Stephen "Jo Jo" English (born February 4, 1970) is an American professional

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player who starred at the University of South Carolina in the early 1990s and later played parts of three seasons for the

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. English made his NBA debut on December 2, 1992. He was the top scorer in the 1999–2000 Israel Basketball Premier League.

Basketball career

A 6'4"

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, English is perhaps best remembered for being involved in a bench-clearing brawl with

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of the

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during a 1994 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals playoff game at

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. With NBA Commissioner

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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 minor-league

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. He also played for the

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in the

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n National Basketball League during 1995, averaging 14.8 points in 21 games. 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.

References

External links

Career stats
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https://www.basketball-reference.com
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