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Texas Tech mourns passing of Jim Reed
June 01, 2024 | Men's Basketball
LUBBOCK – Texas Tech mourns the passing of legendary basketball player Jim Reed who played for the Red Raiders from 1953-56 and lived to be 90. He was inducted into the inaugural Tech Basketball Ring of Honor class after a career where he finished with 1,689 points and 1,333 rebounds.
Reed averaged a double-double in all four seasons he played at Texas Tech, is the all-time program leader in total rebounds, was named Tech's first Associated Press All-America selection and earned Border Conference Player of the Year (1955-56) during his career. A Pine Bluff, Arkansas native, he helped lead Tech to Border Conference championships in 1954, 1955 and 1956 and is a member of the Texas Tech Hall of Fame.
Reed averaged 14.03 rebounds per game which ranks second all-time in program history, including securing a career-high 16.28 as a junior for the Red Raiders. He owns the single-game record with 27 rebounds in games against Texas and Eastern New Mexico and would have six games with 20 or more rebounds in his career. A 6-foot-4 forward, Reed averaged 22.3 points per game as a junior and 20.9 in his senior season. He averaged 17.8 points per game in his career which is 10th in program history in scoring after leading the team all four years he was with the program. He would average 13.46 rebounds per game as a freshman in the 1952-53 season and had 22.3 points and 16.28 rebounds per game as a junior.
He holds seven of the Top-10 single-game rebounding performances in Red Raider history and also scored 30-or-more points six times, including a then school record 41 against Furman in 1954. He led the Border Conference in scoring as both a junior (22.3 ppg) and senior (20.9 ppg). His 18 field goals against Furman in 1954 still stands as the single-game school record, while his 16 field goals against West Texas in 1956 ranks third.
Reed was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 1967 and was selected by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1956 NBA Draft.
 He holds seven of the Top 10 single-game rebounding performances in Red Raider history, including two games where he pulled down 27 boards against Eastern New Mexico and Texas as a senior in 1956. He also scored 30-or-more points six times, including a then school record 41 against Furman in 1954. He led the Border Conference in scoring as both a junior (22.3 ppg) and senior (20.9 ppg). His 18 field goals against Furman in 1954 still stands as the single-game school record, while his 16 field goals against West Texas in 1956 ranks third.
Reed averaged a double-double in all four seasons he played at Texas Tech, is the all-time program leader in total rebounds, was named Tech's first Associated Press All-America selection and earned Border Conference Player of the Year (1955-56) during his career. A Pine Bluff, Arkansas native, he helped lead Tech to Border Conference championships in 1954, 1955 and 1956 and is a member of the Texas Tech Hall of Fame.
Reed averaged 14.03 rebounds per game which ranks second all-time in program history, including securing a career-high 16.28 as a junior for the Red Raiders. He owns the single-game record with 27 rebounds in games against Texas and Eastern New Mexico and would have six games with 20 or more rebounds in his career. A 6-foot-4 forward, Reed averaged 22.3 points per game as a junior and 20.9 in his senior season. He averaged 17.8 points per game in his career which is 10th in program history in scoring after leading the team all four years he was with the program. He would average 13.46 rebounds per game as a freshman in the 1952-53 season and had 22.3 points and 16.28 rebounds per game as a junior.
He holds seven of the Top-10 single-game rebounding performances in Red Raider history and also scored 30-or-more points six times, including a then school record 41 against Furman in 1954. He led the Border Conference in scoring as both a junior (22.3 ppg) and senior (20.9 ppg). His 18 field goals against Furman in 1954 still stands as the single-game school record, while his 16 field goals against West Texas in 1956 ranks third.
Reed was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 1967 and was selected by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1956 NBA Draft.
 He holds seven of the Top 10 single-game rebounding performances in Red Raider history, including two games where he pulled down 27 boards against Eastern New Mexico and Texas as a senior in 1956. He also scored 30-or-more points six times, including a then school record 41 against Furman in 1954. He led the Border Conference in scoring as both a junior (22.3 ppg) and senior (20.9 ppg). His 18 field goals against Furman in 1954 still stands as the single-game school record, while his 16 field goals against West Texas in 1956 ranks third.
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