English started his professional career with the
Tri-City Chinook of the
Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and was selected to the CBA All-Rookie First Team in 1993. A 6'4"
guard, English is perhaps best remembered for being involved in a bench-clearing brawl with
Derek Harper of the
New York Knicks during a 1994 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals playoff game at
Chicago Stadium. With NBA Commissioner
David Stern in attendance, English and Harper carried their fight into the stands and were subsequently punished with one and two-game suspensions, respectively. English played just eight games in the following season and later joined the CBA. He also played for the
Adelaide 36ers in the
Australian
National Basketball League during 1995, averaging 14.8 points in 21 games. English played one game with the
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs in the
1996 PBA Governors' Cup but was hobbled by an old injury. He later played in Turkey for two seasons, and in Israel for one season. He was the
top scorer in the 1999–2000 Israel Basketball Premier League. ==Coaching career==