Jayden Reid

Photo by: Keegan Maloney / South Florida Athletics

Photo by: Mary Holt / University of South Florida Athletics

Photo by: South Florida Athletics

South Florida Bulls during a men's basketball game against the South Carolina State University Bulldogs on November 9, 2023. (Stephen Galvin/South Florida Basketball)

Photo by: Stephen Galvin / University of South Florida Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-10
Weight:
161
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Westbury, N.Y.
High School:
Long Island Lutheran HS

Accolades
2023-24 AAC All-Freshman Team
Freshman of the Week (Nov. 13, 2023)
Freshman of the Week (Jan. 1, 2024)

South Florida Records
No. 9 with 29 3-point field goals made (freshman)
No. 1 with a 3-point percentage of 47.5 percent (freshman)
No. 9 with 64 free throws made (freshman)
No. 6 with a free throw percentage of 77.1 percent (freshman)
No. 6 with 101 assists (freshman)
No. 8 with 3.1 assists per game (freshman)
No. 7 with 40 steals (freshman)
No. 9 with 1.2 steals per game (freshman)
Tied for No. 3 with 33 games played (freshman)

2023-24: Earned a spot on the AAC All-Freshman Team … appeared in all 33 games, including 13 starts … made a splash in his collegiate debut with a double-double, with 11 points and career-high 10 assists, and added a career-high five steals, against South Carolina State on Nov. 9 … recorded a career-high 16 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Dec. 12 … made a career-high seven free throws against No. 24 Florida Atlantic on Feb. 18 … brought down a career-high six rebounds against Loyola Chicago on Dec. 16 … knocked down a career-high three 3-pointers against Tulane on March 5 … tallied nine games with double-digit points … shot a career-best 47.5 percent from 3-point range, which is the best mark by a freshman in program history … shot 43.6 percent from the field … his 101 assists as a freshman are sixth most in USF history and his 3.1 assists per game are eighth by a freshman … his assist-turnover-ratio of 2.06 was tied for 125th in the NCAA, sixth in the AAC, and 10th among NCAA freshmen … his 40 steals are seventh most by a USF freshman, while his 1.2 steals a game are ninth … ranks sixth as a freshman with a free-throw percentage of 77.1 percent … collected 76 rebounds on the season.

High School: Averaged 16 points and six assists as a senior at Long Island Lutheran in Brookville, NY where his team won a state championship … averaged 20 points and four assists as a junior … named the 2023 Class AA Player of the Year by the New York State Sportswriters Association.

Personal: Nickname is “JR” … son of Stacie and Jeff … has two brothers, Myles and Ryan … his mother was a cheerleader in college … plans to study communications at USF … hobbies include: listening to music, acting and singing, and watching sports documentaries.