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Director of Player Development/Scout
ALEX ENGLISH
It is an understatement to say Alex English brings an
impressive resume to the position of director of player
development/scout. The Basketball Hall-of-Famer and the
league's 11th all-time leading scorer with 25,613 points
was appointed to his current post with the Raptors on
June 7, 2004.
English joins the Raptors after spending last season as
an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers. He served
as director of player personnel and assistant coach with
the Atlanta Hawks during the 2002-03 campaign. English
began his professional basketball management career in
2001-02 as the head coach of the National Basketball
Development League's North Charleston (S.C.) Lowgaters.
In his lone season at the helm, he guided his team to a
36-20 record and a berth in the finals of the first NBDL
Championship.
The 6-foot-7, 190-pound English was elected to the Hall of
Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1997. An eight-time
NBA All-Star, he was selected to the all-league second team
three times (1982, 1983 and 1986), and in 1988 was presented
with the league's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for
his dedication to community service. English averaged 21.5
points, 5.5 points and 3.6 assists in 1,193 regular season
games, shooting an impressive .507 from the field and .832
from the foul line. He appeared in 68 postseason contests,
averaging 24.4 points and 5.5 rebounds. A second-round
selection by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1976 (23rd overall),
English played two seasons in Milwaukee (1976-78), two with
the Indiana Pacers (1978-80), and 11 in Denver (1980-90)
before finishing his career in 1990-91 with the Dallas
Mavericks.
English was dealt by Indiana to the Nuggets on February 1,
1980, along with a first-round draft pick for George McGinnis.
He would go on to become the Nuggets' career leader in scoring
(21,645) and assists (3,679). In 10 of his 11 seasons in Denver,
he averaged better than 21 points, and in eight of those
seasons scored more than 25 per contest. He led the Nuggets to
nine straight playoff appearances from 1982-90, including a
berth in the 1985 Western Conference Final. He averaged 24.4
points during 10 playoff seasons. On March 2, 1993, English was
honoured by the Nuggets with the retirement of his uniform No. 2.
As a collegiate standout, English averaged 17.8 points and 9.6
rebounds as a four-year starter at the University of South
Carolina. He contributed career-bests of 22.6 points and 10.3
rebounds in his senior season. He earned his undergraduate
degree in interdisciplinary studies.
In 1985, English convinced fellow NBA players to donate their
shares from the All-Star Game to Interaction Ethiopia, a relief
fund assisting with efforts in famine stricken Ethiopia. English
visited the area during the summer of 1985.
During the 2003 off-season, English returned to Africa with a
contingent of NBA players as a camp director for the Africa 100
Camp. This September 6-10, newly-appointed Raptors general
manager Rob Babcock will join English and Raptors forward Chris
Bosh in Johannesburg, South Africa for Basketball Without Borders.
The basketball instructional camp for the top 100 young players
from more than 20 African countries also features extensive
community outreach and incorporates educational seminars
addressing the importance of social issues such as HIC/AIDS
prevention and education.
English, 50, and his wife Vanessa have six children: Jade-Li,
Alex Jr., William, James, Joseph and Imani.
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