2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Amari Reed
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-8 / 210
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, Texas
- High School:
- Lancaster HS
- Last College:
- UT-Arlington
2025-26 (UTA): Appeared in 30 games with two starts during his first season at UT Arlington … Averaged 2.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 10.6 minutes per game … Shot a team-efficient 59.6 percent from the field, converting 34 of 57 attempts … Totaled 88 points, 72 rebounds, 22 blocks and 14 steals … Scored a career-high nine points against Stanford and matched that total in the WAC opener against Tarleton State … Recorded eight points, a career-best nine rebounds and three blocks in a win over Southern Utah … Delivered a putback dunk with 1.5 seconds remaining to force overtime against California Baptist … Contributed four rebounds and two blocks in UTA’s WAC Tournament quarterfinal victory over Southern Utah and added four rebounds and a block against top-seeded Utah Valley in the semifinals...
PREP: Consensus three-star prospect (247 Sports, 247Sports Composite, On3, ESPN, from Lancaster High School… 2024-25 District 11-6A Defensive Player of the Year… Helped lead the Tigers to District 11-6A Co-District Championship in 2024-25… Had 19 points and 17 rebounds with six blocks in 27 minutes in Lancaster’s 6A playoff game… Helped lead the Tigers to a 30-5 record and the 2023-24 Texas 5-A State title… Reed finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and a pair of blocks in the title game win for the Tigers against Killeen Ellison… Ranked the 217th overall player by On3 and 16th in the state of Texas by 247Sports… Tallied 13 double-doubles in 23-24 for Lancaster…. Named the 14-5A Defensive Player of the Year, was named to the UIL 5A All-Tournament Team and was Academic All-District this past season… Also received offers from Cal, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, Sam Houston State, Texas State, UTSA, Nicholls, New Orleans, Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State...
