Clifford Reed

Clifford Reed
Biographical details
Born (1965-04-12) April 12, 1965 (age 59)
Ormond Beach, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1983–1985St. Johns River CC
1989–1991Bethune–Cookman
Position(s)Forward/guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1992Bethune–Cookman (asst.)
1992–1995Mainland HS (JV)
1995–1998Atlantic HS
1998–2002Bethune–Cookman (asst.)
2002–2011Bethune–Cookman
2012–2013Georgia Southern (asst.)
2013–2014Savannah State (asst.)
2014–2018Maryland Eastern Shore (asst.)
2018–2019Maryland Eastern Shore (interim HC)
Head coaching record
Overall132–192 (.407)
Tournaments0–1 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • MEAC regular season (2011)

Clifford Reed (born April 12, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who last served as the interim head coach at Maryland Eastern Shore. He is also the former head coach at Bethune–Cookman.

Early life and education

Born in Ormond Beach, Florida, Reed graduated from Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach in 1983 and began his college basketball career at St. Johns Community College, where he played from 1983 to 1985.[1] Reed transferred to Daytona Beach Community College to finish his associate degree.[2][3] After graduation, Reed served in the United States Army before enrolling at Bethune–Cookman College in 1989 to continue his college basketball career. Reed graduated from Bethune–Cookman in 1991.[2]

Coaching career

Reed's first coaching position was under Horace Broadnax at Bethune–Cookman in the 1991–92 season. The next year, Reed began a two-year stint as junior varsity boys' basketball coach at Mainland High School also in Daytona Beach.[4] Then, from 1994 to 1997, Atlantic High School in Port Orange, Florida, Reed later became an assistant coach (1997 to 2002) again under Broadnax and head coach (2002 to 2011) at Bethune–Cookman.[1][5]

Reed's most successful season at Bethune–Cookman was in 2010–11, with a 21–13 record, MEAC regular season title, and NIT berth. However, Reed was fired on June 28, 2011 for refusing to cooperate with police in the investigation of a rape accusation against his son C. J. Reed, who had played at Bethune–Cookman from 2009 to 2011; the younger Reed was never charged.[6][7] In September that year, Reed sued the school.[7] In late September 2016, Bethune–Cookman proposed an undisclosed settlement with Reed.[8]

In 2012, Reed returned to coaching as an assistant at Georgia Southern under Charlton Young then reunited with Broadnax as an assistant coach at Savannah State for the 2013–14 season. In 2014, Reed joined Bobby Collins's staff at Maryland Eastern Shore.[5]

On March 27, 2018, following the announcement that Collins' contract was not renewed the previous day, Maryland Eastern Shore announced that Reed will serve as the interim head coach of the team for the 2018-19 season, and will conduct a national search at the end of the season.[9] After a 7-25 season, Reed was not retained by Maryland-Eastern Shore, as it hired Jason Crafton to be its new head coach.[10]

Personal life

Reed is married to Vera Reed. They have a son, Clifford Jervon "C. J." Reed, who played for his father at Bethune-Cookman from 2009 to 2011 and Georgia Southern from 2012 to 2013.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2002–2011)
2001–02 Bethune-CookmanA 6–5 5–3 8th
2002–03 Bethune-Cookman 8–22 5–13 T–9th
2003–04 Bethune-Cookman 8–21 7–11 8th
2004–05 Bethune-Cookman 13–17 8–10 8th
2005–06 Bethune-Cookman 15–15 11–7 T–3rd
2006–07 Bethune-Cookman 9–21 6–12 9th
2007–08 Bethune-Cookman 11–21 5–11 9th
2008–09 Bethune-Cookman 17–16 9–7 T–3rd
2009–10 Bethune-Cookman 17–16 7–9 7th
2010–11 Bethune-Cookman 21–13 13–3 1st NIT First Round
Bethune-Cookman: 125–167 (.428) 76–86 (.469)
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2018–2019)
2018–19 Maryland Eastern Shore 7–25 5–11 T–9th
Maryland Eastern Shore: 7–25 (.219) 5–11 (.313)
Total: 132–192 (.407)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Notes

^A Reed took over as interim head coach on February 1, 2002, after the resignation of Horace Broadnax, who started the 2001–02 season 6–12 (3–7 MEAC); their cumulative 2001–02 record was 12–17 (8–11 MEAC).

References

  1. ^ a b Thomson, Peter (July 1, 1997). "Broadnax Gets B-cc Men's Job". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Rhodes, Beth (December 7, 1989). "Cunningham, Reed '2 Good Men' For B-CC". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bethune-Cookman Names Head Men's Basketball Coach". Onnidan. April 8, 2002. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Clifford Reed". Bethune–Cookman University Athletics. 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Clifford Reed". University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  6. ^ Longa, Lyda (June 29, 2011). "Daytona chief: Fired B-CU coach refused to aid in rape case involving son". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Archived from the original on July 2, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Longa, Lyda (September 22, 2011). "Coach fired for 'failure to cooperate' in rape case sues Bethune-Cookman". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  8. ^ Jarmusz, T.S. (October 3, 2016). "Former coach of the year sues B-CU for discrimination". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  9. ^ Bennett, T. (March 27, 2018). "MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE NAMES CLIFFORD REED INTERIM HEAD COACH FOR 2018-19". collegecourtreport.com. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  10. ^ "Hawks hire Jason Crafton as new steward of basketball program". easternshorehawks.com. April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.