Jared Thomas Reiner (born April 8, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who had a brief National Basketball Association (NBA) career.

Reiner was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on April 8, 1982, and was raised in the town of Tripp, South Dakota, population 804. Reiner's mother, Joanne, raised Jared and his two brothers, Matt and Ryan, after his father, Glen, died of leukemia in 1989.

By the end of first grade, Reiner had earned a black belt in Tae-kwon-do. Reiner placed seventh in the nation at Hershey Track Meet in Hershey, Pennsylvania in the softball throw at age 10.

Reiner attended Tripp-Delmont School during all of grade school and junior high. He attended Freeman High School in Freeman, SD during his freshman year of high school and along with his brother Ryan, was a member of the State 9A football Championship team and runner-up to the State B Basketball team.

Upon returning to Tripp-Delmont High School in 1997, he started on both offense and defense as a sophomore on Class 9B Football State Champion team. Again, he played alongside his older brother Ryan.

He was Tripp-Delmont High School valedictorian in 2000.

Reiner was a Class B Boys Basketball State Runner-up as a Freshman at Freeman High School.

As a senior at Tripp-Delmont High School he won the Spirit of Su award which is given annually at South Dakota State Tournament to the individual who best portrays SuAnne Big Crow's personality traits. These qualities are athletic accomplishment, academic excellence and community involvement. [1] After receiving the award at half-time of championship game, he went on to lead his team to victory over Castlewood High School to win 2000 South Dakota Boys State B Championship.