Antonio Reynolds-Dean
Assistant Coach
First season at NU: 2009-10 Alma mater: Rhode Island '99
Antonio Reynolds-Dean joins Bill Coen's coaching staff for the 2009-10 season. Reynolds-Dean is coming off a one-year stint as the director of basketball operations at Fairfield. He also brings nine years of experience playing professional basketball to Northeastern.
At Fairfield, Reynolds-Dean served under
Ed Cooley, and he has a long-standing connection with both Coen and Cooley. He played at Rhode Island from 1995-99 for head coach Al
Skinner with Coen and Cooley both serving as assistant coaches.
Prior to joining Fairfield, Reynolds-Dean played basketball
professionally in the United States and internationally. Most recently,
he played in Argentina. He also has seven years experience playing in
the European League and played one season with the Dakota Wizards of
the International Basketball Association, where he was the 1999-00
Rookie of the Year and led the league in rebounding (12.2 RPG).
In college, Reynolds-Dean starred at Rhode Island, where he finished
his career with 1,576 points and placed second all-time in
career blocks (235) and third all-time in career rebounds (1,028). He
also holds the Rhode Island record for most consecutive games appeared
and started in (131). He was the 1995-96 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year
after averaging 12.1 points per game. He also was an Atlantic 10
All-Defensive team pick in 1996-97 and a third-team All-Atlantic 10
selection in 1998-99.
With the Rams, Reynolds-Dean reached the postseason in each of his four
seasons, including an appearance in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in
1998.
Reynolds-Dean holds a bachelor's degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Rhode Island.
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