Chris Reeves begins his first season as WOU assistant men's basketball coach in 2025-26.
Reeves comes to Monmouth from Central Michigan he was director of basketball operations for the 2024-25 season where his main responsibilities at CMU included video, opponent scouting, and player development, administrative duties and the management of the CMU basketball program. He served as the CMU director of player development in 2023-24 and assistant director of basketball operations from 2019-21.
In between his stints at CMU, Reeves worked in Florida as a junior college assistant coach. For the 2022-23 season, he worked as the assistant coach at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Fla, where he helped guide the program to a Region Southern Conference title. Among his many duties included overseeing the program’s academic success, player development details, scouting opponents, and organizing team travel and meals. In 2021-22, Reeves also served as an assistant coach at the State College of Florida in Bradenton, where he assisted in developing practice plans, scouting, and player development.
Reeves also worked as an assistant coach at the St. Louis Christian Academy and as a student manager with the Oregon men’s basketball program, where the Ducks advanced to the 2017 NCAA Final Four and won three Pac-12 titles during his tenure.
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A native of Chicago, Reeves earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oregon in 2018. While he served as CMU’s assistant director of men’s basketball operations, he received his master’s degree in leadership from Central Michigan University in 2021. Reeves resides with his wife, Raja, and daughter, Octavia.
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THE REEVES FILE
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
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Education
Master of Science, Leadership, Central Michigan University, 2021
Bachelor of Arts, History, University of Oregon, 2018
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Coaching Career
Assistant Coach, Western Oregon University, 2025-present
Director of Men’s Basketball Operations, Central Michigan University, 2024-25
Director of Player Development, Central Michigan University, 2023-24
Assistant Coach, Indian River State College, 2022-23
Assistant Coach, State College of Florida, 2021-22
Graduate Assistant/Assistant Director of Men’s Basketball Operations, Central Michigan University, 2019-21
Assistant Coach, St. Louis Christian Academy, 2018-19
Student Manager, University of Oregon, 2015-18
