Northwestern Announces the Addition of Transfer Guard Jayden Reid
4/15/2025 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins announced the addition of Jayden Reid as a transfer. Reid, coming from South Florida, led the Bulls in points, assists and steals per game last season, and was one of nine players in the American Athletic Conference to average 12.0+ points and 3.0+ assists per game.
"We are excited to have Jayden Reid join our Northwestern Basketball Family," said Collins. "Jayden is a talented veteran lead guard that can impact the game on both ends of the floor. He plays with great toughness, competitiveness and a spirit which will fit in perfectly with the culture of our team. We look forward to seeing what Jayden can do in a Wildcat uniform."
Reid enters the program with two years of eligibility remaining after spending his freshman and sophomore campaigns in Tampa.
The 5-foot-10-inch guard started in 23 of 31 games last season and averaged 12.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.8 steals per game. Reid attempted 5.1 threes per game, knocking them down at a 35.8% clip.
He scored 23 points, a season-high, in consecutive contests in early December against Stetson and Loyola Chicago. Reid set a career-high just over a month later when he tallied 26 points against UAB in mid-January. He knocked down four threes in all three games.
In seven of the final eight games of the season, Reid scored in double figures — including a 20-point performance against Memphis in the regular season finale and a 19-point showing in the American Athletic Conference Tournament second round against Wichita State.
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The Westbury, N.Y. native ranked third in the conference in steals per game (1.8) and 10th in the American in assists per game (3.6). He notched 10 games of 3+ steals, including tying his career-high of five against Webber in late December. Reid posted his second career double-double with 11 points and tied his career-high 10 assists in late December. He tallied 14 games with 4+ assists.
Reid was a member of the AAC All-Freshman Team in the 2023-24 season, in which he averaged 6.8 points, 3.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game while making 47.5% of his threes, which is the highest percentage by a freshman in program history. He helped the bulls to a 25-8 record and a regular season AAC title with a 16-2 league mark.
The Westbury, N.Y. product prepped at Long Island Lutheran High School, where the team won the state championship in Reid's senior season, as he averaged 16 points and six assists per game. As a junior, he put up 20 points and four assists per game. Reid was named the 2023 Class AA Player of the Year by the New York State Sportswriters Association.
"We are excited to have Jayden Reid join our Northwestern Basketball Family," said Collins. "Jayden is a talented veteran lead guard that can impact the game on both ends of the floor. He plays with great toughness, competitiveness and a spirit which will fit in perfectly with the culture of our team. We look forward to seeing what Jayden can do in a Wildcat uniform."
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Reid enters the program with two years of eligibility remaining after spending his freshman and sophomore campaigns in Tampa.
The 5-foot-10-inch guard started in 23 of 31 games last season and averaged 12.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.8 steals per game. Reid attempted 5.1 threes per game, knocking them down at a 35.8% clip.
He scored 23 points, a season-high, in consecutive contests in early December against Stetson and Loyola Chicago. Reid set a career-high just over a month later when he tallied 26 points against UAB in mid-January. He knocked down four threes in all three games.
In seven of the final eight games of the season, Reid scored in double figures — including a 20-point performance against Memphis in the regular season finale and a 19-point showing in the American Athletic Conference Tournament second round against Wichita State.
The Westbury, N.Y. native ranked third in the conference in steals per game (1.8) and 10th in the American in assists per game (3.6). He notched 10 games of 3+ steals, including tying his career-high of five against Webber in late December. Reid posted his second career double-double with 11 points and tied his career-high 10 assists in late December. He tallied 14 games with 4+ assists.
Reid was a member of the AAC All-Freshman Team in the 2023-24 season, in which he averaged 6.8 points, 3.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game while making 47.5% of his threes, which is the highest percentage by a freshman in program history. He helped the bulls to a 25-8 record and a regular season AAC title with a 16-2 league mark.
The Westbury, N.Y. product prepped at Long Island Lutheran High School, where the team won the state championship in Reid's senior season, as he averaged 16 points and six assists per game. As a junior, he put up 20 points and four assists per game. Reid was named the 2023 Class AA Player of the Year by the New York State Sportswriters Association.
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