Jayden Reid’s father had a plan. It landed a point guard in Memphis when the Tigers needed one most.
Memphis guard Jayden Reid (0) dribbles past an Iowa State defender during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Courtesy Memphis Athletics)
The Memphis Tigers shocked a lot of people with their season-opening win over No. 18 Iowa State, but Jeff Reid wasn’t one of them.
Jeff wasn’t surprised to see his son, point guard Jayden Reid, score 11 straight points in the final minutes to lift Memphis to an 80-76 victory. Rather, Reid’s 26-point night was just a display of who Jeff has always known his son to be.
Reid, a Long Island native, has always welcomed competition. Jeff molded him that way. Memphis coach Penny Hardaway doesn’t run from competition, either. His tough nonconference schedules are a testament to that. Pairing the two appears to be a solid fit.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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