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2001-02: Played in all 30 games ... had a career-high 13 points vs. UTEP (5-6 FG) with a career-best five boards ... also had five boards vs. Indiana ... high of 17 mins vs. UTEP ... four games with 15 minutes or more ... improved free throw pct. to hit 13 of last 19 (.684) ... shot just .474 FT% as a freshman ... other top games included 7 points vs. East Carolina; 6 at Long Beach and five points (with 4 rebounds) vs. Florida and 5 points vs. Tulane.
2000-01: Played in 21 games, averaging 8.0 minutes ... scored in double figures once (10 pts. on 4-of-4 FG at DePaul) ... pulled season-best four rebounds, twice (at Marquette; at Louisville) ... battled tendinitis early in the year ... shot .552 (17-30) in 15 games since returning from tendinitis ... provided double-figure minutes (14.6/gm) during absence of forward Rodney White (knee injury), averaging 5.4 points; 2.0 rebounds while shooting .556 (10-18) ... seven points (3-3 FG) with four rebounds in eight minutes at Louisville ... career-best 10 points (4-4 FG) in 18 minutes at DePaul; seven points (3-6 FG) in 16 minutes vs. Saint Louis ... scored four points in back-to-back early season wins vs. South Carolina and Charleston Southern ... eight minutes at NC State in the championship game of the CoSIDA Classic.
At Maine Central Institute (Pittsfield, Maine): Averaged 15 points and eight rebounds in his one year at MCI to lead the team to a 24-3 record ... Spent the previous season at Milford (Conn.) Academy, alongside fellow signee Kevin Johnson ... Averaged 16 points and 15 rebounds, there ... Was ranked 44th among top prospects by Brick Oettinger’s Recruiting Handbook, the highest rank ever for a 49ers recruit ... Was ranked sixth by Bob Gibbons of All-Star Sports among post-graduate prep players ... Prior to his final prep season, the Sporting News ranked him #63 after taking an average of four recruiting experts ... Athlon Magazine ranked him as the #2 Power Forward, between Eddie Griffin (#1) and Jason Parker (#3) ... Oettinger also ranked him fifth in terms of best low post moves.
Personal: Tory Reed was born June 11, 1980 ... Signed with Charlotte in the fall of 1999 after receiving offers from Cincinnati, Massachusetts and Missouri.
Notes/Highlights
* Tory owns a .541 field goal pct. in his two-year career.
* Tory scored a career-high 13 points with 5 rebounds in 17 minutes of play, vs. UTEP.
* Tory was ranked as high as 44th as a prospect and Sporting News ranked him 63rd in an average of four rankings.
“Tory has the potential to be a very productive low-post scorer. He can do it with power and he’s improved his finess move. He’s gotten himself in the best shape of his life which should help him have a much better season.” -- Bobby Lutz
