Artis Gilmore was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks out of the University of South Carolina, where he started every game during his four-year career, setting the scoring record with 1,972 points, in the 1976 NBA Draft. English went on to professional success, earning 8-NBA All-Star selections and becoming the 1983 NBA scoring champion. His number has been retired by both USC and the Denver Nuggets and he is a member of both the Collegiate and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.