William A. Reid (September 26, 1893 – October 10, 1955) was an American basketball coach and administrator born in Detroit, Michigan. As a high school player in Adrian, Michigan he led his Adrian High School team to a 1912 state title in basketball and then played in two sports in Colgate University. He returned to Colgate as a basketball coach and coached the Raiders from 1919 to 1928 with a record of 135–52. Beginning in 1936, he served as Colgate's director of athletics for 20 years. Reid was a president of Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) from 1944 to 1945 and vice-president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 1942 to 1946. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1963. References External links 1893 births 1955 deaths Colgate Raiders athletic directors Colgate Raiders men's basketball coaches Colgate Raiders men's basketball players National Collegiate Athletic Association people Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees American military personnel of World War I Baseball players from Michigan Basketball coaches from Michigan Basketball players from Detroit American men's basketball players