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Optimus Prime scores like a machine

After zig-zagging around the country, Iona's Mike Glover finds a home court

Updated: December 16, 2010, 6:12 PM ET
By Kieran Darcy | ESPNNewYork.com


NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y -- To be given a nickname as cool as Optimus Prime, you have to be a pretty good ballplayer.

Iona's Mike Glover is more than pretty good. Through the first 10 games of his Division I basketball career, the 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward -- the younger brother of former St. John's player Anthony Glover -- is averaging 22.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game for the Gaels. His scoring averages ranks him No. 15 in the country.

Optimus Prime, for those who ...

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