Jayden Reid

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

Height:
5-10
Weight:
170
Position:
G
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Westbury, N.Y.
High School:
Long Island Lutheran HS
Prev School:
USF

2025-26: Appeared in all 34 games and started 28, averaging 10.1 points, 5.0 assists, and 1.0 steals per game in 25.8 minutes per game … Ranked third on the team in points per game and first in assists and steals per game … Averaged 1.9 turnovers per game … Ranked fifth in the Big Ten in assists per game … Is the fifth player in program history to have a season with 5-plus assists per game … Had 19 games with 5-plus assists, the fifth-most among players in the Big Ten … His 2.71 assist-to-turnover ratio ranked ninth in the Big Ten … Scored in double figures 12 times … Registered 17 points and a game-high eight assists with just one turnover on 8-of-14 shooting in a win over Boston University (11/7) … Totaled six points and a game-high eight assists in a 47-point blowout of Cleveland State (11/10) … Posted 17 points, two rebounds, and four assists in a road win at DePaul (11/14) … Became the first Wildcat to post 23 assists in the first four games of the season since Boo Buie recorded 27 to open the 2021-22 season … Logged a team-high 25 points, four rebounds, five assists, and two steals versus Virginia (11/21) … Became the first Northwestern player to record 25-plus points and 5-plus assists in a game since Boo Buie on March 2, 2024, against Iowa … Helped Northwestern beat South Carolina by recording eight points and a season-high nine assists (11/23) … His nine assists were the most by a Wildcat since Jan. 7, 2024, when Boo Buie had 10 assists against Michigan State … Recorded nine points and a team-high six assists versus both Oklahoma State (11/27) and Ohio State (12/6) … Tallied nine points and three rebounds against Jackson State (12/13) … Notched 13 points, three rebounds, and a game-high five assists in a win over Valparaiso (12/16)… Logged team-high marks of 14 points and six assists versus Butler (12/20), recording 10-plus points and 5-plus assists in consecutive games for the first time in his career … Registered 19 points and a team-high seven assists against Minnesota (1/3) … Posted eight points, a game-high eight assists, and a season-high four steals at No. 12 Michigan State (1/8) … Became the first Wildcat to record these numbers in a game since Jan. 8, 2023, when Chase Audige did so against Indiana … Became the first Northwestern player to post consecutive games with 7-plus assists since Boo Buie from Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2024 … His eight assists were the most by a Northwestern player against a ranked opponent since Boo Buie logged nine assists versus No. 2 Purdue on Jan. 31, 2004 … Poured in a career-high 28 points, 20 of which came in the second half, four rebounds, and two steals on 9-of-15 shooting from the floor against No. 13 Illinois (1/14) … His 28 points were the most points off the bench by a Northwestern player since Dererk Pardon scored 28 points against Nebraska on Dec. 30, 2015 … Tallied seven points and five assists against No. 8 Nebraska (1/17) and in Northwestern’s victory over USC (1/21) … Notched 11 points and a team-high five assists versus Washington (1/31) … Registered a team-high 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting against No. 2 Michigan (2/11) … His 20 points were the most by a Northwestern guard against an AP Top 10 team since Boo Buie scored 25 against No. 2 Purdue on Jan. 31, 2024 … Logged 11 points, a co-game-high seven assists, and three steals in a win over Oregon (2/28) … He and Nick Martinelli became the first pair of Northwestern teammates to register 7-plus assists in a conference game since March 6, 2010, when Michael “Juice” Thompson and Jeremy Nash did so against Indiana … Dropped 16 points, a team-high four assists, and two steals versus No. 15 Purdue (3/4) … Scored 10-plus points in consecutive Big Ten games for the first time in his career … Posted 14 points, a game-high nine assists to tie his season high, and two steals in the Big Ten Tournament first round victory over Penn State (3/10) … Tied the program record for assists in a Big Ten Tournament game, equalling Steve Lepore’s nine assists on March 5, 1999, against Michigan State … Recorded seven points, a season-high five rebounds, and a team-high six assists in a win over Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament second round (3/11) … Totaled 19 points and a team-high nine assists with 8-of-12 shooting against No. 18 Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament third round (3/12) … Set the program record for assists in a Big Ten Tournament with 24, breaking the record of 11 held by TJ Parker (2003) and Steve Lepore (1999) … Tied the program-record for assists in a Big Ten Tournament once again … His nine assists were the most by a Northwestern player against a ranked opponent since Boo Buie had nine assists against No. 2 Purdue on Jan. 31, 2024.

2024-25 (At USF): Preseason All-AAC Second Team … Played in 31 games, starting in 23, and averaged 12.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.8 steals per game while playing 29.2 minutes per game … Attempted 5.1 threes per game, draining 35.8% of his attempts … Led the Bulls in points, assists, and steals … Ranked third in the conference in steals per game and 10th in assists per game … Scored in double figures in seven of the last eight games of the season … Made a career-high 10 free throws while scoring 16 points and notching six rebounds and six assists in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/12) … Dropped a team-high 18 points, four rebounds, four assists, and three steals against Middle Tennessee (11/22) … Led the Bulls with 14 points against Wright State (11/24) … Registered game-highs 23 points and eight assists on 8-of-11 shooting in a win over Stetson (12/3) … Notched 23 points for the second consecutive contest while pulling down seven rebounds and shooting 9-of-13 from the field at Loyola Chicago (12/7) … Had 12 points and four assists versus Bethune-Cookman (12/18) … Logged his second career double-double with 11 points and 10 assists, tying a career-high, versus Texas A&M-Commerce (12/21) … In the conference opener against East Carolina, tallied 11 points, five rebounds, and four steals (12/31) … Recorded 17 points and a game-high five assists in a win at Wichita State (1/6) … Notched a career-high 26 points, draining four threes, versus UAB (1/15) … Had 11 points, five rebounds, and three steals against Tulsa (1/18) … Scored a team-high 14 points at Charlotte (1/22) … Tallied 12 points in consecutive contents against Rice (1/28) and Florida Atlantic (2/2) … Notched 11 points, five rebounds, and three steals versus Memphis (2/13) … Drained four threes, scoring 16 points, at UAB (2/16) … Scored 10 points in a road victory at UTSA (2/19) … Dropped a team-high 16 points, four rebounds, and four assists against Florida Atlantic (3/2) … In the regular season finale, logged a team-best 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting at Memphis (3/7) … Led the team with 19 points in the AAC Tournament second round against Wichita State (3/13).

2023-24 (At USF): AAC All-Freshman Team … Two-time AAC Freshman of the Week (11/13, 1/1) … Appeared in all 33 games, including starting 13, and averaged 6.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game while playing in 22.9 minutes per game … Shot 47.5% from three-point range, the best mark by a freshman in program history … His 101 assists as a freshman were sixth most in USF history, and his 3.1 assists per game are eighth by a freshman … Posted an assist-turnover-ratio of 2.06, which was sixth in the AAC and 10th among NCAA freshmen … In his collegiate debut, had a double-double with 11 points and a season-high 10 assists while adding a season-high five steals in a win over South Carolina State (11/9) … Making his first collegiate start, dropped 10 points, a team-high five assists, and two steals at Hofstra (11/30) … Had nine points and four steals versus Florida State (12/9) … Recorded a season-high 16 points while notching a game-high eight assists and two steals against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/12) … Tallied 13 points and a season-high six rebounds in a win versus Loyola Chicago (12/16) … Logged 13 points and a team-high four assists against Alabama State (12/29) … In the first conference game of his career, registered 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field while adding five rebounds and five assists in a win over Temple (1/4) … On the road at Temple, totaled 10 points and four rebounds (1/24) … Had eight points and three assists in a win at Rice (2/10) … Made a season-high seven free throws against Florida Atlantic (2/18) … Knocked down a season-high three three-pointers while dropping 11 points and a team-high six assists against Tulane (3/5) … Scored 10 points in the NIT first round win over UCF (3/18).

High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, and ranked as the No. 6 player in the state of New York and the No. 26 point guard nationally … Attended Long Island Lutheran in Brookville, NY, helping the Crusaders win a state championship in his senior season, in which he averaged 16 points and six assists per game … Named 2023 Class AA Player of the Year by the New York State Sportswriters Association … 2023 National Interscholastic Basketball Conference (NIBC) Second Team and 2023 All-NIBC Defensive Team … During his junior year, averaged 20 points and four assists.