Kim English

Kim English interests me less for his playing days than for what he did afterward. A 196 cm Baltimore native who starred at Missouri, he had only a short professional career, yet he reinvented himself as a coach, eventually leading George Mason and Providence. That pivot from athlete to strategist is harder than it looks, and I admire people who translate competitive instinct into mentorship. There is something compelling about a player choosing to build the next generation rather than chase fading minutes on the court. To me he reads as a sharp, driven basketball mind.

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Name (English)

Kim English

Name (Japanese)

キム・イングリッシュ

Reading

きむ・いんぐりっしゅ

Born

September 24, 1988 (age 38)

Origin

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Height

198 cm

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

High school

Randallstown High School

University

University of Missouri

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20English%20(basketball)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q576196

Tags

• Maryland
• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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