“I’m a vet in this game, man,” said Glean Eddy. He wasn’t wrong, as he was perhaps the most experienced basketball player in the gym.
He immediately stood out, standing 6-foot-6 with a lighter shooting touch than almost all of the other hopefuls. The former Colorado shooting guard drove the nearly six hours from Atlanta to Memphis to give the G League a shot. At 37, he believes he has plenty left in the tank.
Eddy, a Nashville native, played for Colorado from 2002 to 2006. He logged all 91 games during his time there and enjoyed an extended career overseas after graduating.
He was content making his living overseas, making stops in China, Dubai, Kuwait, Ecuador and Lebanon from 2007 to 2018. That was before his wife of four years, Dana, gave birth to their first child, Gabriel. That caused Eddy to shift his priorities and turn his eye to the G League so he can hopefully stay in the United States to be with his family. He’s spent the past year working out and staying in basketball shape. Basketball is his full-time job.
“I want to play three or four more years at the highest level,” he said. “Just staying in shape every day, like a 9-5. Getting up, going to work out at 5 a.m., shoot, lift weights, run. This is my job.”
His goal is to play with the Hustle until he’s 40. After that, he intends to shift to real estate with his mom. Playing in Memphis would be convenient for him, given that Atlanta is just a short flight away. Balancing basketball and family may sound tough, but not for Eddy.
“It’s easy for me, because thank God I have the right partner,” he said. “My wife is supportive of it. Everywhere I go, they go. Well, everywhere I went, she went (until) I had my son. I’m sure it’ll be the same way if I get in with the Memphis Hustle — 30-minute flight, 45-minute flight. She loves it, man. She told me to keep going until I can’t go no more. God willing, I’ll stay strong and healthy and in three or four more years, I’m out.”
