Mickell Gladness

Mickell Gladness

Gladness as a member of the Miami Heat in December 2011
Personal information
Born	(1986-07-26) July 26, 1986 (age 38) Jasper, Alabama
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Sylacauga (Sylacauga, Alabama)
College	Lawson State CC (2004–2005) Alabama A&M (2005–2008)
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2008–2020
Position	Center
Career history
2008–2009	Matrixx Magixx
2009–2011	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2011	Dakota Wizards
2011–2012	Miami Heat
2012	Golden State Warriors
2012–2013	Santa Cruz Warriors
2013–2014	Reno Bighorns
2014	Jiangxi Xinye
2014–2015	Townsville Crocodiles
2015	Canterbury Rams
2015–2016	Maccabi Ashdod
2016	San Lorenzo de Almagro
2016–2017	Kalev/Cramo
2017–2018	Bilbao Basket
2018	Ironi Nes Ziona
2018–2019	Pistoia Basket
2019	Benfica
2019	SeaHorses Mikawa
2019–2020	San-en NeoPhoenix
2020	Arka Gdynia
Career highlights and awards
NBA D-League champion (2010) Estonian League champion (2017) Estonian League All-Star (2017) United League blocks leader (2017) 2× NBA D-League All-Defensive Third Team (2013, 2014) NCAA Division I record for blocks in a game (16) NCAA blocks leader (2007) 2× First-team All-SWAC (2007, 2008) 2× SWAC Defensive Player of the Year (2007, 2008)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Mickell Jawaun Gladness (born July 26, 1986) is an American professional basketball player, who last played for Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Gladness grew up in Alabama, played college basketball for Lawson State Community College and Alabama A&M University, and he began his professional career in the Netherlands after going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft. In 2011, Gladness debuted in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Miami Heat.