James Reese V
- position G
- height 6-4
- weight 170
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown Eastover, S.C.
- Previous School North Texas
- High school AC Flora
- position G
- height 6-4
- weight 170
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown Eastover, S.C.
- Previous School North Texas
- High school AC Flora
James Reese V Bio
PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA
- Prior to time at South Carolina, spent freshman season at Buffalo (2017-18), before playing the 2018-19 season at Odessa College, and the 2019-20 and 2020-21 campaigns at North Texas
- At Buffalo, saw action in 24 contests, averaging 2.5 points per game; the Bulls advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and upset Arizona in the first round that season
- At Odessa, averaged 16 points per game en route to NJCAA All-American Third-Team honors
- Led Odessa to the national tournament, where it earned the No. 6 overall seed; made 80 3-pointers at a 42 percent average
- At North Texas, started all 59 games he played in, averaging 9.7 points per game
- Helped the Mean Green claim the C-USA Championship and reach the second round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament, scoring 13 points, with two assists and three steals in the NCAA first-round overtime win over Purdue
- Also helped North Texas earn the 2020 C-USA Regular Season championship
PERSONAL
- Son of James Reese and Shavonda Patterson
- Has two sisters, LaRhonda and JaMia
- Lists his favorite professional basketball player is Lebron James
- His advice to young people is “keep working for what you want, it’ll come in due time.”
- Lists his favorite vacation destination as Dubai, and his favorite dessert is banana pudding
- Chose South Carolina because “it’s home for me!”
- An African American studies major
