William Gladness
College: Indiana
Height: 6-8
Weight: 220 pounds
Position: Forward
Age: 25 (Jan. 21, 1974)
Birthplace: Memphis, Tenn.

Career highlights

  • Played his final two seasons at Indiana after transferring from Carl Albert State College in Oklahoma
  • Scored in double figures 23 times in 65 career games and had eight games where he recorded double figures in rebounds
  • Posted six double-doubles in his career including five his senior year
  • Recorded career-highs of 24 points and seven steals, and grabbed 10 rebounds, vs. Syracuse in the championship game of the Maui Invitational

    College highlights
    At Indiana
    Senior

  • Second on the team in steals with 43
  • Earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Hoosier Classic and was named to the Maui Invitational All-Tournament team

    Junior

  • Started 26 of team's 32 games and averaged 10.1 points and 5.8 rebounds in team's final 23 games
  • Led Indiana in rebounding 10 times and scoring twice
  • Led team in rebounding (5.9 rpg) during league play
  • Scored in double figures 13 times and grabbed five or more rebounds 18 times
  • Scored season-high 23 points vs. Southwest Missouri State
  • Was second on the team with 19 blocks
  • Toured Europe as a member of the Big Ten All Star team last summer

    At Carl Albert State

  • Selected as an NJCAA All-American after averaging 19.7 points and 11.0 rebounds per game
  • Led his team to a 21-9 record and was named Most Valuable Player of his Region
  • Averaged 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for his two-year junior college career

    College statistics
    SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST PTS AVG
    Indiana
    SEASONGFGMFGAPCTFTMFTAPCTREBASTPTSAVG
    1997-9832115212.5424578.577164352758.6
    1998-9933103183.5635281.642178532597.8
    TOTALS65218395.55297159.610342885348.2
    Three-point field goals: 1997-98, 0-for-1 (.000); 1998-99, 1-for-2 Totals: 1-for-3 (.333 ).
    Carl Albert St.
    SEASONGFGMFGAPCTFTMFTAPCTREBASTPTSAVG
    1995-9631229403.54694161.5843356853817.4
    1996-9730247400.61896170.5653307059119.7
    TOTALS61476803.593190331.574665138112918.5
    Three-point field goals: 1996-97, 1-for-9 (.111); 1997-98, 13-for-52 (.250) Totals: 14-for- 61(.230 ).











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