14 Facts About Glen Denham

Glen Ivan Denham was born on 1963 or 1964 and is a New Zealand educationalist and former basketball player.

Glen Denham's father was Australian and his mother was of Maori descent.

Glen Denham is the second of three children and grew up in Corstorphine, where he attended Corstorphine Primary School, and later Macandrew Intermediate School.

Glen Denham went to King's High School from 1977 to 1982, where he was Head Boy.

Whilst attending King's, Glen Denham played cricket and hit 100 runs against Shirley Boys in 1982, and won the Salter Trophy, which is awarded to the school's sportsman of the year.

Glen Denham attended Otago University in 1982, where he met his future wife and graduated with a Bachelor of Teaching.

Whilst at university, Glen Denham played for the Otago University men's basketball club.

Glen Denham made his NBL debut in 1986 for the Waikato Pistons, later moving to play for the Canterbury Rams, winning championships in 1989 and 1990.

Glen Denham moved back to Dunedin, where his 1991 debut for the Otago Nuggets ranked number 121 in the Otago Daily Times 2011 list of greatest moments in Otago sport.

Glen Denham left the club in 1997, but returned in 1999.

Glen Denham was named most outstanding New Zealand forward three times.

Glen Denham played in the 1986 FIBA World Championship, where New Zealand placed 13th, with Denham averaging seven points per game.

Glen Denham spent 15 years working at schools in the United Kingdom, before returning to New Zealand as principal of Massey High School.

In early April 2024, Glen Denham was appointed by Associate Education Minister David Seymour to an eight-member Charter School Establishment Board tasked with facilitating the reintroduction of charter schools in New Zealand.