Julian Reese

Julian Reese is an American professional basketball player for the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League.

Early life and high school

Coming out of high school, Reese was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins.

College career

As a freshman in 2021-22, Reese averaged 5.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in 17.7 minutes per game. Ahead of the 2022-23 season, he became a full-time starter for the Terrapins. On February 16, 2023, Reese helped the Terrapins to an upset win over #3 Purdue. He finished the 2022-23 season averaging 11.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, earning all-Big Ten honorable mention.
In 2023-24, Reese averaged 13.7 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game and earned all-Big Ten honorable mention. On November 11, 2024, he put up 21 points and nine rebounds in a victory over Florida A&M. On January 23, 2025, Reese put up 27 points, 17 rebounds, and three blocks in a blowout win over Illinois. On January 29, he put up 14 points and eight rebounds in a victory over Wisconsin. On March 5, Reese tallied six points and four rebounds in a win over Michigan.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2025 NBA draft, Reese joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2025 NBA Summer League. On October 17, 2025, Reese signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Toronto Raptors.

Personal life

Reese is the brother of WNBA All-Star Angel Reese. Reese's mother, played college basketball for UMBC, where she was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame and her number 10 jersey was retired.. She later played professionally in Luxembourg, Reese's father, Michael Reese, played basketball for Boston College and Loyola before embarking on a professional career in Luxembourg, Cyprus, Austria, and Portugal.