Alex English Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Alex English Memorabilia & Collectibles

Born in Columbia, South Carolina on the 5th of January 1954, current Toronto Raptors’ coach Alexander English is a retired forward basketball player. He played college basketball with the University of South Carolina and became more notable when he joined NBA’s Denver Nuggets. In his every game, English averaged 5.5 rebounds and 21.5 points. Nuggets retired his number 2 jersey and he was also a part of 8 teams for the NBA All-Star. English was also inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

English became the assistant coach and the director of player development of the Toronto Raptors in June 2004. He has joined the said team after he had spent the first two seasons being the assistant coach of the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers. It was formally announced on the 5th of June 2009 that English would be Raptors’ assistant coach.

As remarkable as Chris Mullin, English also had a career in acting. His debut was for the 1987 film Amazing Grace and Chuck wherein he played as a fabricated Boston Celtics star. He also had some TV series roles such as those in 1989 Midnight Caller and in 1996 Eddie wherein he portrayed the role of Cleveland Cavaliers’ head coach.

You can now avail all of English’s memorabilia as well as those from Bob Cousy and Atlanta Hawks’ player Josh Smith.

There are instances when his name is misspelled as Alexx English, Alex English, Alexe English, Alex Englesh, Alex Englishe, Alex Englissh and Alex Ennglish.

 

About Alex English:

Alex English (full name: Alexander English; Alex, The Blade) played Forward from 1977 until 1991 for the Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks. Over 15 seasons, he played 1193 games, scored 25613 points (21.5 ppg) and grabbed 6538 rebounds (5.5 rpg). English also dished out 4351 assists (3.6 apg), made 1067 steals (0.9 spg), and blocked 833 shots (0.7 bpg) during his career. Born in Columbia, South Carolina on January 5, 1954, English stands 6-7 and weighs 190 lbs. He attended high school at Dreher in Columbia, South Carolina and college at University of South Carolina. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2nd round (6th pick, 23rd overall) of the 1976 NBA draft. He was inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1997.