Southern Utah Thunderbirds Men's Basketball - Southern Utah Thunderbirds Men's Basketball Coaches, Roger Reid, Kevin Bromley (Paperback)

Chapters: Southern Utah Thunderbirds Men's Basketball Coaches, Roger Reid, Kevin Bromley. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Roger Reid is the head coach for Southern Utah University (SUU) mens basketball team. He was head coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1989 to 1996, assistant coach for the NBAs Phoenix Suns, and played for former NBA coach Dick Motta at Weber State University. He has also coached at the high school, junior college and international levels. Reid attended Springville High School in Springville, Utah and was an all-state performer in both baseball and basketball. He went on to play both sports at the College of Eastern Utah and was recognized as a junior college All-American in baseball. Reid concluded his collegiate playing days at Weber State earning all conference honors in baseball both seasons he played and was also a key player for coach Dick Motta's Big Sky Conference championship team in basketball. After finishing college, Reid was drafted and played professionally, as a shortstop, for both the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox minor league farm systems over four seasons (eventually playing at the AAA level). In 1971, Reid embarked on his basketball coaching career at Payson High School in Utah. He compiled a 50-26 in three seasons before moving on to Clearfield High School in 1974. He finished coaching at the northern Utah high school with a 60-24 record. Reid became a member of BYU coach Frank Arnold's staff in 1978 and stayed on as an assistant when LaDell Andersen replaced Arnold. He was named as BYU head coach in 1989. His BYU teams were consistent winners and Reid led them to a 152-77 (.667) record. BYU also made five NCAA Tournament appearances, won three conference regular season titles and two co...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1006128