Dion Glover

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Dion Glover

| image =

| position = Assistant coach

| height_ft = 6| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 225

| league = NBA G League

| team = Grand Rapids Drive

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|22}}

| birth_place = Marietta, Georgia, U.S.

| high_school = Cedar Grove (Ellenwood, Georgia)

| college = Georgia Tech (1997–1998)

| draft_year = 1999

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 20

| draft_team = Atlanta Hawks

| career_start = 1999

| career_end = 2008

| career_position = Shooting guard

| career_number = 5, 22, 1

| years1 = {{nbay|1999|start}}–{{nbay|2003|end}}

| team1 = Atlanta Hawks

| years2 = {{nbay|2003|end}}

| team2 = Toronto Raptors

| years3 = 2004–2005

| team3 = Ülkerspor

| years4 = {{nbay|2004|end}}

| team4 = San Antonio Spurs

| years5 = 2006–2007

| team5 = Champville SC

| years6 = 2007

| team6 = Bakersfield Jam

| years7 = 2007

| team7 = Al Riyadi

| years8 = 2007

| team8 = CPN Pueblo Nuevo

| years9 = 2007

| team9 = Naco

| years10 = 2008

| team10 = Gaiteros del Zulia

| cyears1 = 2014–present

| cteam1 = Grand Rapids Drive (assistant)

| highlights =

Lebanese League champion (2007)
First-team Parade All-American (1997)

| bbr = glovedi01

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}

}}

Micaiah Diondae "Dion" Glover (born October 22, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player and coach who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a member of the BIG3 basketball league's inaugural championship team, "Trilogy".

Early life

Glover was born on October 22, 1978 in Marietta, Georgia. He attended the Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Georgia, and then attended the Georgia Institute of Technology.{{Cite web |title=Dion Glover |url=http://basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GloveDi01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518235338/http://basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GloveDi01 |archive-date=May 18, 2011 |access-date=May 18, 2011 |website=databaseBasketball.com}}

Basketball career

A McDonald's All-American, the 6'5" shooting guard Glover was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 20th overall pick of the 1999 NBA draft, from Georgia Tech. He played for the Hawks until February 2004, posting career-high averages in 2003–04: 10 points, four rebounds and two assists, with the team failing to make the playoffs.

After being waived by the Hawks, Glover played with the Toronto Raptors, then appeared in seven regular season games with the San Antonio Spurs, during the 2004–05 season.

On December 5, 2005, he was waived by the Houston Rockets (no competitive games played), and played overseas in Turkey, Lebanon, Israel and the Dominican Republic before retiring.

He was an assistant coach for the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA G League.

Outside basketball

Glover created the Dion Glover Foundation in 2000. A non-profit organization, it operates only on the support of charitable contributions and donations for educational, medical and scientific purposes, all being devoted to youth aid and development.

References

External links

{{Basketballstats |nba= 1901 |bbr= g/glovedi01 }}
[http://compuserve.nba.com/playerfile/dion_glover/index.html?nav=page NBA.com profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130129143107/http://compuserve.nba.com/playerfile/dion_glover/index.html?nav=page |date=2013-01-29 }}
[http://www.diongloverfoundation.org Dion Glover foundation website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724081123/http://www.diongloverfoundation.org/ |date=2008-07-24 }}

Category:1978 births

Category:Living people

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Canada

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Atlanta Hawks draft picks

Category:Atlanta Hawks players

Category:Basketball coaches from Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Basketball players from Marietta, Georgia

Category:Big3 players

Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball players

Category:Goodwill Games medalists in basketball