Alex English (born January 5 1954 in Columbia, South Carolina) is a former University of South Carolina and Denver Nuggets basketball player. He was a top scorer in the NBA throughout the decade of the 1980s, averaging 21.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. He was named to seven NBA All-Star teams, his #2 jersey was retired by the Nuggets, and he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
English spent the vast majority of his career with the Nuggets, but also played briefly with the Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers and Dallas Mavericks.
In June 2004, English was hired to become the director of player development, as well as one of the assistant coaches for the Toronto Raptors.
