11/11/2026 2:49 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah's women's basketball head coach Gavin Petersen announced the signing of Armanyie "Buddha" Reed, a 5-8 guard from Los Angeles.
"We are thrilled to welcome Armanyie "Buddha" Reed to the Utah Women's Basketball family," Petersen said. "Buddha is a dynamic point guard with great instincts, great awareness, toughness and that competitive spirit that fits perfectly with our program. She brings a strong presence on both ends of the floor. Offensively, she can set her teammates up, as well as be a scorer and on the defensive end she can guard and put pressure on her opponents. Buddha comes from a great family and we could tell from when they visited how close they all are. We love who she is and how she approaches the game. We can't wait to have her here in Salt Lake City."
Armanyie "Buddha" Reed | 5-8 | Guard | Los Angeles (Corona Centennial HS)
Reed is a two-time state champion and two-time regional champion, including leading Corona Centennial to the 2026 CIF Division I State Championship where she had 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the title game. She also posted an impressive nine points and 15 assists in the regional final against Rancho Christian.
Reed averages 14.1 points, 7.5 assists, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game. She is a 1,000 point scorer and is listed among the nation's top 20 players in assists per game on MaxPreps and No. 2 in California. She's recorded three double-doubles and three triple-doubles in her prep career.
She earned First Team All-Del Rey League and Second Team All-CIF. She was named the Flight Club Invitational MVP and Tashara Carter Award Defensive Player of the Year.
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"We are thrilled to welcome Armanyie "Buddha" Reed to the Utah Women's Basketball family," Petersen said. "Buddha is a dynamic point guard with great instincts, great awareness, toughness and that competitive spirit that fits perfectly with our program. She brings a strong presence on both ends of the floor. Offensively, she can set her teammates up, as well as be a scorer and on the defensive end she can guard and put pressure on her opponents. Buddha comes from a great family and we could tell from when they visited how close they all are. We love who she is and how she approaches the game. We can't wait to have her here in Salt Lake City."
Armanyie "Buddha" Reed | 5-8 | Guard | Los Angeles (Corona Centennial HS)
Reed is a two-time state champion and two-time regional champion, including leading Corona Centennial to the 2026 CIF Division I State Championship where she had 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the title game. She also posted an impressive nine points and 15 assists in the regional final against Rancho Christian.
Reed averages 14.1 points, 7.5 assists, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game. She is a 1,000 point scorer and is listed among the nation's top 20 players in assists per game on MaxPreps and No. 2 in California. She's recorded three double-doubles and three triple-doubles in her prep career.
She earned First Team All-Del Rey League and Second Team All-CIF. She was named the Flight Club Invitational MVP and Tashara Carter Award Defensive Player of the Year.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2026-27 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
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