The Baltimore native endured a coaching change just weeks into his freshman season in 2021, but stayed in College Park and endeared himself to Willard. Reese put his name into the pantheon of Maryland greats in the process and is likely, according to his coach, “maybe one of the last guys to ever spend four years” in a Terrapin uniform.
“My freshman year there was a coaching change,” Reese said. “It wasn’t really a good season. Willard came in second year. We had a little dominant season, my first year getting in the [NCAA] tournament. And then junior year had a mediocre regular season. And now for us to do what we’re doing now is special, and it just means a lot going out like that.”