Glenn Mosley (basketball)

Glenn Mosley
Personal information
Born (1955-12-26) December 26, 1955
Newark, New Jersey
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Irvington Tech
(Irvington, New Jersey)
College Seton Hall (1973–1977)
NBA draft 1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career 1977–1985
Position Power forward
Number 34
Career history
1977 Philadelphia 76ers
1978 Lancaster Red Roses (EBA)
1978–1979 San Antonio Spurs
1980 Walk Tall Jeansmakers (Philippines)
1980–1982 Liberti / Benetton Treviso (Italy)
1982–1983 CSP Limoges (France)
1984–1985 Ferro Carril Oeste (Argentina)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Glenn E. "Smiles" Mosley (born December 26, 1955) was an American professional basketball for the Philadelphia 76ers and San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] Mosley played in the league for just the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons and averaged 3.1 points 2.2 rebounds per game.[1] Mosley also played for part of one season in the Continental Basketball Association for the Lancaster Red Roses in 1978, and after his NBA career he played abroad in Italy, France and Argentina. While playing for CSP Limoges in France, Mosley won the Ligue Nationale de Basketball and Korać Cup in 1983.

Mosley, from Newark, New Jersey, played college basketball at Seton Hall University in nearby South Orange.[2] He played for the Pirates from 1973–74 to 1976–77 where compiled career totals of 1,441 points and 1,263 rebounds.[2] Mosley's 15.2 rebounds per game for his career lists high on the NCAA's all-time list, and his 16.3 per game as a senior led all of NCAA Division I.[3]

The Philadelphia 76ers selected him in the first round (20th overall) in the 1977 NBA Draft. After two years in the league with two different teams, Mosley embarked on his international professional career.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Glenn Mosley". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Delozier, Alan (2002). Seton Hall Pirates: A Basketball History (PDF). Arcadia Publishing. p. 96. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  3. "2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2011.

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