Jo Jo English

Stephen "Jo Jo" English (born February 4, 1970) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who starred at the University of South Carolina in the early 1990s and later played parts of three seasons for the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. English made his NBA debut on December 2, 1992.^[1] He was the top scorer in the 1999–2000 Israel Basketball Premier League.

Jo Jo English

Personal information
Born	(1970-02-04) February 4, 1970 (age 55) Frankfurt, West Germany
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Lower Richland (Hopkins, South Carolina)
College	South Carolina (1988–1992)
NBA draft	1992: undrafted
Playing career	1992–2002
Position	Shooting guard
Number	3
Coaching career	2012–present
Career history
As a player:
1992	Chicago Bulls
1992–1993	Tri-City Chinook
1993–1994	Chicago Bulls
1994	Tri-City Chinook
1994	La Crosse Catbirds
1994	Chicago Bulls
1994–1995	Pittsburgh Piranhas
1995	Adelaide 36ers
1995–1996	Yakima Sun Kings
1996	Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
1996–1997	Beşiktaş
1997–1998	Antalyaspor Muratpaşa
1998–1999	La Crosse Bobcats
1999–2000	Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin
2000–2001	Strasbourg IG
2001	Besançon BCD
2001–2002	Rockford Lightning
As a coach:
2012–2015	Sumter HS
2018–2021	Richland Northeast HS
2021–present	Lower Richland HS
Career highlights
Israeli League Top Scorer (2000) CBA All-Rookie First Team (1993)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

English has served as a high school basketball coach after his retirement.

Playing career

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.^[2]

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.^[3] English played one game with the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs in the 1996 PBA Governors' Cup but was hobbled by an old injury.^[4] He later played in Turkey for two seasons, and in Israel for one season.^[5] He was the top scorer in the 1999–2000 Israel Basketball Premier League.

Coaching career

English spent three seasons as the head coach of the boys basketball team at Sumter High School in Sumter, South Carolina, until his resignation on September 19, 2015.^[6] On March 16, 2018, he was hired as the head coach at Richland Northeast High School in Columbia, South Carolina.^[7] On June 3, 2021, English was appointed as the head coach at his alma mater, Lower Richland High School.^[8]