Seeking a new challenge in his career, Randy Reed is stepping down as the head basketball coach at McCluer North to become the new coach at St. Louis Community College.
Reed did a tremendous job during his 16 years at the helm at McCluer North, especially during the past decade where he made the Stars to the top program in the state of Missouri.
In the past 10 seasons, Reed has directed McCluer North to seven district titles, four Final Four appearances and three Class 5 state championships, which came in 2007, 2011 and 2012. The Stars also finished second in the state in 2008. Several players have gone on to the collegiate level and the McCluer North program was on a national stage in 2011 when it met Chaminade in a nationally-televised game on ESPN.
In his last season at North, Reed led a rebuilding Stars team to a berth in the state quarterfinals, just one game away from their fifth Final Four. Reed leaves behind a talented team that will be good enough to make another deep postseason run. As Reed’s former high school coach Floyd Irons likes to say, “the cupboard is not bare.”
As an alum of McCluer North, it was pretty cool to brag to my friends about how my school had the best basketball program in the state and have the meat on the bones to back it up. Randy Reed made that possible and for that, I am most thankful.
Reed replaces Randy Albrecht, who is retiring after a wonderful 36-year career on the sidelines. Albrecht won more than 700 games during his coaching career.
Best of luck to Randy Reed, who is returning to his junior college roots. He was a junior college All-American at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park in the late 1970’s for coach Bob Nelson.
Summer Skillz
Terrell Ramey of Rameybasketball.com will be presenting its Summer Skillz Academy for boys and girls (grades 3-10) during the months of June and July.
The camp will be held at Maplewood High (7539 Manchester Road). It will be held from Monday to Thursday in two sessions. Session I will be held from June 10 to June 27. Session II will be held from July 8 to July 25.
The camp tuition is $300 per session for three weeks. Weekly payment options are also available.
For more information, contact Terrell Ramey at (314) 368-9183 or visit the camp’s website at www.rameybasketballskillzacademy.com.
Munson to Iowa Western
Former East St. Louis Senior High basketball standout DeShawn Munson will be headed to Iowa Western Community College in the fall. The 6’4” Munson was a member of the St. Louis American “Fab Five” All-Star Team after a stellar senior season with the Flyers. As a senior, Munson averaged 17.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and nearly seven assists a game. Munson also led the St. Louis metro area in triple doubles. Iowa Western finished with a 32-3 record and earned a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament.
