Texas A&M Basketball set to hire Jeff Reynolds as assistant coach

Billy Kennedy will add former Air Force head coach Jeff Reynolds, who is currently the Director of Scouting and Game Management at Virginia Tech, as the newest assistant coach for the Aggies.

Reynolds became head coach at Air Force in 2007, and in five seasons at the helm of the Falcon basketball program, he led his team to one postseason appearance and was one of only two coaches in program history with multiple conference tournament wins.

After his time at Air Force, Reynolds spent two years at Marquette. He has been in Blacksburg working for Buzz Williams for the last three seasons.

Reynolds began his coaching career 40 years ago in the high school ranks immediately after his collegiate playing days. A short three years later he made the jump to college coaching.

After just four seasons as an assistant in college, he was promoted to head coach of Division III program North Carolina Wesleyan College. During his career, Reynolds has also spent time on the sidelines of UNC-Wilmington, UNC-Greensboro, Winthrop, Wingate University and Tulane.

With the Aggies, Reynolds is expected to help in a multitude of ways, mainly focused on game management and the offensive attack of the new look Aggie roster. With four decades in the game, his experience as a head coach at all three levels of NCAA basketball will be a bonus, enabling him to help develop and adjust game plan strategy.

Kennedy will be adding a coach who Buzz Williams hired to improve offensive production and game planning both at Marquette and Virginia Tech. He's also a guy who has developed numerous recruiting relationships throughout his career, as well as harnessed relationships with basketball minds at every level (NBA, college, high school). He's a wealth of knowledge that has the potential to immediately help Coach Kennedy adjust to the major roster changes from last year to now.   

Having a background in the service academy, his discipline and work ethic will be expected to translate to the players on campus. Reynolds has the expectations of living in the gym with the current players to improve their individual skill sets and team mentality, as well as being an integral part of game preparations.