A. J. English (basketball, born 1992)

Albert James "A. J." English III (born July 10, 1992)[1] is an American professional basketball player for Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League.

This article is about the current professional basketball player. For his father, see A. J. English.
A. J. English
Legia Warszawa
PositionPoint guard
LeaguePolish Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-07-10) July 10, 1992
Wilmington, Delaware
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeIona (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016Enel Brindisi
2016–2017Fraport Skyliners
2017Limoges CSP
2017–2018Skyliners Frankfurt
2018–2019Lavrio
2019–presentLegia Warszawa
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× First-team All-MAAC (2014–2016)

High school career

The Delaware native played for Appoquinimink High School in Middletown, Delaware, leading the Jaguars to 12-9 (7-5) and 15-5 (12-2) records in his junior and senior seasons, respectively. English then played for St. Thomas More School, averaging nearly 18 points per game in his post-graduate season with the Chancellors, earning All-New England Prep School Athletic Conference Second Team.

College career

English committed to Iona College on April 24, 2012.[2]

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 Iowa State in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.[4]

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 Enel Brindisi.[6] On December 17, 2016, English signed with the German team Fraport Skyliners.[7]

On December 21, 2018, English signed with the Greek team Lavrio.[8] On November 2, 2019, English signed with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League.[9]

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
  1. "A.J. English III Player Profile". Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. "Rivals.com". Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. "Nycbuckets.com". Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  4. "AJ English surpasses 2,000 career points, Iowa State advances". todaysU.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  5. "NBA draft: The best players who didn't hear their names called". SI.com. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  6. "Enel Brindisi inks rookie AJ English". 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. "Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt land AJ English". 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  8. "A.J. English signs with Lavrio". Sportando. December 21, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  9. "English wraca do Polski, zagra w Legii". plk.pl (in Polish). November 2, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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