DUNCAN REID

Assistant Coach, 1974-77

Duncan Reid  1980-2001

   Duncan Reid begins his nineteenth season
as head basketball coach at Rock Island
High School.  His first eighteen teams at
Rocky have won 411 games, losing only 116.  During his tenure, Rock Island Basketball has won 37 tournaments and was Western Big 6 Champions in 1983-84
-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-93-95 and 96.

   In 1998 and 1999 his Rocky Teams
accomplished what no other teams have been able to do with back to back Fourth Place Finishes in the State Tournament.  The 1989-90 team set new standards for Rock Island with a perfect 25-0 regular season, the only team in Quad City History to go undefeated over the course of a regular season.   The 27-1 record was also the best in Rocky history percentage wise.  The 1990-91 Rocks set a new standard

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with 29 wins and another trip to the State Finals.  In addition, the eight consecutive Regional Championships have never been matched in the Quad City Area.  In 1996 his Rocks went to the Elite Eight in the State AA Tourney and finished with a school tying record of 29-2.

   Coach Reid possesses an enviable record as a high school and college coach.  He began his coaching career as the sophomore coach at Pekin (IL) High School.  Moving to Lincoln (IL) as head varsity coach, he turned around an unsuccessful basketball program.  The Lincoln "Railsplitters" were a statewide power in the late 60's and early 70's.  Reid's Lincoln teams won 174 games during 8 seasons and the 19973 team was rated in the "Elite Eight" and finished with a 30-1 record.

   Reid then moved to the college level where he was an assistant coach at the University of Kansas for four years.  Later at Dodge City (Kansas) Junior College his teams won 80 games in three years including three consecutive conference championships.

   Having satisfied his desire to coach at the college level, Coach Reid returned to Illinois in 1980.  Rock Island had enjoyed only modest success since the 1976 season and was looking for an outstanding coach.  The Rocks found the coach and Duncan Reid found another challenge.

Duncan_3a_niceguy.jpg (14945 bytes)    Coach Reid's players have been widely recruited by colleges and universities.  Rock Island players are noted for their knowledge of the fundamentals of basketball.  They are also taught that Basketball is a TEAM sport and that teams who play together win.  The teams of Duncan Reid are recognized as playing "smart basketball".  In the past 18 years 70 of his players have gone to college with some form of athletic scholarship.

   Duncan Reid received his B.A. degree from Millikin University and his M.A. degree from Bradley.  He is married to the lovely Sandra who is an R.N. employed by A Plus Home Health Care.   They are the parents of three sons: Steve, a former Purdue great, employed by Schilli Trucking;  Mike, a three year starter at Colorado, is a broker for Smith Barney in Bettendorf;  And Bill whose team finished third in the nation at Wisconsin, Plattville and is employed by Bartlett Insurance.  The Reid's also have four granddaughters Sarah, Kristin, Morgan, and Taylor and five grandsons; Eric, Alex, Nick, Tanner, and Austin.