Glenn E. "Smiles" Mosley (born December 26, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers and

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of the

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(NBA). Mosley played in the league for just the and seasons and averaged 3.1 points 2.2 rebounds per game. Mosley also played for part of one season in the Continental Basketball Association for the

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in 1978, and after his NBA career he played abroad in

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and

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. While playing for

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in France, Mosley won the

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and

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in 1983. Mosley, from

Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Seton Hall University Seton Hall University (SHU) is a Private university, private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the ...

in nearby

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. He played for the Pirates from 1973–74 to 1976–77 where compiled career totals of 1,441 points and 1,263 rebounds. Mosley's 15.2 rebounds per game for his career lists high on the

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's all-time list, and his 16.3 per game as a senior led all of NCAA Division I. The Philadelphia 76ers selected him in the first round (20th overall) in the

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. After two years in the league with two different teams, Mosley embarked on his international professional career.

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