Micaiah Diondae "Dion" Glover (born October 22, 1978) is an American former professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA). He is currently an assistant coach for the

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of the

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, He was also a member of the

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basketball league's inaugural championship team, "Trilogy".

Basketball career

A McDonald's All-American, the 6'5" shooting guard Glover was selected by the

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with the 20th overall pick of the 1999 NBA draft, from

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. 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

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. After being waived by the Hawks, Glover played with the

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, then appeared in seven

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games with the

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, 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

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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.

References

External links

NBA.com profileDion Glover foundation website
1978 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks draft picks Atlanta Hawks players Basketball coaches from Georgia (U.S. state) Basketball players from Marietta, Georgia Big3 players Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball players Goodwill Games medalists in basketball Grand Rapids Drive coaches Ironi Nahariya players McDonald's High School All-Americans Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) San Antonio Spurs players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Marietta, Georgia Toronto Raptors players Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Al Riyadi Club Beirut basketball players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople American men's 3x3 basketball players {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub