Carl English

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Carl English

| image = NBL Edge 3 (cropped).jpg

| caption = English with the St. John's Edge in 2017

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 205

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|2|2}}

| birth_place = St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada{{#tag:ref|In 2001, after English was born, his birth province changed its name to Newfoundland and Labrador.{{cite web |title=Newfoundland's name change now official |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-s-name-change-now-official-1.279040 |publisher=CBC |accessdate=November 3, 2018 |date=December 6, 2001}}|group=lower-alpha}}

| high_school =

Fatima Academy
{{nowrap|(St. Bride's, Newfoundland)}}
{{nowrap|St. Thomas Aquinas
(Oakville, Ontario)}}

| college = Hawaii (1999–2003)

| draft_year = 2003

| career_start = 2003

| career_end = 2020

| career_number =

| career_position = Shooting guard

| years1 = 2003–2005

| team1 = Florida FlameDuring the 2003–04 season, the team was known as the Charleston Lowgators, before relocating to Fort Myers, Florida as the Florida Flame.

| years2 = 2005–2006

| team2 = Virtus Bologna

| years3 = 2006–2007

| team3 = Zadar

| years4 = 2007–2009

| team4 = Gran Canaria

| years5 = 2009–2010

| team5 = Baskonia

| years6 = 2010–2011

| team6 = Joventut

| years7 = 2011–2012

| team7 = Sevilla

| years8 = 2012–2013

| team8 = Estudiantes

| years9 = 2014

| team9 = Canarias

| years10 = 2014–2015

| team10 = AEK Athens

| years11 = 2016

| team11 = Caciques de Humacao

| years12 = 2016

| team12 = Canarias

| years13 = 2016–2017

| team13 = Alba Berlin

| years14 = {{nblcy|2017|start}}–2020

| team14 = St. John's Edge

| highlights =

NBL Canada Most Valuable Player (2018)
NBL Canada Canadian of the Year (2018)
All-NBL Canada First Team (2018)
NBL Canada All-Canada First Team (2018)
Spanish League Top Scorer (2013)
Spanish League champion (2010)
Croatian Cup winner (2007)
ABA League All-Star MVP (2007)
ABA League All-Star (2007)
First-team All-WAC (2003)
Second-team All-WAC (2002)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{bk|CAN}}}}

}}

Carl Jerome English (born February 2, 1981) is a Canadian former professional basketball player and general manager for the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada. A shooting guard, he has also played for the Canadian national team.

Born in St. John's, Newfoundland, English was a member of the provincial youth team and shone with his local school Fatima Academy, before moving to St. Thomas Aquinas. He spent four seasons at the NCAA Division I level with Hawaii, the first of which he redshirted due to injury. He earned All-WAC accolades in his final two years of college and left with the second-most career three-pointers in school history.

After going undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft, English began his professional career in the NBA D-League. In 2005, he signed with Italian team Virtus Bologna. English subsequently joined Zadar in Croatia, where he was one of the best scorers. In 2007, he moved to Spain for several years, leading the top Spanish league in scoring with Estudiantes in 2013. He returned to his hometown in 2017 with NBL Canada team St. John's Edge and was named Most Valuable Player and Canadian of the Year in his first season.

Early life

English was born in St. John's, Newfoundland in Canada to Kevin and Lavinia English and had four brothers, named Peter, Michael, Bradley, and Kevin Jr. When he was five years old, his family's house caught fire in March 1986, but he escaped with his brothers. However, his parents suffered severe burns and both died in the next month.{{cite magazine|last1=Farber|first1=Michael|title=Island hopper Raised in that noted hoops hotbed of Newfoundland, sharpshooting guard Carl English traveled 5,800 miles to become a star at Hawaii|url=https://www.si.com/vault/2003/02/10/337597/island-hopper-raised-in-that-noted-hoops-hotbed-of-newfoundland-sharpshooting-guard-carl-english-traveled-5800-miles-to-become-a-star-at-hawaii|magazine=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=November 18, 2017|date=February 10, 2003}} As a result, English began living with his aunt and uncle, Betty and Junior McGrath, and with his cousins in Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove, a remote community in Newfoundland. His brothers were separated among different family relatives.{{cite web|last1=Rossman|first1=Nate|title=Carl English Should Be in the NBA|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/60322-carl-english-should-be-in-the-nba|website=Bleacher Report|accessdate=November 18, 2017|date=September 22, 2008}}

In Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove, English practiced basketball on a makeshift hoop built by his uncle beside Route 100, a two-lane highway in front of their house.{{cite web |title=Carl English |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/carl-english/ |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |accessdate=November 1, 2018}} He often played with his brothers when they visited. In eighth grade, English was the starting point guard for Fatima Academy in the nearby town of St. Bride's, averaging 50 points per game.{{cite web |last1=Burton |first1=Scott |title=He's playing in paradise, but Carl English still calls the unforgiving shores of Newfoundland home |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/magazine/archives/news/story?page=magazine-20030303-article11 |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=November 1, 2018 |date=July 10, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Carl English: His basketball journey from Newfoundland|url=http://www.basketball.ca/en/news-article/carl-english-his-basketball-journey-from-newfoundland-p149759|publisher=Canada Basketball|accessdate=November 18, 2017|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810090635/http://basketball.ca/en/news-article/carl-english-his-basketball-journey-from-newfoundland-p149759|url-status=dead}} He was named team most valuable player (MVP) and was also a member of the varsity cross country team.{{cite web |title=Carl English |url=https://hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6797 |publisher=University of Hawai'i Athletics |accessdate=November 2, 2018}} At age 16, English joined the provincial basketball team at the 1997 Canada Summer Games, where he was a starter despite being younger than most of his opponents.{{cite web |last1=Short |first1=Robin |title=English's athleticism is as good as his story |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-telegram-st-johns/20080726/282102042449212 |website=The Telegram |via=PressReader |accessdate=November 1, 2018 |date=July 26, 2008}}

For his senior year, English transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in Oakville, Ontario, a program that had produced NCAA Division I players. He started living with his cousin Howie. After a labor dispute suspended the school's basketball program for a year, English considered returning home. However, he remained after joining a Canadian under-18 team that competed across the United States. His success with the team drew attention from top college programs, including Georgetown, Michigan, and Syracuse.

College career

Holding about 50 scholarship offers from college programs, English decided to attend the University of Hawaii and play for the Rainbow Warriors.{{cite web |last1=Eaton |first1=Jeremy |title=Home court |url=https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/carl-english |publisher=CBC |accessdate=November 1, 2018 |date=June 16, 2018}} He became the third player from Newfoundland to play NCAA Division I basketball. English only played 2 games in his first season before undergoing season-ending surgery on his left ankle. He averaged 2 points and 1 rebound per game and was allowed to redshirt the season.{{cite web |title=Carl English College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/carl-english-1.html |publisher=Sports Reference |accessdate=November 1, 2018}} As a redshirt freshman, he averaged 4.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game, coming off the bench through 28 games. He scored a season-high 25 points in a championship game win over Tulsa at the 2001 WAC tournament, in which he was named MVP.

In his sophomore season, English averaged 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game, earning second-team All-WAC honors. On February 21, 2002, he scored 28 points, shooting 5-of-7 from three-point range, against Tulsa. English posted a season-best 33 points in a win over Fresno State on March 2, as Hawaii claimed a share of the WAC regular season title.{{cite web |title=Hawaii wins WAC championship, win at Fresno State claims regular season crown |url=https://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2002/3/2/MBB_911440.aspx |publisher=University of Hawai'i Athletics |accessdate=November 2, 2018 |date=March 2, 2002}} He averaged 19.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game in his junior campaign and was named first-team All-WAC and to the All-WAC Tournament team. On January 14, 2003, English erupted for 30 points against Fresno State.{{cite web |last1=Luis |first1=Cindy |title=Kuebler looking like Mike |url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/01/14/sports/index3.html |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |accessdate=November 2, 2018 |date=January 14, 2003}} Later in the month, he scored 30 points again, in an 85–70 win over Rice.{{cite web |title=Warriors Return To Form In Route Of Rice |url=http://www.k5thehometeam.com/story/1107338/warriors-return-to-form-in-route-of-rice |publisher=KFVE |accessdate=November 2, 2018}} On February 2, 2003, English tallied 28 points, with a career-high 8 three-pointers, to guide his team past Tulsa.{{cite web |title=Feb 2, 2003 - Tulsa 67, Hawaii 73 |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/boxscore/2003-02-02/Tulsa-at-Hawaii/36644 |publisher=RealGM |accessdate=November 2, 2018 |date=February 2, 2003}} He broke Hawaii's single-season three-pointer record, with 89, and ranked second in school history in career three-pointers.{{cite web |last1=Macleod |first1=Robert |title=English attracts some attention |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/english-attracts-some-attention/article4128336/ |website=The Globe and Mail |accessdate=November 2, 2018 |date=June 28, 2003}}

Professional career

= NBA D-League stint (2003–2005) =

Despite having one more year of college eligibility, English entered the 2003 NBA draft, confident that he would be selected by a team. After going undrafted, he joined the Indiana Pacers for NBA training camp, where he impressed general manager Larry Bird.{{cite web |last1=Morinaga |first1=Dayton |title=Ex-'Bow English signs with Pacers |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Jul/19/sp/sp03a.html |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |accessdate=November 2, 2018 |date=July 19, 2003}} On October 26, English was waived by the Pacers.{{cite web |title=Carl English Player Profile |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Carl-English/Summary/1052 |publisher=RealGM |accessdate=November 2, 2018}} On November 6, he was selected with the 11th overall pick in the 2003 National Basketball Development League draft by the Charleston Lowgators.{{cite web |last1=Morinaga |first1=Dayton |title=For starters, it'll be Carter or Lee |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Nov/07/sp/sp06a.html |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |accessdate=November 3, 2018 |date=November 7, 2003}} In 2003, he was also picked by the Idaho Stampede in the fourth round of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) draft.{{cite web |title=Carl English |url=http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BDX |publisher=Liga ACB |accessdate=November 12, 2018 |language=Spanish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806031546/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BDX |archive-date=August 6, 2010 |url-status=dead }} Through 45 games with the Lowgators, English averaged 8.4 points, 2 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 19.1 minutes per game.{{cite web |title=Carl English G-League Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/gleague/players/e/englica01d.html |publisher=Basketball Reference |accessdate=November 3, 2018}} He ranked second in the league with 50 three-pointers.{{cite web |title=National Basketball Development League 2003-04 Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/gleague/years/2004.html |publisher=Basketball Reference |accessdate=November 3, 2018}} On October 5, 2004, English signed with the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA but was waived 10 days later. He returned to the D-League with his old team, which had relocated and changed its name to the Florida Flame. Through 48 games, English averaged 14.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, shooting 46% from the field. He finished with the fifth most points in the league.{{cite web |title=NBA D-League 2004-05 Season Summary |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/gleague/years/2005.html |publisher=Basketball Reference |accessdate=November 3, 2018}}

= Move to Europe (2005–2007) =

File:Estudiantes vs Unicaja Málaga - Carl English - 01.jpg in February 2013.]]

English played for the Cleveland Cavaliers at 2005 NBA Summer League.{{cite web |title=2005 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Summer League Roster |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/teams/Cleveland-Cavaliers/5/Rosters/Summer_League/2005 |publisher=RealGM |accessdate=November 3, 2018}} For the 2005–06 season, he played with Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. Through 25 games, English averaged 7.6 points, 3 rebounds, and 1.6 steals in 19.9 minutes per game. On December 28, 2005, he scored a season-high 22 points, with 5 three-pointers, in an 84–78 loss to Reggiana.{{cite web |title=Dec 28, 2005 - Virtus Lavoro Bologna 78, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 84 |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2005-12-28/Virtus-Lavoro-Bologna-at-Grissin-Bon-Reggio-Emilia/296405 |publisher=RealGM |accessdate=November 3, 2018 |date=December 28, 2005}} In 2006–07, English signed with Zadar of the Croatian League and ABA League, leading the team to a Croatian National Cup victory. He finished second in the Croatian League in scoring, with 27 points per game, and earned all-league second team honors from basketball website Eurobasket.{{cite web |title=Eurobasket.com All-Croatian League Awards 2006-07 |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Croatia/basketball-Premijer-Liga_2006-2007.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104010223/https://www.eurobasket.com/Croatia/basketball-Premijer-Liga_2006-2007.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2018 |publisher=Eurobasket |accessdate=November 3, 2018}} In addition, he was named ABA League All-Star and won the All-Star MVP award.

= Success in Spain (2007–2014) =

On July 27, 2007, English signed with Spanish team Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB and ULEB Cup for the 2007–08 season.{{cite web |title=Gran Canaria inks guard Carl English |url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/14674/gran-canaria-inks-guard-carl-english |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113025913/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/14674/gran-canaria-inks-guard-carl-english |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 13, 2018 |publisher=ULEB Cup |accessdate=November 12, 2018 |date=July 27, 2007}} Through 34 ACB games, he averaged 15.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game. Through 14 ULEB Cup games, English averaged 15.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. In his debut on October 6, 2007, he recorded a team-high 18 points and 4 steals in a 68–61 win over Sevilla.{{cite web |title=Oct 6, 2007 - Real Betis Energia Plus 61, Herbalife Gran Canaria 68 |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2007-10-06/Real-Betis-Energia-Plus-at-Herbalife-Gran-Canaria/270796 |publisher=RealGM |accessdate=November 11, 2018 |date=October 6, 2007}} On December 9, English scored 26 points, shooting 4-of-7 on three-pointers, in an 85–79 loss to Granada.{{cite web |title=Dec 9, 2007 - Herbalife Gran Canaria 79, CB Granada 85 |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2007-12-09/Herbalife-Gran-Canaria-at-CB-Granada/272616 |publisher=RealGM |accessdate=November 12, 2018 |date=December 9, 2007}} He scored a season-high 28 points in 25 minutes on January 20, 2008, against FC Barcelona.{{cite web |title=Jan 20, 2008 - FC Barcelona 74, Herbalife Gran Canaria 88 |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2008-01-20/FC-Barcelona-Lassa-at-Herbalife-Gran-Canaria/272856 |publisher=RealGM |accessdate=November 12, 2018 |date=January 20, 2008}} On August 3, 2008, English re-signed with Gran Canaria for one more season.{{cite web |title=Gran Canaria re-signs scorer Carl English |url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/34247/gran-canaria-re-signs-scorer-carl-english |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113025930/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/34247/gran-canaria-re-signs-scorer-carl-english |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 13, 2018 |publisher=ULEB Cup |accessdate=November 12, 2018 |date=August 3, 2008}} He averaged 15.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game through 33 ACB games. English averaged 15.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game through 6 EuroCup games.Beginning in its 2008–09 season, the ULEB Cup was renamed to the EuroCup. He made his season debut on October 8, 2008, scoring 20 points in a 76–68 loss to Zaragoza.{{cite web |title=Oct 8, 2008 - Tecnyconta Zaragoza 76, Herbalife Gran Canaria 68 |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2008-10-08/Tecnyconta-Zaragoza-at-Herbalife-Gran-Canaria/268294 |publisher=RealGM |accessdate=November 12, 2018 |date=October 8, 2008}}

In 2009, he left CB Gran Canaria and joined Caja Laboral for the 2009–10 season, where he averaged 9.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in the ACB League. On 3 August 2010, he signed with DKV Joventut.[http://thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com/2010/08/dkv-joventut-signs-carl-english.html DKV Joventut signs Carl English ] In August 2011 he moved to Cajasol Sevilla.[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/spain/30372/cajasol_announces_carl_english.html Cajasol announces Carl English]

One year later, he signs for CB Estudiantes leaving the team in 2013 without finishing the season.

Another year later, in March 2014, English agreed terms with Iberostar Tenerife.

= Twilight years (2014–2017) =

On November 5, 2014, English signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basketball League.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/140018/carl-english-and-tomas-delininkaitis-join-aek-athens.html |title=Carl English and Tomas Delininkaitis join AEK Athens |access-date=2014-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920011310/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/140018/carl-english-and-tomas-delininkaitis-join-aek-athens.html |archive-date=2015-09-20 |url-status=dead }}

= Return to Canada (2017–present) =

On November 15, 2017, English signed with the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada.{{cite news|title=Edge Sign Carl English|url=http://www.sjedge.ca/Edge_Sign_Carl_English|accessdate=November 15, 2017|work=sjedge.ca|date=November 15, 2017}} In his season debut versus the Island Storm on November 18, he made a game-winning three-pointer with about 4 seconds left.{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Brendan |title='I told the guys, 'Don't worry'': Carl English hits three-pointer to give St. John's Edge a win in their first-ever game |url=https://www.thetelegram.com/sports/i-told-the-guys-dont-worry-carl-english-hits-three-pointer-to-give-st-johns-edge-a-win-in-their-first-ever-game-163093/ |website=The Telegram |accessdate=November 5, 2018 |date=November 18, 2017}} On March 3, 2018, English broke the league's single-game scoring record with 58 points in a 127–117 win over the KW Titans.{{cite web |title=Hometown hero Carl English sets league record as St. John's Edge sweep series |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/carl-english-sets-league-record-st-johns-edge-1.4561539 |publisher=CBC |accessdate=November 5, 2018 |date=March 4, 2018}} He finished the season with 23.7 points per game, second in the league behind Royce White.{{cite web |title=Individual Offense Leaders |url=http://www.nblcanada.ca/sports/mbkb/2017-18/leaders |website=NBL Canada |accessdate=June 11, 2018}}

National team career

English has been part of Canada Basketball since 2000. He has been a crucial component of the Canadian national basketball team in recent years and spent the summer of 2008 playing with the Canadian national team, trying to help them qualify for the 2008 Olympics.[http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?id=1490&sid=149 Canadian National Team Profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719031318/http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?id=1490&sid=149 |date=July 19, 2008 }}

The following summer English also participated in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, he helped lead Canada to a 4th-place finish losing in the 3rd place game to Argentina.

Personal life

English is married to his high school sweetheart Mandy and has three children: son Ryder, and daughters Kirsten and Kylie.{{cite web |title=English returns home to Newfoundland to play basketball |url=https://www.tsn.ca/full-circle-newfoundlander-carl-english-returns-home-to-play-for-the-edge-1.918692 |publisher=The Sports Network |accessdate=November 4, 2018 |date=November 17, 2017}}

Notes

References

External links

[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=000416 Euroleague.net profile]
[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Carl-English/Spain/Iberostar_Tenerife_CB_Canarias/15378 Eurobasket.com profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100806031546/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BDX Spanish League profile] {{in lang|es}}
[http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=ENG-CAR-81 Italian League profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207013811/http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=ENG-CAR-81 |date=2021-12-07 }} {{in lang|it}}

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Category:Basketball people from Newfoundland and Labrador

Category:Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Croatia

Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Germany

Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Greece

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