Preston Reid joined the Wildcat coaching staff in 2018. During his first season, Reid helped the team reach the championship game in the WNIT.
Reid primarily works with Northwestern's guards and handles scheduling for the program. In his time with the program, Reid has helped grow one of the best backcourts in the Big Ten, featuring Lindsey Pulliam, Veronica Burton, Sydney Wood and Jordan Hamilton.
Pulliam was an All-Big Ten selection in Reid's first season and earned a selection to USA Basketball in the summer of 2019 to play in the Pan-Am games, where the squad won a silver medal. After the Big Ten Championship season in 2019-20, Pulliam was a unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten First Team. In the 2021 WNBA Draft, Pulliam was the 27th overall pick, going to the Atlanta Dream. She now plays overseas with Elazig Il Özel Idare.
Meanwhile, Burton led the Big Ten in steals in back-to-back seasons, including being named Big Ten Defensive player of the year two years in a row. She finished the 2020-21 season leading the NCAA in steals per game (3.84) and total steals on the year (96). In the summer of 2021, Burton won a gold medal with Team USA at the FIBA AmeriCup in Puerto Rico.
Following the 2020-21 season, both Burton and Pulliam, along with Wood, earned All-Big Ten honors.
In the 2019-20 season, with Reid overseeing scheduling, Northwestern's non-conference strength of schedule ranked in the top 25th percentile in the country. Their overall strength-of-schedule ranked in the top-20.
Reid coached at Akron for six seasons, spending two years as a graduate assistant before moving up to assistant coach in 2014. He helped lead the Zips to the MAC Tournament semifinals in 2016 and mentored Akron senior Sina King in her campaign for Mid-American Conference MVP and All-America Honorable Mention in 2015. During his time as an assistant, the Zips made two appearances in the WNIT tournament.
Prior to his coaching career, Reid gained experience in video coordination and film breakdown working with Florida State, the NBA's Indiana Pacers, and the WNBA's Indiana Fever. Reid received his bachelor's degree in English Education from Ball State in 2011, where he also worked as a practice player, head manager, and video coordinator for the basketball team. He earned a master's degree in 2014 in sport science and coaching from Akron.
Reid lives in Chicago with his wife Courtney, who played four seasons of women's basketball at Miami of Ohio from 2009 to 2013 and was a two-time All-MAC First Team selection.
Reid primarily works with Northwestern's guards and handles scheduling for the program. In his time with the program, Reid has helped grow one of the best backcourts in the Big Ten, featuring Lindsey Pulliam, Veronica Burton, Sydney Wood and Jordan Hamilton.
Pulliam was an All-Big Ten selection in Reid's first season and earned a selection to USA Basketball in the summer of 2019 to play in the Pan-Am games, where the squad won a silver medal. After the Big Ten Championship season in 2019-20, Pulliam was a unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten First Team. In the 2021 WNBA Draft, Pulliam was the 27th overall pick, going to the Atlanta Dream. She now plays overseas with Elazig Il Özel Idare.
Meanwhile, Burton led the Big Ten in steals in back-to-back seasons, including being named Big Ten Defensive player of the year two years in a row. She finished the 2020-21 season leading the NCAA in steals per game (3.84) and total steals on the year (96). In the summer of 2021, Burton won a gold medal with Team USA at the FIBA AmeriCup in Puerto Rico.
Following the 2020-21 season, both Burton and Pulliam, along with Wood, earned All-Big Ten honors.
In the 2019-20 season, with Reid overseeing scheduling, Northwestern's non-conference strength of schedule ranked in the top 25th percentile in the country. Their overall strength-of-schedule ranked in the top-20.
Reid coached at Akron for six seasons, spending two years as a graduate assistant before moving up to assistant coach in 2014. He helped lead the Zips to the MAC Tournament semifinals in 2016 and mentored Akron senior Sina King in her campaign for Mid-American Conference MVP and All-America Honorable Mention in 2015. During his time as an assistant, the Zips made two appearances in the WNIT tournament.
Prior to his coaching career, Reid gained experience in video coordination and film breakdown working with Florida State, the NBA's Indiana Pacers, and the WNBA's Indiana Fever. Reid received his bachelor's degree in English Education from Ball State in 2011, where he also worked as a practice player, head manager, and video coordinator for the basketball team. He earned a master's degree in 2014 in sport science and coaching from Akron.
Reid lives in Chicago with his wife Courtney, who played four seasons of women's basketball at Miami of Ohio from 2009 to 2013 and was a two-time All-MAC First Team selection.