Men's Basketball
Reynolds Dean, Antonio
Antonio Reynolds Dean
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Phone:
- 706-542-1432
- Instagram:
- a.dean34
Atlanta native Antonio Reynolds Dean was named Associate Head Coach for the Georgia Bulldogs on April 12, 2022. From his time as a standout post player at one of Georgia’s premier high school programs to the anchor of the winningest class in his college alma mater’s history to stops throughout his coaching career, Reynolds Dean’s career has consistently featured winning teams and postseason play.
That trend has continued in Athens as last season Georgia earn its first postseason bid since 2017. While advancing to the NIT semifinals, the Bulldogs notched their first 20-win campaign since 2016.
Dean spent five seasons at Clemson from 2017-22, helping the Tigers to a pair of NCAA Tournament bids and an NIT appearance. He also helped coach Rhode Island to an NCAA Tournament bid in 2017 and Northeastern to a pair of NIT invites in 2010 and 2013.
In his first season at Clemson, the Tigers equaled the school record for victories, posting a 25-10 mark and advancing to the “Sweet 16” round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament for the first time in more than two decades. Clemson reached the NIT’s round of 16 and finished 20-14 in 2019, just the sixth time in school history the Tigers recorded back-to-back 20-win campaigns. Clemson earned another invitation to “March Madness” in 2021 when the Tigers tied for fifth in the ACC standings.
Individually, the Tigers’ post players thrived under Reynolds Dean. In 2020, Aamir Simms averaged career highs and team bests of 13.0 points and 7.2 rebounds and also led the Tigers in assists and blocks. In 2021, he repeated leading Clemson in points (13.4 ppg), rebounds (6.4 rpg) and assists – the only player ever in ACC history to do so twice. Elijah Thomas was named to the ACC’s All-Defensive team in 2018 and 2019.
Reynolds Dean spent two years as an assistant coach at Rhode Island, where he also was one of the Rams’ greatest players ever. In his final season on the staff, the Rams finished 25-10 overall and won the Atlantic-10 Tournament title, their first since his Reynolds Dean’s senior year in 1999. The Rams then defeated Creighton in the NCAA Tournament before falling to Oregon, an eventual Final Four participant, 75-72 in the round of 32. While Reynolds Dean was at Rhode Island, he worked with Hassan Martin, the A-10 Defensive Player of the Year in both 2016 and 2017.
Prior to his stint at Rhode Island, Reynolds Dean was an assistant coach at the College of Charleston for the 2014-15 season and at Northeastern for five campaigns from 2009-14. Reynolds Dean helped lead Northeastern to the 2013 CAA regular-season title and bids to the 2010 and 2013 NITs. He spent 2008-09 at Fairfield as the Director of Basketball Operations.
As a player, Reynolds Dean was a two-time all-state performer at Atlanta’s Frederick Douglass High. He averaged a double-double during each of those seasons, scoring 24.6 points and 15.5 rebounds as a senior after contributing 23.0 points and 13.0 boards as a junior.
Reynolds Dean enjoyed a standout career at Rhode Island, where he was the 1996 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year and an All-Atlantic 10 selection in 1999. He helped lead the Rams to 85 wins over four seasons, including a then-school record 25 victories in 1998. Rhode Island earned three NCAA Tournament bids during his career, highlighted by a trip to the 1998 “Elite Eight.”
Reynolds Dean became just the third player in school history to record 1,000 points and rebounds. Among career leaders, he wrapped up his eligibility as the school record holder for games played (131) and also ranked No. 9 in points (1,576), No. 3 in rebounds (1,028) and No. 2 in blocks (235).
A 2015 inductee into the URI Athletic Hall of Fame, Reynolds Dean is the only person in Rhode Island men’s basketball history to play on and coach for an Atlantic 10 Championship team.
Professionally, Reynolds Dean averaged 18.7 points and a league-leading 12.2 rebounds with the Dakota Wizards of the International Basketball League (IBL) in 1999-2000. After being named the IBL’s Rookie of the Year in 2000, he played eight seasons overseas in Spain and Argentina.
Reynolds Dean earned a bachelor’s degree in Education with an emphasis in Human Development and Family Studies from Rhode Island in 1999 and secured a master’s in Sports Leadership from Northeastern in 2012. Reynolds Dean is married for the former Donna Carr, who played volleyball for Georgia in the 1990s. He is the proud father of two daughters, Jasmine and Naomi.
That trend has continued in Athens as last season Georgia earn its first postseason bid since 2017. While advancing to the NIT semifinals, the Bulldogs notched their first 20-win campaign since 2016.
Dean spent five seasons at Clemson from 2017-22, helping the Tigers to a pair of NCAA Tournament bids and an NIT appearance. He also helped coach Rhode Island to an NCAA Tournament bid in 2017 and Northeastern to a pair of NIT invites in 2010 and 2013.
In his first season at Clemson, the Tigers equaled the school record for victories, posting a 25-10 mark and advancing to the “Sweet 16” round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament for the first time in more than two decades. Clemson reached the NIT’s round of 16 and finished 20-14 in 2019, just the sixth time in school history the Tigers recorded back-to-back 20-win campaigns. Clemson earned another invitation to “March Madness” in 2021 when the Tigers tied for fifth in the ACC standings.
Individually, the Tigers’ post players thrived under Reynolds Dean. In 2020, Aamir Simms averaged career highs and team bests of 13.0 points and 7.2 rebounds and also led the Tigers in assists and blocks. In 2021, he repeated leading Clemson in points (13.4 ppg), rebounds (6.4 rpg) and assists – the only player ever in ACC history to do so twice. Elijah Thomas was named to the ACC’s All-Defensive team in 2018 and 2019.
Reynolds Dean spent two years as an assistant coach at Rhode Island, where he also was one of the Rams’ greatest players ever. In his final season on the staff, the Rams finished 25-10 overall and won the Atlantic-10 Tournament title, their first since his Reynolds Dean’s senior year in 1999. The Rams then defeated Creighton in the NCAA Tournament before falling to Oregon, an eventual Final Four participant, 75-72 in the round of 32. While Reynolds Dean was at Rhode Island, he worked with Hassan Martin, the A-10 Defensive Player of the Year in both 2016 and 2017.
Prior to his stint at Rhode Island, Reynolds Dean was an assistant coach at the College of Charleston for the 2014-15 season and at Northeastern for five campaigns from 2009-14. Reynolds Dean helped lead Northeastern to the 2013 CAA regular-season title and bids to the 2010 and 2013 NITs. He spent 2008-09 at Fairfield as the Director of Basketball Operations.
As a player, Reynolds Dean was a two-time all-state performer at Atlanta’s Frederick Douglass High. He averaged a double-double during each of those seasons, scoring 24.6 points and 15.5 rebounds as a senior after contributing 23.0 points and 13.0 boards as a junior.
Reynolds Dean enjoyed a standout career at Rhode Island, where he was the 1996 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year and an All-Atlantic 10 selection in 1999. He helped lead the Rams to 85 wins over four seasons, including a then-school record 25 victories in 1998. Rhode Island earned three NCAA Tournament bids during his career, highlighted by a trip to the 1998 “Elite Eight.”
Reynolds Dean became just the third player in school history to record 1,000 points and rebounds. Among career leaders, he wrapped up his eligibility as the school record holder for games played (131) and also ranked No. 9 in points (1,576), No. 3 in rebounds (1,028) and No. 2 in blocks (235).
A 2015 inductee into the URI Athletic Hall of Fame, Reynolds Dean is the only person in Rhode Island men’s basketball history to play on and coach for an Atlantic 10 Championship team.
Professionally, Reynolds Dean averaged 18.7 points and a league-leading 12.2 rebounds with the Dakota Wizards of the International Basketball League (IBL) in 1999-2000. After being named the IBL’s Rookie of the Year in 2000, he played eight seasons overseas in Spain and Argentina.
Reynolds Dean earned a bachelor’s degree in Education with an emphasis in Human Development and Family Studies from Rhode Island in 1999 and secured a master’s in Sports Leadership from Northeastern in 2012. Reynolds Dean is married for the former Donna Carr, who played volleyball for Georgia in the 1990s. He is the proud father of two daughters, Jasmine and Naomi.
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