Mitchell Young
July 23, 2020
Mickell Gladness
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 2/10/87
- Place of Birth: Jasper, Alabama (USA)
- Position: CTR
- Height (CM): 211
- Weight (KG): 104
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Lawson State CC (2004-2005) / Alabama A&M (2005-2008)
- NBL DEBUT: 17/10/14
- AGE AT DEBUT: 27
- LAST NBL GAME: 22/02/15
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 27
- NBL History: Townsville 2015
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Stephen Dennis was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania (USA) and played college basketball at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Mickell Gladness made his NBL debut with the Townsville Crocodiles at 27 years of age. He scored 10 points in his first game.
The Tigers also are keen to see how Dennis recovers from his injury with a view to reinstating him next season.
Mickell Gladness played one season in the NBL. He averaged 9.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 0.4 assists in 27 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 16th in blocks per game.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 27 | Townsville | 11-17 (6) | 27 | 679 | 245 | 208 | 12 | 50 | 158 | 7 | 60 | 39 | 59 | 103 | 194 | 53% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 39 | 77 | 51% | 53% | 53% | Totals | 27 | 679 | 245 | 208 | 12 | 50 | 158 | 7 | 60 | 39 | 59 | 103 | 194 | 53.1% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 39 | 77 | 50.6% | 54% | 53% | 19 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 27 | Townsville | 11-17 (6) | 27 | 25.1 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 53% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.4 | 2.9 | 51% | 53% | 53% | Total | 27 | 25.1 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 53.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 50.6% | 54% | 53% | 19 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Gladness was a part of the Miami Heat during their 2012 NBA Championship season but was waived from the team prior to the playoffs. After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Gladness signed a two-year deal with Matrixx Magixx of the Dutch Basketball League for the 2008/09 season. He opted out of the second year of his two-year contract in 2009 and returned to the USA. After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Gladness spent a year overseason before being acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League where he went on to help the team win the 2010 D-League championship.
After winning the D-League championship, he joined the Miami Heat on September 27, 2010 but was waived a few weeks later.
He then bounced around the on October 11, 2010,[4] and on October 30, he was reacquired by the Vipers.[4] On January 24, 2011, he was waived by the Vipers. Five days later, he was acquired by the Dakota Wizards, only to be waived by the team on March 19, 2011.[4] In November 2011, Gladness was reacquired by the Dakota Wizards. On December 9, 2011, he signed with the Miami Heat and went on to make his NBA debut on December 25 against Dallas. On February 7, 2012, he was waived by the Heat, only to re-sign with the team on February 11 to a 10-day contract. On February 28, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Heat,[4] but after that expired, he parted ways with the Heat after appearing in just eight games. On March 22, 2012, Gladness signed a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors. On April 1, 2012, he signed with the Warriors for the rest of the 2011–12 season. Gladness started the final seven games of the regular season for the Warriors, recording a season-best game on April 26 in the season finale against San Antonio with 14 points and 9 rebounds.[9] On September 7, 2012, Gladness re-signed with the Miami Heat. However, he was later waived again on October 21, 2012. On November 28, 2012, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors. In September 2013, Gladness signed with the Orlando Magic. However, he was later waived by the Magic on October 25, 2013. After returning to Santa Cruz on December 9, 2013, he was traded the following day to the Reno Bighorns.[15] Following the 2013–14 D-League season, he joined Jiangxi Xinye of the Chinese NBL.[16] On June 12, 2014, Gladness signed with the Townsville Crocodiles for the 2014/15 NBL season.[17] In 27 games for the Crocodiles, he averaged 9.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and a league-leading 2.2 blocks per game.[18] On February 9, 2015, Gladness signed with the Canterbury Rams for the 2015 New Zealand NBL season.[19] In 18 games for the Rams, he averaged 11.1 points, 11.3 rebounds and a league-leading 2.3 blocks per game.[20] In September 2015, Gladness signed with Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[21] He left the team in March 2016 after appearing in 21 games. Later that month, he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro of Argentina, but his stint lasted just three games. On May 6, 2016, Gladness joined NBL All-Australian side in China to provide some additional height and defensive play in the three-game series against the Chinese national team.[22] On September 16, 2016, Gladness signed with Estonian club Kalev/Cramo.[23] That season, Gladness led the VTB League in blocks with 1.5 per game and helped Kalev/Cramo to win the 2017 Estonian League Championship. On September 19, 2017, Gladness signed with Spanish club Bilbao Basket.[24] In 42 games played for Bilbao, he averaged 5.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. On September 10, 2018, Gladness returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a one-month contract with Ironi Nes Ziona as an injury cover for Gerald Lee.[25] On September 26, 2018, Gladness recorded a season-high 22 points, shooting 9-of-12 from the field, along with seven rebounds and three blocks in a 100–76 win over the Södertälje Kings.[26] On October 5, 2018, Gladness signed a one-month contract extension with Nes Ziona after impressing during their first games in the FIBA Europe Cup Qualifying rounds.[27] On November 14, 2018, Gladness parted ways with Nes Ziona to join the Italian team Pistoia Basket.[28] In 10 games played for Pistoia, he averaged 6.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.
Gladness played 26 games in the NBA. He averaged 2.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.2 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- September 27, 2010: Signed a training-camp contract with the Miami Heat.
- October 11, 2010: Waived by the Miami Heat.
- October 13, 2010: Became a free agent after his Miami Heat waiver.
- December 10, 2011: Signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.
- February 7, 2012: Waived by the Miami Heat.
- February 9, 2012: Became a free agent after the Miami Heat waiver.
- February 12, 2012: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Miami Heat.
- February 21, 2012: His first Miami Heat 10-day contract expired.
- February 28, 2012: Signed a second 10-day contract with the Miami Heat.
- March 9, 2012: His second Miami Heat 10-day contract expired.
- March 22, 2012: Signed a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors, then signed a contract for the rest of the season.
- April 1, 2012: Signed with the Golden State Warriors for the rest of the season after his 10-day contract.
- September 7, 2012: Signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.
- October 21, 2012: Waived by the Miami Heat.
- October 23, 2012: Became a free agent following his Miami Heat waiver.
- September 27, 2013: Signed a contract with the Orlando Magic.
- October 25, 2013: Waived by the Orlando Magic.
- October 27, 2013: Became a free agent after being waived by the Orlando Magic.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 64% | 37% | 41% | 99% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Total | 103 | 194 | 53.1% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 25 | Golden State | PF | 18 | 7 | 224 | 54 | 47 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 56 | 43% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 12 | 50% | 44% | 43% |
| 2011-12 | 25 | Miami | PF | 8 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 33% | 33% | Total | 26 | 7 | 252 | 56 | 58 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 59 | 42% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 25 | Golden State | PF | 18 | 7 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 43% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50% | 44% | 43% |
| 2011-12 | 25 | Miami | PF | 8 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 33% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 33% | 33% | Total | 26 | 7 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 42% | 0.2 | 0.5 | 50% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Netherlands - Matrixx Magixx (2008–2009) | China - Jiangxi Xinye (2014) | New Zealand - Canterbury Rams (2015) | Israel - Maccabi Ashdod (2015–2016), Ironi Nes Ziona (2018) | Argentina - San Lorenzo de Almagro (2016) | Estonia - BC Kalev/Cramo (2016–2017) | Spain - Bilbao Basket (2017–2018) | Italy - Pistoia Basket (2018–2019) | Portugal - Benfica (2019) | Japan - SeaHorses Mikawa (2019), San-en NeoPhoenix (2019–2020) | Poland - Arka Gdynia (2020)
Gladness joined Matrixx Magixx for the 2008–09 Dutch Basketball League season in the Netherlands, signing a two-year contract on 25 July 2008 before leaving the club in 2009.
Gladness joined Jiangxi Xinye for the 2014 Chinese NBL season.
In 2015, Mickell Gladness played in New Zealand for the Canterbury Rams and averaged 11.1 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 0.5 assists across 18 games. He also led the New Zealand NBL with 2.3 blocks per game and recorded nine double-doubles for Canterbury.
Gladness joined Maccabi Ashdod for the 2015–16 Israeli Basketball Premier League season, appearing in 21 games and totaling 120 points and 141 rebounds.
Gladness joined San Lorenzo de Almagro in Argentina in March 2016, playing three Liga A games and averaging 6.0 points and 4.3 rebounds.
Gladness joined BC Kalev/Cramo for the 2016–17 season in Estonia, playing across KML, VTB United League, Baltic League and Baltic League Cup action while winning the 2017 Estonian League Championship and 2017 Estonian National Cup.
Gladness played 24 VTB United League games for BC Kalev/Cramo in 2016–17, averaging 8.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and a league-leading 1.5 blocks.
Gladness joined Bilbao Basket for the 2017–18 season in Spain, playing 32 Liga ACB games and averaging 5.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 block.
Gladness also played 10 EuroCup games for Bilbao Basket in 2017–18, averaging 8.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 block.
Gladness joined Ironi Nes Ziona in Israel on 10 September 2018, then scored 22 points with seven rebounds and three blocks in a 100–76 FIBA Europe Cup qualifying win over Södertälje Kings on 26 September 2018.
Gladness played 13 games across Israeli Winner League, FIBA Europe Cup and FIBA Europe Cup qualifying action for Ironi Nes Ziona in 2018, averaging 10.3 points and 7.9 rebounds across those games.
Gladness joined Pistoia Basket in Italy on 14 November 2018, playing 10 Serie A games and averaging 6.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks.
Gladness joined Benfica in Portugal on 27 February 2019, playing 21 Portuguese LPB games and averaging 10.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks.
Gladness joined SeaHorses Mikawa for the 2019–20 Japanese B.League season, playing four games and averaging 11.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks.
Gladness joined San-en NeoPhoenix on 8 December 2019, playing 14 Japanese B.League games and averaging 10.1 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks.
Gladness joined Arka Gdynia in Poland on 22 February 2020, playing two Polish Basketball League games and averaging 3.0 points and 5.0 rebounds.
COLLEGE
Mickell Gladness played college basketball at Lawson State Community College during the 2004–05 season before transferring to Alabama A&M, where he competed from 2005–06 through 2007–08 and played in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
In his first and only season playing basketball for Lawson State Community College, Gladness averaged modest numbers with 3.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game.
He transferred to Alabama A&M in 2005 where he played out the remaining three years of his college eligibility. At Alabama A&M, Gladness majored in business management.
As a true sophomore at Alabama A&M in 2005–06, he appeared in 26 games and was credited with 77 total blocked shots, while season stat lines commonly list him at 3.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game in 19.8 minutes per contest, with 24 starts and shooting 44.3% from the field while making 64.3% of his free throws.
Gladness’ national breakout came as a junior in 2006–07, when he played 30 games (24 starts) and led NCAA Division I in blocks at 6.3 per game, with an adjusted per-40 minutes rate of 7.9 blocks, while also averaging 7.6 points and 7.6 rebounds in 29.2 minutes per night and finishing the year with a 43.1% field-goal mark and 61.5% free-throw shooting.
On February 24, 2007, he set the NCAA Division I single-game record with 16 blocks against Texas Southern in a 79–73 win, adding 13 rebounds and seven points, while Alabama A&M recorded 21 team blocks to tie the NCAA team record for blocks in a game.
Two nights later on February 26, 2007, Gladness followed the record performance with 13 blocks against Prairie View A&M in an 86–66 victory, and he also scored 13 points in that game to pair his shot-blocking with a double-figure scoring night.
During the 2006–07 season he also had notable conference moments such as Alabama A&M’s January 13, 2007 rivalry win over Alabama State, when he finished with 11 points, eight rebounds, and five blocks in a 61–55 result.
As a senior in 2007–08, his blocks per game dipped to 4.5, but he produced his strongest overall stat season, commonly listed at 10.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists, and 4.5 blocks per game across 29 games while playing 30.6 minutes per contest, shooting 45.2% from the field and 70.1% at the line, and he closed his Division I career with 396 blocked shots across three seasons at Alabama A&M.
His 2007–08 season included multiple high-impact defensive games, including January 26, 2008 at Southern where he posted 19 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocks for his second double-double of the season, and March 6, 2008 versus Jackson State when he finished one block and one rebound shy of a double-double with nine blocks and nine rebounds while tracking toward his seventh double-double of the year.
Across his final two seasons at Alabama A&M, Gladness earned first-team All-SWAC recognition in both 2007 and 2008, was named SWAC Defensive Player of the Year in each of those seasons, and his 2006–07 campaign included the national blocks-per-game lead along with the NCAA Division I single-game blocks record that still defines his college résumé.
AWARDS
- 1x NBL Blocks Leader
COACHING HISTORY
Mickell Gladness moved into coaching following his playing career and joined the Cleveland Charge for the 2025/26 season as an NBA Coaching Development Program Assistant.
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