Career
He is a 7 ft 1 in (216 m), 280 pounds (127 kg) center. His pro career started in 1997. Europe
Before going to play in the United States, Glyniadakis played as a youth with Kydonas of Chania, Crete, Greece.
He then started his professional career with the Greek team Panathinaikos.
After playing at Panathinaikos, he moved on to Peristeri and then to AEK Athens. In May 2007, he signed with the Italian League"s Virtus Bologna.
In September 2007, he returned to AEK Athens. However, he was waived on October 1, 2007.
He then joined the Greek League team Maroussi.
He was the Most Valuable Player of the last 16 week 1 in the Eurocup 2008-2009 season. In July 2009, he moved to the Greek Euroleague team Olympiacos Piraeus. After a season of playing for Astana, he signed with Lietuvos Rytas of Lithuania.
On October 30, 2014 he was signed by Turkish team Royal Halı Gaziantep.
On December 23, 2014, he moved to Romania and signed with CS Energia Rovinari. National Basketball Association
Glyniadakis was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 58th pick in the 2003 National Basketball Association Draft.
In the 2005-2006 season, he played with the Roanoke Dazzle of the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League. He played with the Atlanta Hawks during the 2006 National Basketball Association preseason, but he was cut before the regular season began.
Glynis was signed by the Seattle SuperSonics on November 5, 2006, and appeared in 13 games with them, averaging 1.3 points per game, before he was waived on January 4, 2007.
He played for the Boston Celtics in the 2007 National Basketball Association Summer League, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also played at the 1999 International Basketball Federation Under-19 World Championship, and at the 2000 International Basketball Federation Europe Under-20 Championship. Glyniadakis was also selected to the senior men"s Greek national basketball team for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.