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English Named To NABC Under Armour 30-under-30
May 01, 2018 | Men's Basketball
BOULDER – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) selected University of Colorado assistant Kim English as a 2017-18 Under Armour 30-under-30 honoree.
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The 30-under-30 program recognizes a group of up and coming young coaches in men's college basketball. English just completed his first year as an assistant on head coach Tad Boyle's staff, helping the Buffaloes to a 17-15 record. He was the only selection from the Pac-12, and one of five from the "Power 5" conferences.
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A native of Baltimore, and a Missouri graduate, English was a 2012 NBA Draft Pick by the Detroit Pistons and enjoyed a three-year professional career, which included the 2012-13 NBA season in Detroit and two years overseas. He spent two years on Frank Haith's staff at Tulsa before joining the Buffaloes last season.
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The 2017-18 Under Armour 30-under-30: Justin Bradley, Williams; Tomas Brock, Columbia College (MO); Johnathan Brown, Bucknell; Michael Clark, Villanova; Jeff Diepenbrock, Georgia State; Kim English, Colorado; Brett Ervin, West Liberty; Zach Filzen, Lancaster Bible College; Pat Garvin, MSU Mankato; Desmond Haymon, Stephen F. Austin; Kyle Jones, Grambling; Muhamadou Kaba, East Stroudsburg; Jake Kroll, Canisius; Jimmy Langhurst, Le Moyne; Chris LePore, UNC Greensboro; Jai Lucas, Texas; Chris Manning, Plattsburgh State; Thomas Montigel, TCU; Dominic Parker, Christopher Newport; Justin Parnell, Oregon Tech; Mark Polsgrove, Lees-McRae; Tony Rack, Northern Kentucky; Chris Santo, Saint Anselm; Marcus Schroeder, Saint Mary's; Tim Shelton, San Diego State; Jeff Smith, Stevenson; Greg St. Jean, St. John's (NY); Kevin Sullivan, Emory; Adam Van Zelst, Albright; Greg Youncofski, Cincinnati
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The 30-under-30 program recognizes a group of up and coming young coaches in men's college basketball. English just completed his first year as an assistant on head coach Tad Boyle's staff, helping the Buffaloes to a 17-15 record. He was the only selection from the Pac-12, and one of five from the "Power 5" conferences.
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A native of Baltimore, and a Missouri graduate, English was a 2012 NBA Draft Pick by the Detroit Pistons and enjoyed a three-year professional career, which included the 2012-13 NBA season in Detroit and two years overseas. He spent two years on Frank Haith's staff at Tulsa before joining the Buffaloes last season.
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The 2017-18 Under Armour 30-under-30: Justin Bradley, Williams; Tomas Brock, Columbia College (MO); Johnathan Brown, Bucknell; Michael Clark, Villanova; Jeff Diepenbrock, Georgia State; Kim English, Colorado; Brett Ervin, West Liberty; Zach Filzen, Lancaster Bible College; Pat Garvin, MSU Mankato; Desmond Haymon, Stephen F. Austin; Kyle Jones, Grambling; Muhamadou Kaba, East Stroudsburg; Jake Kroll, Canisius; Jimmy Langhurst, Le Moyne; Chris LePore, UNC Greensboro; Jai Lucas, Texas; Chris Manning, Plattsburgh State; Thomas Montigel, TCU; Dominic Parker, Christopher Newport; Justin Parnell, Oregon Tech; Mark Polsgrove, Lees-McRae; Tony Rack, Northern Kentucky; Chris Santo, Saint Anselm; Marcus Schroeder, Saint Mary's; Tim Shelton, San Diego State; Jeff Smith, Stevenson; Greg St. Jean, St. John's (NY); Kevin Sullivan, Emory; Adam Van Zelst, Albright; Greg Youncofski, Cincinnati
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