| Alex English | |
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| Position(s): Small forward |
Jersey #(s): 2 |
| Born: January 5, 1954 Columbia, South Carolina |
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| Year(s): 1976–1991 | |
| NBA Draft: 1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 23 | |
| College: University of South Carolina | |
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| Career stats | |
| Points | 25,613 |
| Rebounds | 6,538 |
| Assists | 4,351 |
| Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
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NBA career
English scored more points in the decade of the 1980s than any other NBA player.
English spent the majority of his career with the Nuggets, but also played briefly with the Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers and Dallas Mavericks. The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional Basketball team based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are the professional Basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas Texas He was drafted in 1976 by the Bucks, and was part of a rookie class that includes fellow Hall of Famer Robert Parish. 1976 NBA Draft produced three Hall of Famers ( Robert Parish, Adrian Dantley and Alex English) plus current Los Angeles Robert Lee Parish (born in Shreveport Louisiana) is a retired American Basketball center.
Most of his time in Milwaukee was spent as a back-up. However, it wasn't until he was sent to Indiana in 1978 that he began his reputation as a scorer, averaging 16 points there before being traded to Denver.
English was traded to the Nuggets midway through the 1979-80 season for George McGinnis, a former Pacers star from their ABA days. The 1979–80 NBA season was the 34th season of the National Basketball Association. George F McGinnis (born August 12, 1950 in Indianapolis Indiana) is a former professional Basketball player most notably with the Indiana The American Basketball Association ( ABA) was a professional Basketball league founded in 1967, and eventually merged in part with the National It turned out to be one of the most one-sided trades in NBA history; McGinnis was out of the league by 1982. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
English's career ended in 1991, with a short stint for the Dallas Mavericks, where he once again played back-up, averaging ten points a game.
English's style has been described as smooth and elegant. Not possessing the physical strength of contemporaries such as Dominique Wilkins and James Worthy, English instead relied on technique and finesse. Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12 1960 is a retired American Professional Basketball player in the NBA and Basketball Hall James Ager Worthy (born February 27 1961 in Gastonia North Carolina) is a retired American college and professional Basketball player These skills allowed him to place 11th on the NBA all-time scoring list as of July 2005 with 25,613 points. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was the first player ever to string together eight straight 2,000-point seasons. He has the distinction of being the top scorer in the 1980s.
Recent
Since June 2004, English has been the director of player development and an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations The Toronto Raptors are a professional Basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. He joined the Raptors after spending the previous two season as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks. The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short are a professional Basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional Basketball team based in Atlanta Georgia.
Acting career
Alex English has dabbled in acting. His debut came in the 1987 motion picture Amazing Grace and Chuck, playing a fictitious Boston Celtics star. Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Amazing Grace and Chuck is a 1987 film in which Chuck a 12-year-old boy protests the existence of nuclear weapons by refusing to play baseball which results in the forfeit The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the He has also had roles in the television series Midnight Caller 1989 and played the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Eddie (1996). Midnight Caller is a dramatic NBC Television series which ran from 1988 to 1991 The year 1989 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1989. The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are a professional Basketball team based in Cleveland Ohio. Eddie is a 1996 sports Movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Frank Langella. The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient To date, his last role was as "The Premiere" 1997's The Definite Maybe. The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace
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