Jayden Reid entered the transfer portal after one season at Northwestern, and he spent Tuesday on an official visit with Memphis. The Tigers are still looking for a point guard, and Reid could fill that role.
Reid started his career at USF, where he spent two seasons under Amir Abdur-Rahim before transferring to the Big Ten. In his final season at South Florida, the guard averaged 12.6 points, 3.6 assists and 2.6 rebounds over 34 games, and he averaged 15.5 points against the Tigers.
He also shot 39 percent from deep through two seasons with the Bulls.
With the Wildcats, Reid averaged 10.1 points, five assists and 1.4 rebounds per game in 34 games, including 28 starts. The one knock on Reid is that he’s listed at 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds, but he’s shown that he can find success, despite his size.
Shooting
Reid shot 39 percent from the field and 31.7 percent from three-point range at Northwestern, which is a drop from his shooting splits at USF. In the American, he shot over 40 percent from the field and from deep, including shooting 35.8 percent on 5.1 three-pointers per game.
Despite his size, Reid likes to get to the basket, and 23.3 percent of his shots last season were at the rim. The guard is a three-level scorer, and 28.4 percent of his shots come in the mid-range.
Playmaking
Reid showed his playmaking skills more at Northwestern, where he didn’t have to be as much of a scoring option, and he had eight or more assists in six games last year.
The guard has a knack for hitting cutters, leading to points, but he can also be a threat as a drive-and-kick option. The guard averages 7.8 assists per 40 minutes, and he has an assist percentage of 37.4 percent, which puts him in the 99th percentile across Division I.
He also doesn’t turn the ball over much, and he averaged only 1.9 turnovers per game last year.
Rebounding
At 5-foot-10, Reid isn’t asked to be much of a rebounder, but he averaged 2.6 rebounds per game during his final season at South Florida.
Defense
Defensively, Reid isn’t a huge factor, but he can make an impact by recording steals. He has averaged one or more steals over the last three seasons, including 1.8 steals during his final year with the Bulls.
He also doesn’t record a ton of fouls. He averaged only two fouls per game with Northwestern, but he averaged fewer than two fouls per game in both seasons in the American.