Arizona "AZ" Reid III (born March 11, 1986) is an American professional basketball player.
Notable high school teammates include NFL wide receiver Sidney Rice, who played for the University of South Carolina, made the Pro Bowl in 2009 with the Minnesota Vikings, and won the Super Bowl in 2013 with the Seahawks, as well as Donald Sims, a standout player at Appalachian State University.
A 6'5" power forward for the Panthers, Reid is undersized and relies on his drive to get to the boards over players that have been a half a foot taller than him.
Days later he joined an elite NCAA club of 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a collegiate career.
At the close of the 2007-08 basketball season, Reid is only one of fewer than 100 men's players to ever achieve these milestones together.
The 25 boards set a new Big South Conference single game record, previously held by Charleston Southern’s Tony Fairley (1987) and Coastal Carolina University’s Moses Sonko (earlier that season).
Reid captured Big South Conference Player of the Year laurels for the second time and became the third student to win the prize in consecutive seasons.
On May 3, 2008, Reid graduated from High Point University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation Management.
On August 10, 2010, it was announced Reid had signed to play for the Cairns Taipans in Australia for the 2010–11 season.
He helped the Beermen win via a 4–0 sweep against the Alaska Aces in the 2015 Governor's Cup Finals.
In April 2016, Reid returned to San Miguel as the team's import, replacing Tyler Wilkerson.
On August 18, 2019, Reid signed with Elitzur Eito Ashkelon of the Israeli National League for the 2019–20 season.