A. J. English (basketball, born 1992)
 English with the Iona Gaels in 2014 | |
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 10, 1992 Wilmington, Delaware |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Legia Warszawa |
| 2021–2022 | HydroTruck Radom |
| 2022 | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| 2022 | Dijlah University |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Albert James "A. J." English III (born July 10, 1992)[1] is an American professional basketball player for Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga.
High school career
The Delaware native played for
College career
English committed to
English appeared in 17 games as a freshman (six starts) and averaged 7.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 21.8 minutes per game. Before suffering a season-ending wrist injury,[3] English was named MAAC Rookie of the Week three times.
English surpassed 2,000 points for his career in his last collegiate game, a 94–81 loss to
After finishing his senior season, he led the MAAC in several statistical categories, including Points per game and Assists per game. He went undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft but was named by Sports Illustrated as one of the 10 best players to not be drafted.[5] He accepted an invitation to play for the Golden State Warriors in the upcoming summer league.
Professional career
On July 20, 2016, English signed with the Italian team
On December 17, 2016, English signed with the German team Fraport Skyliners.[7]
On December 21, 2018, English signed with the Greek team
On November 2, 2019, English signed with
On April 16, 2021, he has signed with HydroTruck Radom of the Polish Basketball League.[10] English averaged 18.3 points and 3.9 assists per game. On February 23, 2022, he has signed with Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga.[11]
In October 2022, he played for Iraqi team Dijlah University Sports Club in the 2022 Arab Club Basketball Championship.
The Basketball Tournament
A.J English played for Gael Nation in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In 2 games, he averaged 11.5 points, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds per game. Gael Nation reached the second round before falling to Armored Athlete.
Personal life
English is the son of former NBA player A. J. English.
See also
References
- ^ "A.J. English III Player Profile". Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "Rivals.com". Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "Nycbuckets.com". Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "AJ English surpasses 2,000 career points, Iowa State advances". todaysU.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ "NBA draft: The best players who didn't hear their names called". SI.com. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
- ^ "Enel Brindisi inks rookie AJ English". 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt land AJ English". 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "A.J. English signs with Lavrio". Sportando. December 21, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "English wraca do Polski, zagra w Legii". plk.pl (in Polish). November 2, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (April 16, 2021). "AJ English agreed to terms with HydroTruck Radom for next season". Sportando. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (February 23, 2022). "AJ English joins MBC". Sportando. Retrieved February 24, 2022.