Kevin Reed enters his second season as an assistant coach in 2019-20.
On March 30, 2018, head coach Richard Barron announced that Kevin Reed has been hired on as an assistant coach of Maine men’s basketball.
Reed, a 2007 UMaine graduate and the fourth leading scorer in program history, returns to Orono after serving as the AD and the head boy’s basketball coach at Bangor Christian since 2010.
“Kevin Reed is an excellent coach but an even better person,” said Barron. “Everyone loved Kevin as a player here at Maine and since his return to Bangor 8 years ago, he has ingratiated himself again in our community. Kevin and his family have become fixtures on the basketball scene in Maine and he will be a tremendous role model for our players. His ability to do skill work with our guards, scout opponents, his international and prep-school connections, his experience as an athletic administrator, and experience here as a player will all serve our program and our players well.”
Reed, a former standout student-athlete at UMaine, ranks fourth all-time in school history career points (1,601) and eight in career rebounds (732), and third in steals (225). He holds the Black Bear record for career games played (119) and was honored by the America East all four of his seasons as a Black Bear.
After Reed’s successful career as a Black Bear, he played overseas for three seasons in both Belgium and Germany. He returned to the states in 2010, and took the helm of the Bangor Christian boy’s basketball program the same year.
“Words cannot express how excited I am to return to the University of Maine in this capacity,” Reed said. “I love the vision Coach Barron has for the future of the program and I’m overjoyed to play a role in seeing it come to fruition. I’m confident that my past experience as a student-athlete, professional athlete, coach, and administrator have prepared me for this opportunity. I look forward to helping impact the same program that has greatly impacted me.”
Reed graduated from UMaine in 2007 with a bachelor of science degree in human development and family relations.
