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Jordan Glover 2023

Jordan Glover

  • Title
    Director of Player Personnel / Assistant Coach
  • Email
    gloverj@smu.edu
Jordan Glover was named Director of Player Personnel by Head Coach Rob Lanier in April of 2022, and added Assistant Coach to his duties in July of 2023.

Following his first season on the Hilltop, which included a runner-up finish at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, Glover helped bring in a transfer class ranked as high as No. 42 nationally and No. 2 in The American. In August of 2023, the Mustangs went on a 10-day trip to Spain, going 3-0 with games in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona.

He spent the previous two seasons (2020-22) as a graduate assistant on Lanier’s staff at Georgia State. In those two seasons, the Georgia State won the 2022 Sun Belt Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Panthers also made the Sun Belt Tournament final in 2021. The Panthers totaled three all-conference honors in those seasons.

Glover spent the 2019-20 season as an assistant coach at Daemen College in Buffalo, N.Y., where he helped the program to a 24-8 record and a spot in the NABC Top 25 for 11 consecutive weeks. While at Daemen he assisted in defensive game planning and helped present and draft offensive scouting reports for upcoming opponents. Daemen had four All-East Coast Conference selections, including ECC Player of the Year and All-American Andrew Sischo.

He spent the prior two seasons (2017-19) as an assistant varsity basketball coach at Saint Joseph’s Collegiate Institute following time as a student-assistant coach at SUNY Buffalo State College.   

Glover was a three-year captain and four-year starter at SUNY Buffalo State College. He finished his career with 730 points, 273 assists and 186 steals while earning a bachelor’s of science in communication studies.


“Jordan has such a bright future in the coaching profession, and I’m so excited to be a part of his journey. The way he connects with players without compromising his professionalism is such an important component of our program. He knows the game, he has great people skills and he has the work ethic that it takes to build a career in college coaching.” - Head Coach Rob Lanier