Glover, Bearden product, making comeback at OSU
By Steve Williams
Ques Glover is keeping his eye on the goal more ways than one.
In other words, scoring baskets could lead him to a professional career.
The Bearden High product is in his sixth and last season on the college level. Since leading Coach Jeremy Parrott’s Bulldogs to the school’s first TSSAA basketball championship in 2019, he’s played at Florida, Samford, Kansas State and now Ohio State.
Technically, he briefly transferred to Brigham Young after leaving Samford, but wound up at Kansas State, where he missed the entire 2023-24 season due to a knee injury.
Now 24 years old, the 6-foot, 185-pound combo guard is a Buckeye in Columbus and reportedly doing very well.
“Ques has been awesome,” said Gary Petit, Director of Athletics Communications at Ohio State, last week. “He had a great preseason and was playing well until an ankle injury caused him to miss a month of action. But he returned in a big way against Kentucky at Madison Square Garden (Dec. 21) and was impactful right away. Then yesterday (Dec. 29), he made some big shots in key moments (against Indiana State) to help spur us along.”
Glover came off the bench in the 85-65 win over the Wildcats and scored nine points in 15 minutes of action, hitting three of three 3-pointers. His playing time increased to 27 minutes in the 103-83 win over ISU and he scored 15 points plus had five assists, three rebounds and one steal before fouling out.
Ohio State was scheduled to host No. 18 ranked Michigan State Friday night.
When asked what his goal is at his new basketball home, Ques certainly sounded like a young man with faith in God, thankful for his coaches and who knows what he wants in life.
“Being a part of a winning team and continue to grow my game and learn from a great coaching staff,” he said. “Coach (Jake) Diebler has a big faith in God and it’s continued to grow in my faith. Spending my last year as a Buckeye (I want to) continue to grow as a young man as well.”
As for his plans after college, Glover said he wants “to continue to play basketball. Play professionally. Whatever happens (I will) just keep chasing my new dream.”
Prior to coming to Ohio State, Glover had 1,022 career points, 201 assists and 63 three-pointers, including 20 games of 20 or more points. He helped lead Samford to back-to-back 20-win seasons and was a two-time All-Southern Conference honoree.
Ques felt battling through his first injury (meniscus) in his second season at Samford “proved his toughness.”
“When I left Samford (a mid-major program), my goal was to play at the highest level possible,” he said.
Coach Jerome Tang was high on Glover at KSU. He was one of the two experienced guards Tang wanted out of the portal. But Ques was sidelined after hurting his knee in a November exhibition game and reaggravated the injury in practice, ending his season.
Ques is the son of Lennon and Nee Glover and has a younger sister, Cali.
He completed his bachelor’s degree from Samford in May 2023. He is majoring in Human Development and Family Science at Ohio State.
