Clifford Reed
Clifford Reed (born April 12, 1965)
Teams coached: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks
Bethune-Cookman record: 125-167 (.428)
Maryland Eastern Shore record: 7-25 (.219)
Overall record: 132-192 (.407)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2011)
- MEAC Regular Season Champion: 1 (2011)
Awards:
- MEAC Coach of the Year: 1 (2011)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2018-2019 | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| 2014-2018 | Maryland Eastern Shore (asst) |
| 2013-2014 | Savannah State (asst) |
| 2012-2013 | Georgia Southern (asst) |
| 2002-2011 | Bethune-Cookman |
| 1998-2002 | Bethune-Cookman (asst) |
| 1991-1992 | Bethune-Cookman (asst) |
Clifford Reed Facts
- Clifford Reed, Jr.
- Born April 12, 1965
- Hometown: Ormond Beach, Florida
- Alma Mater: Bethune-Cookman College (BA, 1991)
- Graduated from Seabreeze HS (FL) and played at St. John’s CC (FL) before joining the US Army
- After completing his service, Reed enrolled at Bethune-Cookman to finish his degree and play basketball for head coach Cy McClairen
- Spent one year coaching at B-CU under McClairen then coached at the prep level for the next six years
- After three years as the JV coach at Mainland HS (FL), he spent three seasons as varsity head coach at Atlantic HS (FL)
- Returned to alma mater Bethune-Cookman in 1998 and spent four years as an assistant Horace Broadnax
- Took over as the Wildcats’ interim head coach in February 2002 after Broadnax resigned and was hired officially in the offseason
- Won 125 games during his time at B-CU, improving the program from 8 wins in his first two full seasons to 21-13 and MEAC champions by his last
- Tenure ended in some controversy as Reed was fired in 2011 for failing to cooperate with police during an investigation into a rape by his son, a player on the team, who would end up not being charged
- Sued the school for wrongful termination and accepted an undisclosed settlement in 2016
- After a year out of coaching, Reed joined Charlton Young‘s staff at Georgia Southern for one season
- Returned to the MEAC in 2013, hired again by Broadnax, this time spending one season at Savannah State
- Arrived at Maryland Eastern Shore in 2014, spending four seasons as an assistant coach under Bobby Collins
- Named interim head coach in March 2018 for the following season, going 7-25 (5-11 MEAC)
- Along with his wife, Vera, has one son
Clifford Reed Coaching Tree
- Gravelle Craig (Bethune-Cookman)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA level only