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21 Dean Reiber

21 Dean Reiber

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-10
  • Weight:
    225
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Greensboro, N.C.
  • Highschool:
    Northwest Guilford High School

Summary

Biography

Steve Pikiell describes Dean Reiber as one of the best perimeter shooters on the team and he adds value at the center position.

For his three-season career, Reiber shot 45.5% percent from the field, scoring 144 points and collecting 31 rebounds in 69 games. 

Reiber shot 58.1 percent from three-point range and provided timely baskets off the bench in 2021. Reiber had his breakout game in the win over Michigan State on Feb. 5 with a career-high of 12 points and two three pointers.

2022-23 Season: 
  • Played in 28 games at forward off the bench
  • Averaged 1.8 points and 1.1 rebounds in 6.8 minutes per game 
  • Posted season-high 8 points at Iowa
2021-22 (Sophomore): 
  • Breakout game versus Nebraska, with career-highs in points (10), rebounds (4), three-pointers (2) and minutes played (17)
  • Scored 12 points in 10 minutes play in win over No. 13 Michigan State
2020-21 (Freshman): 
  • Played in 13 games as a freshman as a backup big man 
  • Made Rutgers debut in season-opening win over Sacred Heart (Nov. 25), scoring four points
  • Hauled in four rebounds in win over FDU (Nov. 27)
  • Played 17 minutes in win over Purdue (Dec. 29), posted three points and two rebounds, and was team-best in plus/minus at +14
  • Had two blocks, two rebounds, a steal and an assist in 10 productive minutes against No. 10 Iowa (Jan. 2) 
Scholastic: 
  • Three-star prospect who was rated among the top-50 power forwards in the nation
  • Rated No. 247 in the class by 24-7 Sports
  • Ranked No. 14 in the state in NC 2020 rankings
  • Averaged 17.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 blocks while shooting 62 percent from the field as a high school senior, helping team post 24-5 record 
  • Averaged 16.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks while shooting 56 percent from the field as a high school junior, leading team to an 18-8 record and conference championship and was named second-team all-area by the Charlotte News & Record
  • Averaged 13.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 1.5 assists per game as a sophomore
  • Selected for prestigious Carolinas Classic All-Star Game
  • Competed on the grassroots circuit with Team Loaded - NC of the Adidas Gauntlet Series where he averaged 9.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game while shooting 69.8% from the field and 80.0% from the free throw line
Personal: 
  • Grandfather Robert Birkland is a Rutgers graduate (Class of 1973). He was a member of the Scarlet Knights’ track and field program. 
  • Chose Rutgers over 20 reported scholarship offers.
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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2020-21Freshman

    Forward
    6'10" 225 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2021-22Sophomore

    Forward
    6'10" 225 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2022-23Junior

    Forward
    6'10" 225 lbs
    21
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