Grandy Glaze
Glaze in November 2017
No. 55 – St. John's Edge
PositionForward
LeagueNBL Canada
Personal information
Born (1992-03-04) March 4, 1992 (age 32)
North York, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Correcaminos
2017Caballeros de Culiacán
2017–presentSt. John's Edge
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-WAC (2016)

Grandy Glaze (born March 4, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). Born in North York, Ontario, he started high school at St. Edmund Campion Secondary School in Brampton before attending three different schools in the United States, including Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. A former UNLV signee, he began playing for Saint Louis at the college level, but after receiving limited playing time, he transferred to Grand Canyon, where he earned all-conference honors.

After leaving college, Glaze was drafted by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League but was released without playing any games. He made his professional debut in the Mexican league for Correcaminos

High school career

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In his freshman basketball season, Glaze attended St. Edmund Campion Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario.[1] For the following two years, he transferred to St. John's Catholic Prep in Buckeystown, Maryland, where he played the power forward position for the Vikings.[2] As a junior at the Mid-Atlantic Invitational at St. Maria Goretti High School in November 2008, Glaze was named tournament most valuable player (MVP) and earned all-tournament honors as his team won the championship.[2] On February 9, 2009, he led all scorers with 31 points to help defeat McDonogh School.[3] By the end of the season, he was averaging 18 points and eight rebounds per game, en route to The Gazette Player of the Year accolades.[4]

As a junior, Glaze moved to Proctor Academy in Andover, New Hampshire, closing the season with averages of about 20 points and 13 rebounds per game.[5] At the time, Rivals.com ranked him as the 83rd-best prospect in his class and among the top-20 power forwards.[5] Glaze played his final season at the high school level for the prestigious basketball program at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.[1] On November 11, 2010, he signed a letter of intent to play for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels in college, turning down offers from Akron, South Florida, and West Virginia.[6] However, in April 2011, after the Rebels lost head coach Lon Kruger, Glaze requested release from his UNLV commitment.[7] On August 2, 2011, he signed with the Saint Louis Billikens to play under coach Rick Majerus.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sbiet, Tariq (April 27, 2010). "The Energizer Bunny". Slam Online. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Bailey, Ron (November 30, 2008). "Festival Preview: St. John's Vikings Poised to Make Noise". i95ballerz.com. Retrieved March 11, 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  3. ^ Behsudi, Adam (February 9, 2009). "Glaze leads SJCP". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "All-Gazette basketball: Boys". The Gazette. April 1, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Greene, Ryan (March 16, 2010). "After a moment of clarity this summer, Grandy Glaze excited to be a Rebel". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  6. ^ Greene, Ryan (November 11, 2010). "Notre Dame (Mass.) Prep forward Grandy Glaze signs letter of intent to play at UNLV". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  7. ^ Greene, Ryan (April 21, 2011). "UNLV 2011 signee Grandy Glaze requests release, will re-open recruitment". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "Glaze, Tselentakis Align With Billikens". SLUBillikens.com. August 2, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)