Prospect Watch: Tayven Glasgow (2020)
Class of 2020 guard Tayven Glasgow of Lee’s Summit West is an old-school basketball player who plays the game the right way and has been very successful doing it that manner. A big-bodied 6’3″ point guard with a pass-first mentality,…
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Continue ReadingClass of 2020 guard Tayven Glasgow of Lee’s Summit West is an old-school basketball player who plays the game the right way and has been very successful doing it that manner.
A big-bodied 6’3″ point guard with a pass-first mentality, Glasgow uses his physical strength and wide array of fundamentals to get the job done. He uses that power to play through any kind of contact when going to the basket and he can also go into the post to get buckets or pass out to the open teammate.
“Being stronger gives me an advantage in finishing and rebounding,” Glasgow said. “And I used to play in the post when I was younger.”
As a junior, Glasgow averaged 16 points, six rebounds and three assists a game for Lee’s Summit West. Not only does he stuff the stat sheet with his productivity, but his fundamentally-sound game enables him to impact the game in a variety of ways to help his team. He does all of the little things such as set screens, make the extra pass and put teammates into the right spots. And he does it with pleasure.
“Good fundamentals allows me to score without using a lot of moves and it also allows me to be more consistent,” Glasgow said.
Lee’s Summit West has enjoyed a pretty successful run in recent years and Glasgow is looking to bring the Titans back to the lofty heights that they enjoyed in 2017 when they advanced to the Class 5 state-championship game.
“My goal for my senior year is to at least get to the Final Four and show improvement within our team from last season,” he said. “I also want to better prepare myself for the college basketball scene. I’m looking to improve as a shooter and being more of a transition scorer as well as being able to get my teammates involved at an even higher level.”
Glasgow has been running with Team KC during the grassroots season, which has been off to an excellent start this spring. Team KC just went 4-0 in last week’s Session II of the Recruit Look league in Kansas City.
“This spring AAU season has been going pretty successful so far,” he said. “I’m really starting to click with my guys, so I feel like we’re going to do pretty well during the summer.”