Neil Reed
| Neil Reed | |
|---|---|
| College | Indiana University |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey # | 5 |
| Career | 1995–present |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Born |
November 29, 1975[1] Hot Springs, Arkansas[2] |
| Died |
July 26, 2012 (aged 36) Santa Maria, California |
| High school | East Jefferson High School |
Burgess Neil Reed[3] (November 29, 1975 – July 26, 2012) was a college basketball player at Indiana University and the University of Southern Mississippi.[4] He was noted for an incident during which he was choked by Indiana coach Bobby Knight in 1997.
Reed played high school basketball at East Jefferson High School in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He was the freshman basketball coach at Pioneer Valley High School in Santa Maria, California.
In his life after basketball, he worked at ESPN The Magazine.
Death
Reed died at the age of 36 from a massive heart attack[5] at the Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California,[6] on July 26, 2012.[7][8]
See also
References
- ↑ Obituary: R.G. Armstrong, Norman Alden, Ted Hinshaw, Neil Reed - Los Angeles Times
- ↑ Neil Reed - Indiana Hoosiers Basketball
- ↑ Obituary for Burgess Neil Reed, Nipomo, CA
- ↑ Neil Reed Southern Miss Basketball - Eagle Fever
- ↑ Mike Strom, The Times-Picayune (1 December 2011). "Neil Reed, former Indiana University basketball player and East Jefferson High School standout, dead at age 36 - NOLA.com". Highschoolsports.nola.com. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ Neil Reed Obituary: View Neil Reed's Obituary by Santa Maria Times
- ↑ "Former Indiana basketball player Neil Reed dies". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ Hutchens, Terry. "Former Indiana basketball player Neil Reed dies at age 36". indystar.com. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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