S2 Ep 107 "The Only Baller From NYC w/ His Own School" NYC Legend Kareem "The Best Kept Secret" Reid

BasketballHeadzz Presents: Awesome Interview w/ NYC Legend @iam_kareemreid 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
His school career started with St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School. As a freshman on JV, the team went 33-1 and won the city championship. With the closing of the school. His search led him to another Bronx school, the famous basketball school St. Raymond High School for Boys. The reason he chose this school was because all of the members from his previous team decided on going to the powerhouse Harlem school, the Rice Raiders, located on 124th street. During his time at St. Raymond’s, as a junior, he led the team to a New York City and state championship in 1993, and as a senior, the 1994 city championship. With these accomplishments, he was awarded being named a McDonald’s All-American as one of the top-rated points guards in the country.
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His college career wasn’t as smooth as any senior transitioning into college because of his ACT score, which made him have to sit out the 1994-95 season with the University of Arkansas. When the 1995-96 season began, he was a freshman that led the Razorbacks to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1996 NCAA Tournament and an NIT Final Four as a sophomore. At the end of his college career, he was the all-time leader in assists with 748 and third all-time in steals with 251.  After the 1995-96 season, he was named All-SEC Freshman Team and as a sophomore, he was named 2nd Team All-SEC.  Coming from the Bronx, Kareem Reid has lived a life that many inner-city kids would dream of living, and every day another star is born.
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Aside from his success at the HS and College levels, Kareem also made himself a household name on the NYC Streetball scene.  With his patented spin move and heart of a warrior, Reid always played with a chip on his shoulder.  At 5’10” he was one of the shortest guys to put up huge numbers at venues such as EBC at Rucker Park, Kingdome and Dyckman just to name a few.  Most notably playing with Mousey’s Dream Team and Fat Joe’s Terror Squad, Reid feasted on the competition winning multiple Championships and MVP awards.  Salute goes out to Kareem “The Best Kept  Secret” Reid, one of the best