[1] Reisman attended Lumberton High School where he was a multi-sport athlete, playing basketball under coach Bob Ivey.
Shortly before his junior year of high school, Ivey accepted the coaching position at Florida Air Academy.
Despite showing little initial interest, Rodman was convinced to sign at Southeastern Oklahoma State in 1983 after Reisman mentioned a childhood friend of his attended the school.
[3] In 1988, a head coaching position had opened up at Tarleton State, a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) institution that had one winning season before his arrival.
Despite being told by university president Barry B. Thompson, "You don't have the (guts) to take this job," Reisman accepted the position and led the team to an 18–11 record his first season.
The following year, Tarleton state finished 29–4, won the LSC North Division Championship, and advanced to their first-ever Sweet 16.
In the 2014–15 season, Reisman guided the team to a school-record 31–4 record and he reached his second Final Four after defeating the University of Mount Olive in the Elite Eight.
[8] On January 2, 2016, Reisman won his 600th career victory, a 71–61 win over Cameron, and was presented with a proclamation from Texas governor Greg Abbott.
His record at Wisdom Gymnasium was 418–72, and his teams spent 128 weeks ranked in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) poll.
[11] Reisman presided at a ceremony in November 2019 to welcome Tarleton State's entry into NCAA Division I and the Western Athletic Conference starting the 2020–21 season.