Former Florida guard Ques Glover will play his remaining 12 months of school basketball for the Cougars as they head into the Large 12. Matt Stamey, Related Press
Former Florida guard Ques Glover transferred to Samford College after two seasons in Gainesville. He’ll be competing for BYU in 2023-24. Matt Stamey, Related Press
It seems that BYU has its level guard because it enters the Large 12 period.
Ques Glover, a 6-foot, 180-pound grad switch from Samford College, fills a number of large wants for the Cougars — he’s a lightning-quick, confirmed three-level scorer that may create his personal shot, assault the rim, get to the free-throw line and deal with the basketball. His expertise is predicted to pay dividends for BYU as effectively.
“One factor that I did know was Jimmer Fredette. I grew up watching him play in March Insanity and a few of his video games. That’s just about all I knew about BYU.” — BYU switch Ques Glover
Glover has one 12 months of eligibility remaining and he’s hoping to benefit from his remaining season of school basketball.
When he entered the switch portal after the 2022-23 marketing campaign, he was searching for a possibility to play at a excessive stage. Applications like LSU, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Mississippi State and Florida pursued him.
The truth that the Cougars are becoming a member of the Large 12 this season performed “just a little little bit of a job” in his resolution.
“I used to be making an attempt to get again on this largest stage and attempt to assist lead a group to profitable and attempt to make a run to March Insanity,” he mentioned.
What does Glover carry to BYU?
“A few of my strengths are enjoying with tempo and pace and slowing the sport down typically. My midrange recreation is among the greatest. I really feel like I can get to the rim and get my teammates concerned by kicking it out to open shooters,” he mentioned. “I’m making an attempt to turn into extra constant from catch-and-shoot 3s.
“I did a reasonably good job of that this 12 months. I elevated my 3-point share by 9%-10%,” he continued. “I really feel like I can carry a variety of power and I play with a variety of ardour. I’m a superb chief, making an attempt to get my teammates concerned and rally behind each other.”
These are qualities BYU wants because it heads into its first season competing in the nation’s hardest basketball convention.
From Knoxville to Gainesville to Homewood, Alabama
At Bearden Excessive in Knoxville, Tennessee, Glover averaged 21 factors per recreation and led the Bulldogs to their first TSSAA Class AAA state championship. Glover was named the Knoxville Information Sentinel’s Participant of the Yr in 2018 and he was Tennessee’s Class AAA Mr. Basketball.
Glover started his collegiate profession on the College of Florida of the SEC. In two seasons and 51 video games with the Gators, he averaged 3.6 factors per recreation, together with a career-high 10 factors in opposition to No. 6 Tennessee.
In Gainesville, he performed with future NBA gamers Tre Mann and Andrew Nembhard.
“At Florida, it was actually a studying expertise. Coming from Knoxville and going to Gainesville, transferring away — I used to be 9 or 10 hours away from residence — I used to be alone,” Glover mentioned. “I needed to be taught rather a lot simply changing into a younger man. On the courtroom, simply studying from a variety of guys which might be enjoying within the NBA as we speak. I stayed within the gymnasium with them and discovered from them and the way they assault the sport in practices and exercises.”
After his time in Gainesville, Glover transferred to Samford, situated in Homewood, Alabama, of the Southern Convention.
As a sophomore, he began 28 video games and averaged a team-high 19.2 factors per recreation. Glover was additionally ranked No. 2 within the convention in assists (4.4 per recreation) whereas capturing 47% from the sector, together with 31% on 3-pointers and 79% from the road. He earned All-SoCon first-team honors.
That season, Glover recorded 16 20-point performances, together with a 30-point outing at The Citadel. He additionally posted a season-best 10 assists in opposition to VMI to go together with 26 factors.
Final season, as a junior, Glover performed in solely 19 video games as a result of he suffered a torn meniscus in his knee in November. He completed with a 14.7 scoring common, capturing 48% from the ground. His 3-point capturing improved to 38% final season.
Glover helped lead the Bulldogs to a 21-11 file in each 2021-22 and 2022-23.
“After I transferred to Samford, I simply took the issues I discovered from the professionals from Florida and tried to implement it into my life-style at Samford,” Glover mentioned. “I attempted to show my teammates what I discovered from Florida and I attempted to go from there. I really feel like I did a reasonably good job of serving to Samford win. I had a variety of good teammates round me that contributed in a serious approach at Samford to assist us have a variety of success.”
Connecting with the Cougars
Glover’s expertise within the switch portal this 12 months “was just a little loopy” as a result of he didn’t know what to anticipate.
“I had an damage this 12 months and that form of set me again from a variety of issues. However once I entered the portal, I used to be getting a variety of calls from excessive majors,” he mentioned. “That was form of a blessing as a result of I needed to play on the highest stage. Another teaching staffs believed I might play on the highest stage. It was a superb expertise.”
Glover has been rehabbing his knee and he’s “making progress day by day,” he mentioned.
On the conclusion of the season, Glover entered the switch portal. BYU was one of many applications that reached out to him. At first, he didn’t know a lot in regards to the Cougars.
“One factor that I did know was Jimmer Fredette,” he mentioned. “I grew up watching him play in March Insanity and a few of his video games. That’s just about all I knew about BYU.”
One other faculty that made a powerful push for Glover was his former faculty, Florida.
When Cougars coach Mark Pope and his employees began recruiting Glover, he was impressed.
“They did an outstanding job in constructing a relationship in such a short while. I felt like I knew these guys like household,” he mentioned. “We talked virtually day by day. After I went on my go to, it felt like residence. My household fell in love with it; I fell in love with it. It was only a no-brainer for us once we determined to decide to BYU.
“It was only a brief period of time however they made it really feel like that they had been recruiting me for 2 or three years. They did a very good job of together with my household within the course of and constructing a relationship with them. Numerous the top coaches while you’re recruited name, however coach Pope known as rather a lot. He known as virtually day by day on FaceTime. I received a superb really feel for him as an individual. That helped me fall in love with the state of affairs.”
Glover frolicked on his recruiting go to to Provo with BYU gamers Fousseyni Traore and Trey Stewart. He’s trying ahead to attending to know his different new teammates.
“I felt like we bonded effectively. I ought to slot in actually good,” he mentioned. “I like these guys rather a lot. I’m actually trying ahead to assembly the remainder of the fellows and constructing these relationships as effectively.”
The addition of Glover offers BYU with added depth and expertise on the level guard place, which additionally options sophomore-to-be Dallin Corridor.
Glover has felt the assist from BYU followers by way of social media and he can’t wait to play on the Marriott Heart.
“Lots of people reached out to me on Twitter to say hi there and welcome. On Instagram, I received 200-300 new followers. That was fairly good,” he mentioned. “I’m trying ahead to interacting with the followers as soon as I get down there and assembly lots of people.”
Whereas in Provo, he is aware of what he desires to perform in his remaining season of eligibility.
“My important objective is to make it to March Insanity and construct relationships within the Provo space,” he mentioned. “I actually wish to be the very best participant I may be for BYU.”
Former Florida guard Ques Glover transferred to Samford College after two seasons in Gainesville. He’ll be competing for BYU in 2023-24.
Matt Stamey, Related Press