Angus Glover
Glover with the Sydney Kings in 2021
No. 5 – Sydney Kings
PositionGuard
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Listed height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2017BA Centre of Excellence
2014Illawarra Hawks (Waratah)
2016–2020Illawarra Hawks
2019BA Centre of Excellence
2020–presentSydney Kings
2023Eltham Wildcats
Career highlights and awards

Angus Jack Glover (born 8 September 1998)[1] is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL).

Early life and career

Glover was born and bred in Wollongong, New South Wales.[2] He grew up playing for the New South Wales Country basketball team.[3]

In 2014, Glover made his debut in the SEABL for the BA Centre of Excellence and also had a one-game stint in the Waratah League for the Illawarra Hawks. He returned to the Centre of Excellence in 2015, 2016 and 2017.[3] He had another quick stint with the Centre of Excellence in 2019 in the inaugural NBL1 season.[3]

Professional career

Illawarra Hawks (2016–2020)

Glover signed with his hometown Illawarra Hawks as a development player in 2016.[4] In 2017, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) for the second time and rehabilitated while contracted to the Hawks as he turned down an offer to play college basketball with the Saint Mary's Gaels.[4]

Glover returned to play in 2019 and subsequently signed a two-year full contract with the Hawks.[5] His remaining contract with the Hawks was voided when the club was liquidated on 18 May 2020.[6]

Sydney Kings (2020–present)

On 20 July 2020, Glover signed a three-year deal with the Sydney Kings.[7] In 2021 he tore his ACL for the third time. His father's hamstring was used to repair this tear after using his own hamstrings to repair the previous two tears.[8] He went on to became a two-time NBL champion in 2022 and 2023. Following the 2022–23 NBL season, he joined the Eltham Wildcats of the NBL1 South.[9]

On 24 March 2023, Glover re-signed with the Kings on a two-year deal.[9]

National team career

Glover played for Australian national junior teams between 2014 and 2016. He won silver at the 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship in Fiji.[3] He debuted for the Australian Boomers during the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Angus Jack GLOVER". FIBA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Latifi, Agron (25 September 2023). "Kings guard Angus Glover bracing for another NBL thriller against the Hawks". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 27 December 2023. But history has taught the Wollongong-born and bred Glover that...
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Angus Glover". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 Hersz, Tom (22 September 2017). "Angus Glover - Chasing the NBA dream". NBL. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Hersz, Tom (17 June 2019). "Angus Glover Returns to the Court". NBL. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Jennings, Mitch (13 July 2020). "NBL's Hawks liquidated amid huge debt". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Barrow, Tim (20 July 2020). "Glover signs three-year deal with Sydney Kings". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Proszenko, Adrian (26 November 2021). "The Kings star whose father's hamstring holds his knee together". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Kings Title Hero Commits for Two More Seasons". NBL.com.au. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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