Paul Reed enters his first season as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Alabama A&M University.
Reed comes to The Hill and returns to collegiate basketball after one year away, serving as an assistant coach at St. Mary’s during the 2023-24 season.
Prior to joining the staff at St. Mary’s, Reed spent two years as an assistant coach at the University of California – Berkeley under head coach Charmin Smith.
While at Cal, Reed worked primarily with the post players and assisted with defense while also leading the recruiting efforts.
Before Cal, Reed spent four years as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at the University of Washington.
During his time in Seattle, Reed helped the Huskies steadily rebuild, culminating with a trip to the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals last season after upsetting No. 6-seed Colorado 68-54. Furthermore, Reed oversaw three All-Pac-12 players at UW and helped an impressive 11 student-athletes become members of the Pac-12 All-Academic Team.
Prior to his time at UW, Reed spent three seasons as an assistant at Long Beach State, compiling a 69-30 overall record. His success included three consecutive 20-win campaigns which were highlighted with a Big West Conference Tournament championship in 2017 and a berth to the NCAA Tournament. Reed helped his team reach the WNIT in each of the two years prior.
Prior to LBSU, Reed served as the head girls' varsity basketball coach for two years at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. During that time, he compiled a 45-13 overall record and led the Bobcats to a pair of appearances in the state tournament. In 2014, Reed was named the Southern Arizona Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career after guiding Cienega to a regional championship and a runner-up finish at the Arizona Girls' State Basketball Division II playoffs. Cienega concluded the season at 26-2.
Prior to his stint at CHS, Reed was the head coach of the girls' varsity team in his hometown of Tucson, at Tucson High School (2005-11). In his six years at the helm, Reed led the Badgers to four state tournaments and three regional titles. He was named the Southern Arizona Coach of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and finished with a 129-63 overall record. In addition, Reed spent three years as a head coach for the Tucson Heat Basketball Club where he mentored two McDonald's All-America nominees.
Reed was the director and founder of the Lady Badger Basketball Camp and also worked the USC Elite Camp. In addition, he worked with the offseason player development of high school athletes in the Tucson area as well as with members of the University of Arizona basketball team.
Reed earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from Langston University (Okla.) in 1995. He was a two-year letterwinner in football and was a USA Today Small College All-American defensive back. Reed went on to receive his master's in secondary education from the University of Phoenix.
