Ulysses Reed

Ulysses "U.S." Reed is a former college basketball player for the Arkansas Razorbacks, perhaps best known for the half-court buzzer beating shot he sank during the 1981 NCAA Tournament defeating the defending tournament champion Louisville Cardinals.

Fresh from an Arkansas state championship at Pine Bluff High School, Reed joined the Arkansas team in 1977, at the height of the success of the Triplets – Sidney Moncrief, Ron Brewer and Marvin Delph – and was a key part of the team that made it to the 1978 NCAA Final Four, finishing third after losing to eventual champion Kentucky Wildcats in the opening game.

A guard, Reed broke into the starting line-up for the Razorbacks in his sophomore year and was a starter for the remainder of his career.

In 1979, Reed was instrumental in helping Arkansas to a very successful season following the loss of Brewer and Delph. The team, captained by Moncrief, made it to the NCAA Regional Finals before losing to the Larry Bird-led Indiana State Sycamores. In the game, Reed was called for traveling after he tripped at the 1:02 mark and the Sycamores held on for the final shot. Bob Heaton, then took 5 steps to the bucket and scored at the buzzer, giving ISU a 73–71 win and a trip to the Final Four, where they finished second to Magic Johnson and the Michigan State Spartans.

Following that season, Reed played as a member of the gold medal-winning US team at the 1979 World University Games, joining such teammates as Kevin McHale, Jeff Ruland and Andrew Toney.

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