Tarris Reed

Tarris A. Reed Jr. (born August 5, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Michigan Wolverines.

For his first three years of high school, Reed went to Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis, Missouri. In his senior year he went to Link Academy in Branson, Missouri. As a sophomore, Reed averaged 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. As a junior, he averaged 21.8 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 2.6 blocks per game, earning him 2021 Greater St. Louis Player of the Year recognition from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and The St. Louis American. Coming out of high school, Reed was rated a four-star recruit, the 13th ranked center, and the 69th overall player in the class of 2022. Reed committed to play college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines over offers from school such as Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Florida, Illinois, Indiana and Kansas.

Reed enrolled at the University of Michigan in 2022. He played sparingly his freshman season, but as a sophomore, Reed started 31 of 32 games, averaging 9.0 points per game, a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game, and 1.4 blocks per game on 51.9 percent shooting. He tallied 19 points, six rebounds and three blocks in a win over Iowa on December 10, 2023. On January 4, 2024, Reed recorded his first career double-double versus Minnesota, scoring 14 points and bringing down 11 rebounds. On January 18, he posted a career-high 20 points against Illinois. After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Reed transferred to UConn in the spring of 2024. He received the Big East Conference Sixth Man of the Year award in 2025. Following the 2025–26 regular season, he was named first-team All-Big East, marking the first trio of first-team selections in the Big East from one team. He joined UConn teammates, Silas Demary Jr. and Alex Karaban.

On March 20, in the first round of the 2026 NCAA tournament against No. 15 seed Furman, Reed recorded 31 points and 27 rebounds, while shooting 12-of-15 from the field. He became the first player since Bill Walton in 1972 to have at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and shoot 80% in an NCAA tournament game. He was also the first NCAA tournament player since Elvin Hayes in 1968 to finish with at least 30 points and 25 rebounds. It marked the 2nd most rebounds in school history in the NCAA tournament, trailing only Toby Kimball 29 in the 1965 round of 32. He earned Most Outstanding Player for the East All-Region Team.

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