Rodney Glasgow Jr. Explained

Rodney Glasgow Jr.
Position:Point guard
Height Cm:180
League:BBL
Team:Sheffield Sharks
Number:11
Nationality:American / British
Birth Date:1992 10, mf=yes
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York
High School:Our Lady of Good Counsel
(Olney, Maryland)
College:VMI (2010–2014)
Career Start:2014
Years1:2014–2015
Team1:BBC Monthey
Years2:2015–2016
Team2:Leuven Bears
Years3:2017–2019
Team3:BC Prievidza
Years4:2019–2020
Team4:Newcastle Eagles
Years5:2020–2021
Team5:Njarðvík
Years6:2021–present
Team6:Sheffield Sharks
Highlights:

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.

College career

Glasgow 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

Glasgow'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

Glasgow's father is from the British Virgin Islands.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Randy King . Rodney Glasgow brings Brooklyn style of basketball to VMI . 27 April 2021 . . 25 January 2013.
  2. News: Brian Pedersen . Ranking the Best College Basketball Players Under 6 Feet Tall . 27 April 2021 . . 27 February 2014.
  3. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Nýi Njarðvíkingurinn segir að foreldrar hans vilji að hann búi áfram í Evrópu . 27 April 2021 . . 5 June 2020 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Glasgow flying into Newcastle . 27 April 2021 . . 2 September 2019.
  5. Web site: BBC Monthey - Team Summary 2014-2015 . . 27 April 2021.
  6. Web site: - Team Summary 2015-2016 . . 27 April 2021.
  7. News: David Driver . Kadiri, Glasgow Jr. thriving on the basketball court in Europe . 27 April 2021 . . 14 February 2019.
  8. News: Rodney Glasgow lands with BC Prievidza . 27 April 2021 . latinbasketballnews.com . 3 July 2017.
  9. News: Toby McLuskie . Newcastle win the BBL Trophy final in overtime beating Solent Kestrels . 27 April 2021 . talkbasket.net . 15 March 2020.
  10. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . Einmana á leið til Íslands . 27 April 2021 . . 21 August 2020 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Atli Arason . Á ekki von á því að vera áfram í Njarðvík . 11 May 2021 . . 10 May 2021 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Simon Rushworth . Blake Backs Glasgow Return . 27 April 2021 . . 15 December 2019.