2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 4
Efton Reid III
- Height:
- 7-0
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Virginia
- High School:
- IMG Academy / Gonzaga
Bio
2023-24 Season (Junior)
Arrived to act as one of three team captains in his first year on campus and created a notable paint presence...Started in 25 of 28 appearances...Ranked ninth in the conference in both rebounding (7.9/game) and blocked shots (1.3/game) -- finishing second on the roster in both categories...Led Wake Forest in field goal percentage, making 106 of 194 total attempts for a 54.6 clip and averaged 9.6 points per game...Collected a double-double in his season debut against Rutgers (Dec. 6), finishing with 12 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks in 28 minutes...Recorded six double-doubles for the year -- the most in a single season by a Deac since Oliver Sarr totaled 13 during the 2019-20 campaign...Notched 10 or more points on 15 separate occasions, including six of his final eight showings...Reached a new career high of 17 points against in-state foe App State during the first round of the 2024 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) on March 20...Ended with five blocks in three separate showings, happening versus Presbyterian (Dec. 21), Miami (Jan. 6) and Virginia (Jan. 13)...Had seven performances of 10 or more rebounds...Made a three-pointer in nine different games...Handed out a personal-best five assists versus Notre Dame in the second round of the 2024 ACC Tournament (March 13)...Recorded a career high in nearly every statistical category as a junior...Shot 84.2 percent from the free-throw line
2022-23 Season (Sophomore at Gonzaga)
Saw action in 25 games for the Zags as a sophomore...Scored a season-high 16 points in 19 minutes against Eastern Oregon...Shot 62.2 percent from the field this season, which was the third-highest percentage on the team...Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds, including three offensive rebounds, in his first game with Gonzaga against North Florida in November
2021-22 Season (Freshman at LSU)
Was the only player to start all 34 games...Averaged 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds while playing 19.6 minutes per game...Shot 51.9 percent from the field (97-187) with five threes during the season...Registered 26 blocks and had seven games in double figures, topped by 16 in the opener against ULM...Had one double-double on the year, tallying 15 points and 10 rebounds against Northwestern State...Scored 14 points versus Wake Forest in the finals of the Emerald Coast Classic...Went a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor in the SEC Tournament win over Missouri, scoring 12 points
High School
Five-star recruit out of IMG Academy, the No. 24 recruit nationally, and the No. 3 rated center...Averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds as IMG put together a 25-0 regular-season record...Played at The Steward School in Richmond, Virginia, prior to IMG, and averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks as a junior, which earned him Division II first team all-state honors
Arrived to act as one of three team captains in his first year on campus and created a notable paint presence...Started in 25 of 28 appearances...Ranked ninth in the conference in both rebounding (7.9/game) and blocked shots (1.3/game) -- finishing second on the roster in both categories...Led Wake Forest in field goal percentage, making 106 of 194 total attempts for a 54.6 clip and averaged 9.6 points per game...Collected a double-double in his season debut against Rutgers (Dec. 6), finishing with 12 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks in 28 minutes...Recorded six double-doubles for the year -- the most in a single season by a Deac since Oliver Sarr totaled 13 during the 2019-20 campaign...Notched 10 or more points on 15 separate occasions, including six of his final eight showings...Reached a new career high of 17 points against in-state foe App State during the first round of the 2024 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) on March 20...Ended with five blocks in three separate showings, happening versus Presbyterian (Dec. 21), Miami (Jan. 6) and Virginia (Jan. 13)...Had seven performances of 10 or more rebounds...Made a three-pointer in nine different games...Handed out a personal-best five assists versus Notre Dame in the second round of the 2024 ACC Tournament (March 13)...Recorded a career high in nearly every statistical category as a junior...Shot 84.2 percent from the free-throw line
2022-23 Season (Sophomore at Gonzaga)
Saw action in 25 games for the Zags as a sophomore...Scored a season-high 16 points in 19 minutes against Eastern Oregon...Shot 62.2 percent from the field this season, which was the third-highest percentage on the team...Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds, including three offensive rebounds, in his first game with Gonzaga against North Florida in November
2021-22 Season (Freshman at LSU)
Was the only player to start all 34 games...Averaged 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds while playing 19.6 minutes per game...Shot 51.9 percent from the field (97-187) with five threes during the season...Registered 26 blocks and had seven games in double figures, topped by 16 in the opener against ULM...Had one double-double on the year, tallying 15 points and 10 rebounds against Northwestern State...Scored 14 points versus Wake Forest in the finals of the Emerald Coast Classic...Went a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor in the SEC Tournament win over Missouri, scoring 12 points
High School
Five-star recruit out of IMG Academy, the No. 24 recruit nationally, and the No. 3 rated center...Averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds as IMG put together a 25-0 regular-season record...Played at The Steward School in Richmond, Virginia, prior to IMG, and averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks as a junior, which earned him Division II first team all-state honors