Mike Glover (basketball)

Michael Glover (born September 1, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Iona. His moniker is Optimus Prime.

Mike Glover

Free agent
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 (age 37) Bronx, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	American Christian Academy (Aston, Pennsylvania)
College	ASA College (2008–2009) USU Eastern (2009–2010) Iona (2010–2012)
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2013	Hacettepe Üniversitesi B.K.
2013–2014	Estudiantes Concordia
2014–2015	Halcones de Xalapa
2015–2016	Halifax Hurricanes
2016	GlobalPort Batang Pier
2017	Leones de Quilpué
2017	Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
2017	Panteras de Aguascalientes
2018	Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
2018	TNT KaTropa
2019	Cape Breton Highlanders
2019–2020, 2022	NSH Mountain Gold Timika
2023	Cangrejeros de Santurce
Career highlights and awards
IBL Foreign Player of the Year (2020) CIBACOPA champion (2017) NBL Canada Sixth Man of the Year (2016) 2× First-team All-MAAC (2011, 2012)

Glover played for three high schools. His senior-year transcript from American Christian Academy (Aston, Pennsylvania) was voided, and he was ruled ineligible for NCAA Division I play. Glover, a top prospect, decided to sue the NCAA, but a judge dismissed the lawsuit and he did not fight it since his girlfriend had just given birth to a son, Mike Jr. Glover played for two different community colleges—ASA College in Brooklyn and the College of Eastern Utah. Glover enrolled at Iona, where, as a senior, he posted averages of 18.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. He was a first-team all-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference selection both years at Iona.^[1]

In 2015, Glover signed with the Halifax Hurricanes of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL).^[2]

In July 2016, Glover was signed by the GlobalPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association for the Governors' Cup as a replacement for Dominique Sutton.^[3]

References

1. Schonbrun, Zach (March 2, 2012). "The Ending Was Worth the Journey for a Star at Iona". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
2. "Halifax Hurricanes sign Webster-Chan, Bertrand". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
3. GlobalPort taps 'Optimus Prime' as replacement import for NBA aspirant Dominique Sutton, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, July 23, 2016

External links

• Profile at RealGM.com
• Profile at Latinbasket.com