Tarris Reed Jr.

Position:
Center
Height:
6-11
Weight:
265
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
Prev School:
Michigan
High School:
Link Academy

2024-25 (as a junior at UConn): Appeared in all 35 contests, coming off the bench in all but one and earning the BIG EAST Sixth Man Award…averaged 9.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots in 19.9 minutes per game while shooting 67.0 percent from the floor…notched seven double-doubles, including four ‘20 and 10’ games…graded out as a top-12 both offensive rebounder and defensive rebounder per Kenpom…finished third in the BIG EAST in total rebounding…had a game for the record books on March 1 at Providence when he recorded 24 points, 18 rebounds and six blocked shots…it was the lone 24-18-6 performance in 2024-25 across Division-1 and the ninth such in Elias’ recorded history.

Before UConn: Spent two years at Michigan, appearing in 66 games for the Wolverines… posted averages of 6.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game during his time at UM…was a regular starter as a sophomore in 2023-24, scoring 9.0 points with 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in 31 starts…prior to enrolling at Michigan, prepped at Chaminade College Prep for three years before spending his senior year at Link Academy in Branson, Mo….a two-time All-State selection and the 2021 Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 6 Player of the Year…participated in both the Jordan Brand Classic and the Iverson Classic following his senior season...on the AAU circuit, played with Mokan Elite and helped his squad to a third-place finish at 2021 EYBL Nationals.

Personal: Tarris A. Reed Jr….born August 5, 2003…son of Darlene and Tarris Reed… has two younger brothers, Trevor and Tristan.