A. J. English (basketball, born 1992)

A. J. English
No. 5 – Skyliners Frankfurt
Position Point guard
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1992-07-10) 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
College Iona (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016 Enel Brindisi
2016–2017 Fraport Skyliners
2017 Limoges CSP
2017–present Skyliners Frankfurt
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× First-team All-MAAC (2014–2016)

Albert Jay "A. J." English III (born July 10, 1992)[1] is an American professional basketball player for Skyliners Frankfurt of the German Basketball Bundesliga.

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 season seniors, respectively. English then played for St. Thomas More Preparatory, 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]

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. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt land AJ English". 17 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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