B.J. Gladden

Height:
6-6
Weight:
214
Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Olympic High School

A physical player that plays with finesse ... great basketballinstincts ... has the ability to play both inside and outside ...ranked the No. 34 player in the state of North Carolina in theclass of 2013.

as a Freshman (2013-14): Utilized his redshirtseason.

at Olympic High School: Guided OHS to aperfect 30-0 record and the 2013 4A North Carolina StateChampionship ... OHS finished the season nationally ranked,including No. 5 by MaxPreps, No. 11 by USA Today and No. 23 by ESPN... averaged 13.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a senior ...named All-State Class 4A and All-State All-Classes ... was theDistrict 9 Player of the Year ... earned the 4A State ChampionshipMost Outstanding Player honors ... selected for the NCHSAAEast-West and Carolinas Classic NC vs. SC All-Star games ...averaged 19 points and 9.0 boards as a junior ... earnedSecond-Team All-State honors in 2012 ... helped OHS to a regionalsemifinals finish as a junior in 2012.

Personal: Born June 17, 1995, in Elyria,Ohio ... son of Byron and Angell Gladden ... has three siblings,Julian, Jadi and Jadin ... his father played basketball at VCU andOwens Community College ... his uncle, Jamie Gladden, playedbasketball at Xavier ... his uncle, Lebron Gladden, was anAll-American under head coach Keith Dambrot and played withassistant coach Terry Weigand at Ashland ... majoring in sportsmanagement.