Rodney Glasgow Jr. (born 23 October 1992) is an American-British basketball player for the Sheffield Sharks of the British Basketball League (BBL). After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute, he went on to play professionally in Europe.
![]() | |
No. 11 – Sheffield Sharks | |
---|---|
Position | Point guard |
League | BBL |
Personal information | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | October 23, 1992
Nationality | American / British |
Listed height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
Career information | |
High school | Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Maryland) |
College | VMI (2010–2014) |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | BBC Monthey |
2015–2016 | Leuven Bears |
2017–2019 | BC Prievidza |
2019–2020 | Newcastle Eagles |
2020–2021 | Njarðvík |
2021–present | Sheffield Sharks |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
College career
editGlasgow Jr. played college basketball with the Virginia Military Institute Keydets.[1] During his senior year, he averaged 18.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.[2][3]
Playing career
editGlasgow's first professional stop was with the BBC Monthey in the Swiss Basketball League[4] where he averaged 15.2 points and 4.7 assists per game.[5] The following season he appeared in 19 games for Leuven Bears in the Belgian Pro Basketball League, averaging 11.1 points and 2.5 assists.[6]
From 2017 to 2019, Glasgow Jr. played for BC Prievidza in the Slovak Basketball League.[4][7][8]
In 2019, Glasgow Jr. signed with Newcastle Eagles of the British Basketball League.[4] On 15 March 2020, he helped the Eagles win the BBL Trophy after beating Solent Kestrels in the cup final.[9]
In August 2020, Glasgow Jr. signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Njarðvík.[10] For the season he averaged 13.0 points and team leading 5.2 assists per game, helping Njarðvík rallying at the season end, winning their last three games and staving off relegation.[11]
Personal life
editGlasgow's father is from the British Virgin Islands.[12]
References
edit- ^ Randy King (25 January 2013). "Rodney Glasgow brings Brooklyn style of basketball to VMI". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Brian Pedersen (27 February 2014). "Ranking the Best College Basketball Players Under 6 Feet Tall". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 June 2020). "Nýi Njarðvíkingurinn segir að foreldrar hans vilji að hann búi áfram í Evrópu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Glasgow flying into Newcastle". British Basketball League. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "BBC Monthey - Team Summary 2014-2015". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "- Team Summary 2015-2016". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ David Driver (14 February 2019). "Kadiri, Glasgow Jr. thriving on the basketball court in Europe". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Rodney Glasgow lands with BC Prievidza". latinbasketballnews.com. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Toby McLuskie (15 March 2020). "Newcastle win the BBL Trophy final in overtime beating Solent Kestrels". talkbasket.net. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (21 August 2020). "Einmana á leið til Íslands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Atli Arason (10 May 2021). "Á ekki von á því að vera áfram í Njarðvík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Simon Rushworth (15 December 2019). "Blake Backs Glasgow Return". Newcastle Eagles. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
External links
edit- Profile at Eurobasket.com
- Profile Proballers.com
- Icelandic statistics at Icelandic Basketball Association
- VMI Bio at vmikeydets.com