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Rodney Glasgow Jr.
No. 11 – Sheffield Sharks
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBBL
Personal information
Born (1992-10-23) October 23, 1992 (age 32)
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican / British
Listed height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
High schoolOur Lady of Good Counsel
(Olney, Maryland)
CollegeVMI (2010–2014)
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015BBC Monthey
2015–2016Leuven Bears
2017–2019BC Prievidza
2019–2020Newcastle Eagles
2020–2021Njarðvík
2021–presentSheffield Sharks
Career highlights and awards

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

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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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ Randy King (25 January 2013). "Rodney Glasgow brings Brooklyn style of basketball to VMI". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ Brian Pedersen (27 February 2014). "Ranking the Best College Basketball Players Under 6 Feet Tall". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c "Glasgow flying into Newcastle". British Basketball League. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ "BBC Monthey - Team Summary 2014-2015". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ "- Team Summary 2015-2016". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  7. ^ David Driver (14 February 2019). "Kadiri, Glasgow Jr. thriving on the basketball court in Europe". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Rodney Glasgow lands with BC Prievidza". latinbasketballnews.com. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  9. ^ Toby McLuskie (15 March 2020). "Newcastle win the BBL Trophy final in overtime beating Solent Kestrels". talkbasket.net. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  10. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (21 August 2020). "Einmana á leið til Íslands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  11. ^ Atli Arason (10 May 2021). "Á ekki von á því að vera áfram í Njarðvík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  12. ^ Simon Rushworth (15 December 2019). "Blake Backs Glasgow Return". Newcastle Eagles. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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