Roger L Reid was born on August 3,1946 and is an American former college basketball coach who most recently guided the Southern Utah University men's basketball team.
15 Facts About Roger Reid
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Roger Reid served as head coach at Brigham Young University from 1989 to 1996 and assistant coach for the NBA's Phoenix Suns.
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Roger Reid has coached at the high school, junior college and international levels.
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Roger Reid went on to play both sports at the College of Eastern Utah and was recognized as a junior college All-American in baseball.
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In 1971, Roger Reid embarked on his basketball coaching career at Payson High School in Utah.
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Roger Reid became a member of Frank Arnold's staff at BYU in 1978 and stayed on as an assistant under LaDell Andersen when he replaced Arnold.
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Roger Reid's success did not prevent him from being disliked by some BYU fans and players.
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Roger Reid was dismissed as BYU head coach on December 17,1996, shortly after the recruiting incident.
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Roger Reid has stated since then that his remarks to Burgess were taken out of context.
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Roger Reid attended the University of Michigan instead and became a two-year starter for the Wolverines to close out his college basketball career.
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Roger Reid was hired by former BYU and NBA player Danny Ainge to be an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns.
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Roger Reid coached the Hangzhou Horses in China's top professional league for two years.
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On May 9,2005, Roger Reid was hired as the head basketball coach for the Snow College Badgers.
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On March 14,2007, SUU President Michael Benson announced the hiring of Roger Reid to replace Coach Bill Evans.
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Roger Reid coached for five seasons, then retired from coaching on March 8,2012.