Gerald Damon Glass (born November 12, 1967) is a retired American professional

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player. Graduating from

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in Greenwood at the age of sixteen, Glass went to

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. Alcorn State University coach

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called Glass the best player in Mississippi. Glass played for two years at

and then transferred to the

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where he placed fourth in the nation in scoring as a junior. He finished his career, after just two seasons, as the school's sixth leading all-time scorer. Glass was referred to as "World Class Glass" at Ole Miss. He played against

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's Chris Jackson. He was selected by the

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with the 20th overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft. As a

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, Glass set a Timberwolves

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record for a reserve with 32 points off the bench versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Glass also played for the

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and Charlotte Hornets in four NBA seasons from 1990–1996. His best season as a pro was in 1991–92 for the Timberwolves, when he appeared in 75 games averaging 11.5 points per game. In 2004, Gerald Glass was honored by Chick-fil-A as part of their SEC Basketball Legends, along with LSU coach

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player

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, and Auburn's

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. After a year with Andy Kennedy's coaching staff at Ole Miss, Glass became the head coach at his high school alma mater. He later was the head boys basketball coach at Madison Central High School in Madison, Mississippi for 2 seasons.

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