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Tracy Reid earned MVP honors at the 1998 ACC Tournament and went on to be named the WNBA's 1998 Rookie of the Year. (WNBA/Gary Bassing photo)
Celebrate Carolina: Reid Led The Way To 1998 ACC Crown
June 11, 2020 | Women's Basketball
Tracy Reid holds the UNC women's basketball record for career scoring average with 18.18 points per game, and she had some of her biggest games on the Tar Heels' biggest stages. For our continuing Celebrate Carolina series, we highlight Reid's play at the 1998 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, where she earned MVP honors while leading UNC to the championship.
In her senior season, Reid registered double-doubles in all three ACC Tournament games, with her biggest numbers in the opener. Playing in Charlotte as the No. 4 seed, UNC opened with 76-56 win over No. 5 Virginia. Reid had 31 points and 12 rebounds to lead Carolina, which marched on as the underdog, despite being the defending champion.
In the semifinals, UNC beat top-seeded Duke 56-52, with Reid contributing a double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds). In the championship against second-seeded Clemson, the same team the Tar Heels had beaten for the title the previous year, Reid scored 21 points and added 11 rebounds as Carolina won 81-50.
Reid is one of three players in conference history to total six double-doubles in ACC Tournament play. (Fellow Tar Heels Dawn Royster and Erlana Larkins are the others.) She was named to the ACC All-Tournament team in her junior and senior years and was a second-team pick as a freshman.
Reid finished her Tar Heel career as the program's all-time leading scorer with 2,200 total points and currently ranks second. She is fifth all-time in rebounds with 1,065.
After UNC, she took her big numbers on to the WNBA and started her career in the same city where she earned ACC Tournament MVP honors. The seventh pick in the 1998 WNBA Draft by the Charlotte Sting, Reid started all 30 games in her first season, averaging 13.8 points (second on the team) and 5.2 rebounds (third).
At the end of her first pro season, Reid was the league's inaugural Rookie of the Year. She remains the lowest draft pick ever recognized with that award.
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In her senior season, Reid registered double-doubles in all three ACC Tournament games, with her biggest numbers in the opener. Playing in Charlotte as the No. 4 seed, UNC opened with 76-56 win over No. 5 Virginia. Reid had 31 points and 12 rebounds to lead Carolina, which marched on as the underdog, despite being the defending champion.
In the semifinals, UNC beat top-seeded Duke 56-52, with Reid contributing a double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds). In the championship against second-seeded Clemson, the same team the Tar Heels had beaten for the title the previous year, Reid scored 21 points and added 11 rebounds as Carolina won 81-50.
Reid is one of three players in conference history to total six double-doubles in ACC Tournament play. (Fellow Tar Heels Dawn Royster and Erlana Larkins are the others.) She was named to the ACC All-Tournament team in her junior and senior years and was a second-team pick as a freshman.
Reid finished her Tar Heel career as the program's all-time leading scorer with 2,200 total points and currently ranks second. She is fifth all-time in rebounds with 1,065.
After UNC, she took her big numbers on to the WNBA and started her career in the same city where she earned ACC Tournament MVP honors. The seventh pick in the 1998 WNBA Draft by the Charlotte Sting, Reid started all 30 games in her first season, averaging 13.8 points (second on the team) and 5.2 rebounds (third).
At the end of her first pro season, Reid was the league's inaugural Rookie of the Year. She remains the lowest draft pick ever recognized with that award.
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