Glenn Consor is a
National Basketball Association (NBA) and
NCAA basketball analyst and studio host who played collegiate and pro basketball. He was also an NBA scout, which led to his broadcasting career.
He played professional basketball for
Maccabi Haifa in the
Israeli Premier Basketball League.
Biography
Consor was born in
Queens, New York, grew up in
Flushing in Queens, and is Jewish.
He attended and played basketball for
Bayside High School.
Consor earned a scholarship to
Boston University, where he was on the Dean's List. He was a starting
point guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the five Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position. Point guards are expected to run t ...
for coach
Rick Pitino from 1976–1980.
In his senior year, in 1979–80, he averaged 10.6 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.2 rebounds per game.
He then played professional basketball for
Maccabi Haifa in the
Israeli Premier Basketball League in Israel in 1980–82.
Consor has more than 20 years of experience in the broadcast industry, including 22 years with the
Washington Wizards (formerly the Bullets) organization in radio and television roles.
During that time he has combined his knowledge for college and professional basketball for NBA-TV, Comcast SportsNet, ESPN Regional and Westwood One. He previously served seven years as a scout for the same organization, as well as the Indiana Pacers.
In 2000 he was inducted into the
JCC of Greater Washington’s Sports Hall of Fame.
His speaking engagements have included presentations for Morgan Stanley, St. Jude Medical, Washington Wizards Basketball Camps and Five-Star Basketball Camps. He is known for his extensive charitable work in the greater DC area on behalf of cancer research, and a variety of initiatives to house and feed the poor.
Personal life
Consor, who works with Men Against Breast Cancer and the Washington Animal Rescue League,
is married and is the father to two sons, Kenny and Jonny.
References
External links
Twitter page
www.nba.com
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American television sports announcers
Bayside High School (Queens) alumni
Boston University Terriers men's basketball players
Sportspeople from Queens, New York
Basketball players from New York City
Washington Wizards announcers
American men's basketball players
Israeli men's basketball players
Maccabi Haifa B.C. players
Jewish American sportspeople
Jewish Israeli sportspeople
Jewish men's basketball players
Israeli American
21st-century American Jews