Dion Glover

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

Dion Glover

Grand Rapids Drive
Position	Assistant coach
League	NBA G League
Personal information
Born	(1978-10-22) October 22, 1978 Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Cedar Grove (Ellenwood, Georgia)
College	Georgia Tech (1997–1998)
NBA draft	1999: 1st round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1999–2008
Position	Shooting guard
Number	5, 22, 1
Career history
As player:
1999–2004	Atlanta Hawks
2004	Toronto Raptors
2004–2005	Ülkerspor
2005	San Antonio Spurs
2006–2007	Champville SC
2007	Bakersfield Jam
2007	Al Riyadi
2007	CPN Pueblo Nuevo
2007	Naco
2008	Gaiteros del Zulia
As coach:
2014–present	Grand Rapids Drive (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Lebanese League champion (2007) First-team Parade All-American (1997)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's Basketball Representing United States Goodwill Games 1998 New York Team competition

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.

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.

External links

• NBA.com profile Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.today
• Stats at BasketballReference
• Dion Glover foundation website Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine