Prospect Update: Nick Reid (2020)
A fast-rising prospect in Iowa over the course of the last 12 months has been Central City’s 6’6 wing Nick Reid.
Scoring is definitely a strength of his, Reid averaged 32.5 points per game last season, good enough for the best scoring average in all of Iowa. And now it’s his body he’s working to improve most.
“I’m just trying to get more muscle and more body mass, mainly, I’m about 180 and my goal is to get to 195 or 200. And mainly just working on other key areas of my game, ball-handling, driving to the basket.”
Team-wise, Central City had an up-and-down season last winter, starting 6-1 but finishing 11-12. Next year, Reid said the goal will be to finish much better as a team.
“For next year, I’m just hoping to finish in the top half of the conference, or maybe even the top 3,” he said. “So, that’s kind of what we’re shooting for as a team, just get better and hopefully make a run at the postseason.”
In the meantime, Reid will be playing a crucial summer with Iowa Barnstormers Gold 17u on the adidas Gold Gauntlet.
“It’s going to be a really fun summer, we’re going to Georgia and California. We work well together , we’re very unselfish, especially compared to other AAU teams,” said Reid, who looks forward to competing against high-level competition.
“This year, we have plenty of height, so I’ve been playing my natural position the three, and I’ve been guarding all that position a little bit more, and I’ve gotten a feel for guarding better guys at that position. I can’t just make a move on a small town Iowa guy anymore, I have to make a move on a big-time future collegiate athlete, so it’s really helped my game a lot.”
Recruiting: Truman State has offered, “Me and Coach Horner have a good relationship, we talk quite a bit,” said Reid.
“Other schools in the mix are Army, The Citadel, UNI, Omaha-Nebraska. I’m going to the Omaha-Nebraska elite camp on the 14th of June and the UNI elite camp on the 27th. And for D2 it’s Emporia State, Minnesota State, Northwest Missouri State and a whole bunch of them.”
For Reid, it’s not so much the level of play that matters most, but the relationships and the fit with the coaching staff and program.
“I just want to find the right fit, and Division II basketball is still amazing, so, I look at the levels a little bit, but it doesn’t really matter to me,” he said. “I just want to go where I have a good relationship with the coach and I have a good fit with wherever I’m going.”