Jeff Reynolds
Jeff Reynolds (born September 7, 1956)
Current position: Special assistant to the head coach
Current team: Clemson Tigers (Head coach: Brad Brownell)
Current conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
Teams coached: North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops, Wingate Bulldogs, Air Force Falcons
North Carolina Wesleyan record^: 21-7 (.750)
Wingate record^: 61-27 (.693)
Air Force record: 63-82 (.434)
Overall record^: 145-116 (.556)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2011)
- SAC (Div II) Regular Season Champion: 2 (1999, 2000)
- USA South (Div III) Regular Season Champion: 1 (1986)
- SAC (Div II) Tournament Champion: 1 (2000)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 2 (1999, 2000)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2021-present | Clemson (special asst. to the HC) |
| 2018-2019 | Texas A&M (asst) |
| 2017-2018 | Virginia Tech (scouting) |
| 2014-2017 | Virginia Tech (DBO) |
| 2012-2014 | Marquette (DBO) |
| 2007-2012 | Air Force |
| 2005-2007 | Air Force (asst) |
| 2000-2005 | Tulane (asst) |
| 1997-2000 | Wingate |
| 1995-1997 | UNC Greensboro (asst) |
| 1990-1994 | UNC Wilmington (asst) |
| 1986-1990 | Winthrop (asst) |
| 1985-1986 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
| 1982-1985 | Randolph-Macon (asst) |
| 1981-1982 | James Madison (asst) |
Jeff Reynolds Facts
- Jeffrey Lee Reynolds
- Born September 7, 1956
- Hometown: Mountain City, Tennessee
- Alma Mater: University of North Carolina at Greensboro (BS, 1978) / James Madison University (M.Ed, 1985)
- The TN-native started his collegiate career at Surry CC (NC) before finishing his career and degree at UNC Greensboro; played for the Spartans under head coach Jack Mehl
- Started his coaching career right away, spending two years as an assistant at Carroll County HS (VA) before serving as the school’s head coach for the 1980-81 season
- Joined the college ranks in 1981, spending one season as a part-time assistant under coach Lou Campanelli at James Madison
- Spent three years as an assistant at D-III Randolph-Macon (VA) before serving as the head coach at D-III NC Wesleyan
- Went 21-7 (11-3) in his lone season at NCWU, winning the USA South Athletic (f/k/a Dixie) Conference title
- Was a Division I assistant for the next nine seasons, working under head coaches Steve Vacendak (Winthrop), Kevin Eastman (UNC Wilmington) and Randy Peele (UNC Greensboro)
- Went 61-27 in three seasons as the head coach at D-II Wingate University (NC), winning two regular season titles and one conference tournament; appeared in two D-II NCAA Tournaments, reaching the second round each year
- Returned to the Division I ranks in 2000, spending five seasons as an assistant coach at Tulane under head coach Shawn Finney
- Arrived at Air Force in 2005, working as an assistant under Jeff Bzdelik for two years before becoming head coach in 2007
- Won 63 games in four and a half seasons at the helm, reaching one postseason berth (2011 CIT)
- Was fired in February 2012 in the middle of the MWC season, with a record of 11-10 (1-6) at the time (63-82 overall)
- Joined Buzz Williams‘ staff at Marquette in 2012 as director of basketball operations
- Followed Williams to Virginia Tech two years later and spent three seasons in the same capacity for the Hokies
- Spent the 2017-18 season as Williams’ Director of Scouting/Game Management
- Hired in 2018 to be an assistant coach at Texas A&M under head coach Billy Kennedy, but Kennedy and staff were fired in 2019
- Joined the coaching staff at Clemson in 2021 as special assistant to head coach Brad Brownell
Jeff Reynolds Coaching Tree
- Kevin Carroll (Trevecca Nazarene, Maryville)
- Dave Pilipovich (Air Force)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I, Division II and Division III levels
