Glass to coach summer roster

MIAMI — Two months after Erik Spoelstra spoke of Eric Glass being on the fast track to the Miami Heat coaching staff, the team Friday confirmed that Glass will coach the team during summer leagues in Sacramento and Las Vegas.

Glass, 34, is the Heat’s video coordinator, as well as part of the team’s playerdevelopment staff. His coaching experience includes time under former NBA coach Mike Fratello with the Ukrainian national team.

The Heat often have utilized summer league to develop their coaching staff, with assistant coaches Chris Quinn, Juwan Howard and Dan Craig among those to recently coach the team’s summer rosters. Pat Delany, now an Orlando Magic assistant coach, also has coached the Heat during summer league.

The Heat will participate in a four-team summer league hosted by the Sacramento Kings that begins at the end of this month, before moving on to the larger summer league in Las Vegas that features all 30 NBA teams.

Spoelstra mentioned after Craig filled in for him during a late March loss to the Indiana Pacers that he could envision Glass eventually joining his coaching staff.

Glass has served as an assistant coach for the Heat’s summer league team the past two seasons.

Glass has been a frequent participant in Heat practices, traveling with the team, and often working individually on the side with players.