In three seasons at UNC, Reid led the team to a 88-15 record and a AP Top 10 ranking along with selection as an All-ACC and All-American performer. However, he joins a rare list of super talented Tar Heels to never have made it to the Final Four.

Reid’s signature shot was his hi-top fade, described by Sports Illustrated’s Curry Kilpatrick as a “post-up, one-hand elevator jumper, either facing the basket or turning around, is already one of the more dangerous weapons in the sport, especially as an option to his line-drive, baby jump hook, which he releases as opponents' bodies bounce off him.” In his day, Reid’s 6’9” 240-pound frame was the exception, not the norm, and thus, he was virtually unstoppable in the paint.