Mississippi State basketball adds Southeast Missouri State transfer guard Eric Reed
STARKVILLE — Chris Jans has his third transfer portal commitment since becoming Mississippi State basketball coach. Eric Reed Jr., a guard out of Southeast Missouri State, announced on social media Saturday he is coming to Starkville.
Reed joins Oregon State guard Dashawn Davis and New Mexico State forward Will McNair in picking MSU out of the portal this offseason.
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Reed puts Mississippi State's roster at eight scholarship players. Tolu Smith, Cameron Matthews and KeShawn Murphy are the lone pieces from last season's roster still with the team.
Jans has five more scholarships to dish out.
Reed, a graduate transfer, spent two seasons at SEMO after joining from Howard College. He led the Redhawks with 16.1 points per game last season and shot 36% from 3-point range deep en route to an All-Ohio Valley Conference first-team selection.
Reed is a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native who attended University Laboratory School.
Stefan Krajisnik is the Mississippi State beat writer for the Clarion Ledger. Contact him at skrajisnik@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter @skrajisnik3.
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