[1] The peak of Glover's high school basketball career is considered to be in the 2009 UIL state tournament, in which he averaged 16.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 4.0 blocks.
After receiving offers from various schools around the nation, the most notable being Oklahoma State, Marquette, and Colorado, Shawn Glover committed to Utah on September 11, 2008.
Shortly after his second year at Utah, Shawn Glover sought permission to transfer following a coaching change to the Ute Program, to a school outside of the Pac-12 Conference.
[3] Throughout his first year at Oral Roberts, Glover strengthened a frontcourt that had previously been single-handedly led by top scorer Warren Niles.
As both leading scorers on the 2012–13 Oral Roberts team left in an attempt to play professionally, a breakout season for Shawn Glover ensued.
He finished the regular season averaging 21.3 points, helping him be the eighth member of the school's 1,000-point club (fastest all-time).
[15] In December 2021, Glover joined the Blackwater Bossing for the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup as a replacement for the injured Jaylen Bond.