Gerald Glass

Gerald Glass

Personal information
Born	(1967-11-12) November 12, 1967 (age 57) Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Amanda Elzy (Greenwood, Mississippi)
College	Delta State (1985–1987) Ole Miss (1988–1990)
NBA draft	1990: 1st round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career	1990–1999
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	22, 4, 25, 35
Career history
1990–1992	Minnesota Timberwolves
1992–1993	Detroit Pistons
1993–1994	La Crosse Catbirds
1994–1995	Jcoplastic Napoli
1995–1996	New Jersey Nets
1996	Charlotte Hornets
1996–1997	CSP Limoges
1998–1999	Hapoel Holon
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,553 (7.7 ppg)
Rebounds	512 (2.5 rpg)
Assists	298 (1.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

Graduating from Amanda Elzy High School in Greenwood at the age of sixteen, Glass went to Delta State University. Alcorn State University coach Davey Whitney called Glass the best player in Mississippi.^[1]

Glass played for two years at Delta State University and then transferred to the University of Mississippi where he placed fourth in the nation in scoring as a junior.^[2] 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 LSU's Chris Jackson.^[3]

He was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 20th overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft. As a rookie, Glass set a Timberwolves franchise record for a reserve with 32 points off the bench versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Glass also played for the Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets 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 Dale Brown, University of Alabama player Derrick McKey, University of Tennessee sharpshooter Dale Ellis, University of Kentucky player Dan Issel, and Auburn's Charles Barkley.^[4]

After a year with Andy Kennedy's coaching staff at Ole Miss, Glass became the head coach at his high school alma mater.^[5] He later was the head boys basketball coach at Madison Central High School in Madison, Mississippi for 2 seasons.^[6]

Notes

1. "[Sports article]". Clarion-Ledger. November 20, 1988. p. 48.
2. "1988–89 Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
3. Chris Jackson(LSU)55points vs Gerald Glass(Ole Miss)53 points 1989, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved September 2, 2019
4. "Gerald Glass Honored as SEC Basketball Legend". Ole Miss Athletics. March 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
5. "Gerald Glass: He keeps on achieving..." Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. July 28, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
6. Hudgison, Chris (August 2018). "Gerald Glass steps down as Madison Central head coach". wlbt.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

External links

• Career stats
• 2004 SEC legends

References

• ""Gerald Glass – Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame"". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
• West, Rachel (December 26, 2017). "Vassallo: The 5 Best Ole Miss Basketball Players of All Time". HottyToddy.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.