Antonio Reynolds-Dean

Antonio de Andre Reynolds-Dean (born March 11, 1977) is an American basketball coach and former professional player, currently serving as associate head coach for the Georgia Bulldogs. A forward/center listed at 6-foot-7, he played college basketball at Rhode Island for 4 years, being named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year in his first season and ending his career with 1,576 points and 1,028 rebounds, one of three players to pass the 1,000 mark in both points and rebounds for the Rams. After going undrafted in the 1999 NBA draft he started his professional career with a brief stint in Argentina and then moved to the IBA where he led the league in rebounding and was named Rookie of the Year. He then played in Spain, mainly in the Liga Española de Baloncesto where he ranks top 10 in total rebounds (8th with 1,697) and blocks (4th with 268). He ended his career in 2008 in Argentina and started coaching: he has worked as an assistant coach for Northeastern, College of Charleston and Rhode Island before joining Clemson. In 2015 he was inducted in the University of Rhode Island Athletics Hall of Fame.

High school career Reynolds-Dean was born in Marietta, Georgia and lived in the westside of Atlanta Douglass became a state-ranked player during his junior year: he averaged 23 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks per game and was named in the All-State second team by The Atlanta Constitution.

USA Today ranked him among the top players of the state of Georgia going into his senior year. In his last season in high school he averaged 24.6 points, 15.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 5.1 blocks and 2 steals per game, and again was a second-team all-state selection.

College career Reynolds-Dean signed to play for Rhode Island and coach Al Skinner put him in the starting lineup for his freshman season. He started all 34 games and averaged 12.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.7 blocks per game: he was second on his team in scoring behind guard Tyson Wheeler and he led the Rams in rebounding and blocks. He was second in the Atlantic 10 in total rebounds with 297 and 5th in rebounds per game with 8.7, and 2nd in total blocks (4th in blocks per game) with 59. His performance during the season earned him the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year award. Again he started all of his 30 games and played 30.6 minutes per game, and was named in the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team. He ranked 2nd in the conference in blocks per game and in total blocks with 85, which also ranked him 9th in the whole NCAA Division I. The Rams reached the Elite Eight during the 1998 NCAA tournament: Reynolds-Dean recorded 10 rebounds and 8 points in the 79–77 loss against the Stanford Cardinal. Reynolds-Dean's senior year at Rhode Island saw him rank second in his team in scoring, rebounding and blocks behind Lamar Odom: Reynolds-Dean recorded career-highs in points per game (13.2), minutes per game (32.6) and assists per game (2.6) while also shooting a career-best 72.1% from the free throw line. The Rams went on to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament in the final game against Temple.

Reynolds-Dean ended his career at Rhode Island with 1,576 total points (11th all-time), 1,028 rebounds (3rd), 235 blocks (3rd) and started all of his 131 games with the Rams. In November 1999 he signed for the Dakota Wizards and played the 1999–2000 IBA season, where he averaged 18.7 points and 12.2 rebounds per game, leading the league in rebounding. At the end of the season he was an All-IBA First Team selection and was named the IBA Rookie of the Year. He ended his career with Boca Juniors, where he played 4 games averaging 3.8 points and 0.8 rebounds in 11.3 minutes per game.

In 2012 he was selected in the Dakota Wizards All-Time Team.

Coaching career After retiring from his professional playing career, Reynolds-Dean took a job as director of basketball operation for the Fairfield Stags, working for head coach Ed Cooley. He then became an assistant coach at Northeastern for Bill Coen and held the position until 2014, when he joined College of Charleston, where the head coach was Earl Grant. In 2015 he joined coach Dan Hurley at Rhode Island and was an assistant coach for the Rams for two seasons before moving to Clemson in 2017. In 2022, Antonio Reynolds Dean left Clemson, and accepted an Associate head coaching job at Georgia under head coach Mike White.

Personal life He is married with Johanna and has two daughters, Jasmine and Naomi. He earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Rhode Island and a master's degree in sports leadership from Northwestern University.