2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 19
Jalen Reed
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 245
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School:
- Southern California Academy
Career Highlights
• Played four seasons at LSU, appearing in 79 games with 39 starts
• Battled back-to-back season-ending injuries in his final two seasons
• 2024-25 (right ACL) and 2025-26 (left Achilles)
Season: 2026-27 (Michigan)
• One of three portal transfers for U-M's Class of 2026
Season: 2025-26 (LSU)
• Played in six games before his season was cut short by injury for a second straight year
• Suffered a season-ending left Achilles injury vs. Drake (Nov. 28) at the Emerald Coast Classic
• Averaged 9.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 18.0 minutes per game
• Posted four double figures games
• Season-high 15 points against New Orleans (Nov. 15)
• Posted five games with five-plus rebounds
• Season-high seven rebounds, twice: New Orleans and Omaha (Nov. 21)
• Logged six games of 15-plus minutes
• Season-high 19 minutes, twice: Tarleton State (Nov. 5) and Florida International (Nov. 13)
• Added four assists, two blocks and five steals
• Season-high two blocks vs. Drake
• Season-high two steals, twice: Tarleton State and Alcorn State (Nov. 18)
• Shot 57.1 percent from the field (20-for-35)
• Shot 42.9 percent from long range (3-for-7)
Season: 2024-25 (LSU)
• Started the first eight games before his season was cut short due to injury
• Suffered a season-ending right ACL injury against Florida State (Dec. 3) in the SEC/ACC Challenge
• Averaged 11.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 23.7 minutes per game
• Posted four double-figure games, with two of 20-plus
• Career-high 24 points in season opener against ULM (Nov. 6)
• Finished 8-for-9 from the field and 8-for-8 at the free throw line
• Posted six games with five-plus rebounds, with one of 10-plus
• Career-high 13 rebounds vs. UCF (Nov. 24) in triple overtime at the Greenbrier Top-Off
• Logged five games of 20-plus minutes, one of 30-plus and one of 40-plus
• Career-high 48 minutes vs. UCF (3OT) at the Greenbrier Tip-Off
• Posted his second career double-double
• vs. UCF (3OT): 21 points and career-high 13 rebounds
• Added 10 assists, eight blocks and two steals
• Season-high four assists vs. UCF (3OT)
• Season-high two blocks, three times: ULM, Charleston Southern (Nov. 19), vs. UCF (3OT)
• Shot 60.4 percent from the field (32-for-53)
• Shot 50.0 percent from long range (2-for-4)
Season: 2023-24 (LSU)
• Played in 32 games with 20 starts
• Averaged 7.9 points and 4.1 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game
• Posted 10 double figure games
• Season-high 16 points against Dayton (Nov. 16), finished 7-for-9 from the field
• Posted 12 games of five-plus rebounds, with one of 10-plus
• Season-high 11 rebounds at Syracuse (Nov. 28) in ACC/SEC Challenge
• Logged 24 games of 20-plus minutes, with four of 30-plus
• Season-high 33 minutes at Syracuse (ACC/SEC)
• Posted his first career double-double
• at Syracuse (ACC/SEC): 14 points, 11 rebounds
• Added 28 assists, 30 blocks, and 14 steals
• Career-high five assists against North Florida (Nov. 24)
• Career-high four blocks vs. Wake Forest (Nov. 19) in Charleston Classic
• Career-high three steals against Kansas State (Dec. 9)
• Shot 51.6 percent from the field (94-for-182)
• Shot 39.4 percent from long range (13-for-33)
Season: 2022-23 (LSU)
• Played 33 games with 11 starts
• Made his collegiate debut, first career start, in season opener against Kansas City (Nov. 9)
• Finished with three points, three rebounds, an assist and a block in 23 minutes.
• Averaged 3.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in 15.3 minutes per game
• Posted 12 games with five-plus points, with one of 10-plus
• Season-high 11 points against Missouri (March 1)
• Posted 10 games with five-plus rebounds,
• Season-high seven rebounds, three times: at No. 4 Alabama (Jan. 14), Missouri, at Florida (March 4)
• Logged 28 games with 10-plus minutes, with 10 of 20-plus
• Season-high 28 minutes at Arkansas (Jan. 24)
• Added 14 assists, 14 blocks and eight steals
Prep Career
• Played his final prep season at Southern California Academy (Castaic, Calif.) for coach Julius Von Hanzlik
• Previously attended Oak Hill Academy for two seasons, recording a 56-13 record
• Emerged as a consensus four-star recruit, ESPN (No. 90), 247Sports (No. 71) and On3 (No. 62)
• Played AAU with ProSkills on the grassroots circuit
Notables
• Preferred nickname of "J-Reed"
• Father, Justin Reed, was a standout forward at Ole Miss from 2000-04, becoming the first player in program history to earn All-SEC honors in all four seasons. He was also named the 2001 SEC Freshman of the Year. Reed passed away in 2017 at age 35 following a battle with angiosarcoma, a rare cancer of the inner lining of blood vessels.
• Played four seasons at LSU, appearing in 79 games with 39 starts
• Battled back-to-back season-ending injuries in his final two seasons
• 2024-25 (right ACL) and 2025-26 (left Achilles)
Season: 2026-27 (Michigan)
• One of three portal transfers for U-M's Class of 2026
Season: 2025-26 (LSU)
• Played in six games before his season was cut short by injury for a second straight year
• Suffered a season-ending left Achilles injury vs. Drake (Nov. 28) at the Emerald Coast Classic
• Averaged 9.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 18.0 minutes per game
• Posted four double figures games
• Season-high 15 points against New Orleans (Nov. 15)
• Posted five games with five-plus rebounds
• Season-high seven rebounds, twice: New Orleans and Omaha (Nov. 21)
• Logged six games of 15-plus minutes
• Season-high 19 minutes, twice: Tarleton State (Nov. 5) and Florida International (Nov. 13)
• Added four assists, two blocks and five steals
• Season-high two blocks vs. Drake
• Season-high two steals, twice: Tarleton State and Alcorn State (Nov. 18)
• Shot 57.1 percent from the field (20-for-35)
• Shot 42.9 percent from long range (3-for-7)
Season: 2024-25 (LSU)
• Started the first eight games before his season was cut short due to injury
• Suffered a season-ending right ACL injury against Florida State (Dec. 3) in the SEC/ACC Challenge
• Averaged 11.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 23.7 minutes per game
• Posted four double-figure games, with two of 20-plus
• Career-high 24 points in season opener against ULM (Nov. 6)
• Finished 8-for-9 from the field and 8-for-8 at the free throw line
• Posted six games with five-plus rebounds, with one of 10-plus
• Career-high 13 rebounds vs. UCF (Nov. 24) in triple overtime at the Greenbrier Top-Off
• Logged five games of 20-plus minutes, one of 30-plus and one of 40-plus
• Career-high 48 minutes vs. UCF (3OT) at the Greenbrier Tip-Off
• Posted his second career double-double
• vs. UCF (3OT): 21 points and career-high 13 rebounds
• Added 10 assists, eight blocks and two steals
• Season-high four assists vs. UCF (3OT)
• Season-high two blocks, three times: ULM, Charleston Southern (Nov. 19), vs. UCF (3OT)
• Shot 60.4 percent from the field (32-for-53)
• Shot 50.0 percent from long range (2-for-4)
Season: 2023-24 (LSU)
• Played in 32 games with 20 starts
• Averaged 7.9 points and 4.1 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game
• Posted 10 double figure games
• Season-high 16 points against Dayton (Nov. 16), finished 7-for-9 from the field
• Posted 12 games of five-plus rebounds, with one of 10-plus
• Season-high 11 rebounds at Syracuse (Nov. 28) in ACC/SEC Challenge
• Logged 24 games of 20-plus minutes, with four of 30-plus
• Season-high 33 minutes at Syracuse (ACC/SEC)
• Posted his first career double-double
• at Syracuse (ACC/SEC): 14 points, 11 rebounds
• Added 28 assists, 30 blocks, and 14 steals
• Career-high five assists against North Florida (Nov. 24)
• Career-high four blocks vs. Wake Forest (Nov. 19) in Charleston Classic
• Career-high three steals against Kansas State (Dec. 9)
• Shot 51.6 percent from the field (94-for-182)
• Shot 39.4 percent from long range (13-for-33)
Season: 2022-23 (LSU)
• Played 33 games with 11 starts
• Made his collegiate debut, first career start, in season opener against Kansas City (Nov. 9)
• Finished with three points, three rebounds, an assist and a block in 23 minutes.
• Averaged 3.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in 15.3 minutes per game
• Posted 12 games with five-plus points, with one of 10-plus
• Season-high 11 points against Missouri (March 1)
• Posted 10 games with five-plus rebounds,
• Season-high seven rebounds, three times: at No. 4 Alabama (Jan. 14), Missouri, at Florida (March 4)
• Logged 28 games with 10-plus minutes, with 10 of 20-plus
• Season-high 28 minutes at Arkansas (Jan. 24)
• Added 14 assists, 14 blocks and eight steals
Prep Career
• Played his final prep season at Southern California Academy (Castaic, Calif.) for coach Julius Von Hanzlik
• Previously attended Oak Hill Academy for two seasons, recording a 56-13 record
• Emerged as a consensus four-star recruit, ESPN (No. 90), 247Sports (No. 71) and On3 (No. 62)
• Played AAU with ProSkills on the grassroots circuit
Notables
• Preferred nickname of "J-Reed"
• Father, Justin Reed, was a standout forward at Ole Miss from 2000-04, becoming the first player in program history to earn All-SEC honors in all four seasons. He was also named the 2001 SEC Freshman of the Year. Reed passed away in 2017 at age 35 following a battle with angiosarcoma, a rare cancer of the inner lining of blood vessels.
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