Carl English

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Carl Jerome English (born 2nd February, 1981 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada) is a Canadian professional basketball player at the shooting guard position, currently playing with Spain's Kalise Gran Canaria, in the ACB. He stands 6'5" tall and weighs 205 pounds and had unsuccessful tryouts for the NBA, with the Indiana Pacers (2003) and the Seattle SuperSonics (2004).

Carl has four brothers whom he was separated from following his parents' death (which occurred when he was 5). He went to live with his aunt and uncle in Patrick's Cove, Newfoundland following this incident. As Carl improved at basketball he sought to attract interest from American colleges so he moved to the Greater Toronto Area where he lived with his cousin and played for Oakville's Saint Thomas of Aquinas high school.

Carl was a dominant player for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and led them to the NCAA tournament two times, and currently ranks 7th on their all-time scoring list. He's been a crucial component of Team Canada (senior men's national team).

In the 2003-2004 basketball season, he played for the Charleston Lowgators of the NBA D-League. In the 2004-2005 basketball season, English followed the franchise to Florida as it became the Florida Flame. Then, in the 2005-2006 season, he went to Italy as Virtus Bologna enrolled him to play in the country's top basketball league. He was released after 25 games, averaging 19.9 minutes and 7.6 points-per-game. In 2006-2007 he signed with KK Zadar from Croatia, joining Gran Canaria the following season.