami Heat for the 2015 National Basketball Association Summer League. However, on July 9, he left the Heat"s summer league team and signed a one-year, $500,000 contract with the Brooklyn Nets. On October 14, Reed suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb in a preseason game against the Boston Celtics and underwent surgery to repair it, leaving him out of action for six to eight weeks.
On December 4, Reed made his long awaited National Basketball Association debut, recording eight points in 11 minutes against the New York Knicks.
On January 22, 2016, he scored a season-high 12 points in a loss to the Utah Jazz.