COLLEGE PARK, MD – Former Maryland standout and Baltimore native Julian Reese has signed a two-way contract settlement with the Washington Wizards as introduced at present. Reese has spent the majority of the 2025-26 season taking part in with Toronto’s Raptors 905 G-League group the place he has averaged 8.6 factors and seven.8 rebounds in 24 video games.
In his 24 video games with Raptors 905, Reese has began a pair of video games, averaged 17.5 minutes per sport, and has shot 61.1 % from the sector this 12 months. He signed a Summer League cope with the Los Angeles Lakers earlier than then signing with Toronto initially of the NBA season.
Reese turns into the sixth lively NBA participant from Maryland alongside Kevin Huerter (Detroit), Derik Queen (New Orleans), Jalen Smith (Chicago), Aaron Wiggins (Oklahoma City), and Jahmir Young (Miami).
The final Terp to play for the Wizards was Alex Len in the course of the 2020-21 season. Other notable current Terps who’ve performed with the Wizards group embrace: Lonny Baxter (2004), Steve Blake (2002-05, 2008-09), Juan Dixon (2002-05, 2008-09), Obinna Ekezie (2000-01), and Laron Profit (1999-01, 2004-05).
The 6-foot-9 ahead concluded a standout, four-year profession for the Terps in 2024-25 the place he helped Maryland attain the NCAA Sweet 16 and end ranked No. 9 nationally within the last AP Poll.
The Baltimore native completed his profession as a Terp taking part in in 134 video games with 102 begins. The energy ahead scored 1,488 profession factors to go together with 1,015 rebounds making him certainly one of simply two gamers in program historical past, alongside Len Elmore, to publish 1,000 factors and 1,000 rebounds.
He ranks twentieth all-time in profession scoring and is second all-time for rebounds. Reese additionally completed with 179 profession blocks which ranks eighth, 133 assists and 113 steals. His profession capturing share of .557 ranks seventh all-time. Additionally, his 37 profession double doubles are the fifth most in program historical past. His 325 rebounds this previous season are the ninth most for a single-year at Maryland.
Last season, Reese helped Maryland attain the NCAA Sweet 16 for the primary time since 2016. He averaged 13.3 factors and 9.0 rebounds after beginning all 36 video games of the season. Maryland completed the 12 months with a 27-9 total report and a second-place end within the Big Ten. He was additionally named to the All-Star Team of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.
Reese was a three-time All-Big Ten Honorable Mention choice throughout his profession. Only Melo Trimble and Anthony Cowan earned all-conference honors 3 times throughout a profession within the Big Ten period for Maryland. Overall, he was the 16th Terp in program historical past to earn all-conference honors 3 times throughout a profession.