Wichita State Athletics

Career Summary:
Sharp-shooting combo guard who played his freshman and sophomore seasons (2016-18) for the Shockers before transferring… Appeared in 66 games with 11 starts and averaged 6.1 points in 16.7 minutes… Connected on 45.1 percent of his three-point attempts (82-of-182), including 50.9 percent (28-of-55) as a true freshman… Tallied 104 assists with just 56 turnovers (1.86 ratio) and shot just under 80 percent from the free throw line (71-of-89, .798)… Set a school record with seven first-half threes in a Jan. 28 win over Tulsa.

Individual Honors/Accolades:
2x WSU Varsity Letterman

Team Success:
1x MVC regular season champions (2017)
1x MVC Tournament champions (2017)
2x NCAA Tournament qualifers (2017, 18)
 

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2017-18 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 33 games and made 11 starts… Averaged 8.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 21.5 minutes per game… 1.76 assist-to-turnover ratio… Ranked fourth in the American Athletic Conference in three-point percentage (.425), hitting 54-of-127… Set a school record with seven first-half threes in a Jan. 28 win over Tulsa… Opened with seven-straight makes before missing his final attempt of the half… Finished the game 7-for-11, tying for the fourth-highest single-game total in Shocker history – two shy of the record… Expanded his role over the final 10 games of the regular season when he averaged 12.1 points in just over 27 minutes (up from 6.2 in 18.7 through the first 20 games)… Over a stretch from Jan. 28 to Feb. 5, topped 20 points in three-straight games against Tulsa (23), Temple (20) and Memphis (22)… Saw a career-high 38 minutes in the Feb. 24 win at SMU… Averaged 11.5 points and went 14-of-16 from the foul line in two American Tournament games… Went scoreless in 19 minutes in the NCAA Tournament against Marshall.

2016-17 (Freshman): Fan favorite who quickly won over the coaching staff with his work ethic, skills and basketball savvy… Hampered by a shoulder injury late in the year that cut into his production… Appeared in 33 of the 36 games as a reserve combo guard… Averaged 4.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 11.8 minutes… Flirted with the MVC’s three-point percentage record for much of the year… Shot 50.9 percent from deep (28-of-55) but didn’t registered enough attempts to qualify for the conference leaderboard… Finished with a 2.06 assist-to-turnover ratio (37:18)…
 
In the opener against South Carolina State, became the first WSU newcomer in 20 years to tally three steals in his Shocker debut… Scored a season-high 15 points in the Nov. 20 win over Eastern Shore and went 4-of-5 from three-point range, helping the Shockers tie the school’s single-game three-point mark (15)… Other season-highs: 19 minutes (Jan. 4 vs. Drake), five rebounds (Jan. 4 vs. Drake), four assists (Dec. 22 vs. South Dakota State) and three steals (3x)…Scored 14 points and went 4-for-4 from deep on New Years Day against Bradley, lifting his season three-point percentage to an incredible .559 (19-of-34)… Missed two games in late January after reinjuring his shoulder… Was shooting 52.1 percent from three (25-of-48) in late January when he reinjured his shoulder and missed two games… Returned Feb. 4 but hit just three more triples in seven attempts over the final 12 games of the season… Had four points and six rebounds in three MVC Tournament games… Totaled five points in 13 minutes in two postseason contests.. Connected on a pair of free throws in the first round win over Dayton and knocked down his lone three-point attempt in nine minutes of action against Kentucky…
 
Missed all of the 2016 summer workouts leading up to his true freshman season (including the team’s August tour of Montreal, Canada) after undergoing surgery on March 23, 2016 to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder… Suffered the injury midway through his junior season of high school while diving for a loose ball, and – with help from a brace – played through the injury for over a year… Had a similar procedure on his right shoulder as a high school sophomore … Reinjured the right shoulder on two occasions during his freshman season at WSU and missed three games (Nov. 29 vs. Southern Nazarene, Jan. 29 at Bradley and Feb. 1 at Drake)… Had another surgery on the right shoulder the spring of 2017 in an effort to correct the problem and spent the entire summer rehabbing.
 
Gregg Marshall: “His scoring numbers stand out, because that’s what he needed to do in order for his high school team to be successful, but we think Austin is the complete package. Growing up in a basketball family, he’s already developed a great skillset. He handles the ball well, plays good fundamental defense, and has a knack for getting to the foul line. He’s also a guy who excels at making plays for others.”
 
High School: A two-time Arkansas Class 3A All-State selection… Earned state tournament MVP honors as a senior after leading Cedar Ridge (36-3) to its third title in four years, averaging 43.3 points over the four games… For the season, averaged 32.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists… An underrated prospect whose stock improved significantly over the course of his senior year… Ranked the No. 3 player on the Arkansas Fab-40 list… A Rivals 3-Star prospect who committed to Wichita State in mid-January… Scored a season-high 73 points in a triple-overtime win over eventual Class 5A champion Forrest City in December, 2015… MVP of the 2016 NEA Tournament after averaging a tournament-record 47.8 points over four games… As an underclassman, teamed with older brother, Spencer, to win back-to-back Class 2A state titles... Teams went 128-16 (.889) over his four seasons… Coached by Isaac Middlebrooks… Played AAU for the Arkansas Wings under Matt Hall… Chose WSU over offers from Arkansas State, South Dakota State, Montana State and Utah State due to its coaches and atmosphere… Also participated in golf and tennis…
 
Personal: Austin Tyler Reaves… Born May 29, 1998… Son of Nicole Wilkett and Brian Reaves… Both parents played collegiately at Arkansas State… Mother was an all-conference forward and averaged over 20 points per game in her final season… Father played point guard and is tied for third on ASU’s career assists chart (384)… Brother, Spencer, plays at Central Missouri.