Brandon Reese

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-11
Weight:
160
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Davie, Fla.
High School:
Pine Crest School

Senior Year: Tallied two points by making his only shot attempt from the floor against FORDHAM ... Scored two points on a perfect 2-for-2 from the free throw line and had one steal against GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Sophomore Year: Saw action in 11 games for the Orange ... Reese received a scholarship for the 2009-2010 season after walking on to the team a year ago ... He collected a career-best four rebounds, including three on the offensive end, against ALBANY ... Reese recorded his first steal of the season versus COLUMBIA ... Reese knocked down a 3-pointer against ST. JOHN’S ... He played in the Orange’s first round NCAA Tournament game versus VERMONT ... He was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.

Freshman Year: Reese saw court time in 16 contests as a rookie … He made his intercollegiate debut against Le MOYNE … Reese scored his first SU basket in that outing and added an assist and a rebound … Eight of his appearances were in BIG EAST Conference games … Reese connected on his lone field goal attempt at ST. JOHN’S … He played in two of the BIG EAST Tournament games and had a season-best two rebounds when SU defeated SETON HALL … Reese also played in two NCAA Tournament games … He had an assist in the matchup with OKLAHOMA.

High School: Reese played basketball for four years at Pine Crest School … He was coached his first two seasons by Greg Samuels and his final two campaigns by David Beckerman … The Panthers were 26-4 and won the district championship during Reese’s freshman year … After slipping to 9-14, Pine Crest rebounded with back-to-back seasons of 23-7 and 28-4 … He was a member of the National Honor Society as a sophomore … Reese was a team captain as a junior … The Panthers captured the district and regional crown that season … Reese earned Miami Herald First-Team All-County, Sun-Sentinel Second-Team All-County and honorable mention all-state … As a senior, Reese averaged approximately 12.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 5.0 steals … Pine Crest claimed the district and regional crowns before emerging as Florida Class 3A champions … At the Kruel Classic against Santaluces, Reese had 21 points and 10 assists … He had 20 points and seven assists when Pine Crest defeated North Broward Prep, 66-25 … He contributed 16 points and 12 assists in an 86-68 victory versus Chaminade-Madonna Prep … Pine Crest opened the district playoffs by defeating Coral Springs Charter School, 82-48 … Reese had 14 points, eight assists and five steals … He contributed 10 points, seven assists and five steals when the Panthers won the district by defeating American Heritage Plantation, 74-70 … In the regional quarterfinals versus Saint Andrews, Reese had a season-high 24 points, nine rebounds and three assists in a 72-53 triumph … Pine Crest defeated American Heritage Plantation in the regional semifinals, 90-76, and then got 12 points, eight assists and three steals from Reese in the regional championship victory against LaSalle, 72-37 … The Panthers defeated Marianna in the state semifinals, 77-57, and Reese had nine assists … He contributed seven assists and four steals in the state title-winning game with P.K. Young, a 69-50 victory … Reese played in the Broward County vs. Dade County All-Star Game … Reese was named Miami Herald Third-Team All-County and Sun-Sentinel Second-Team All-County … He was an honorable mention all-state selection for the second straight year.

Personal: Brandon Marc Reese was born in December 1989 in Plantation, Fla. … He is the son of Bruce and Lucy Reese … Reese has two sisters … He is majoring in history.