English NBA Players: Every Player Born in England (2026-27)
All 4 players on an NBA roster this season who were born in England.
Updated Sep 1, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 4
- Average height
- 6'9"
- Average age
- 24.8
- Teams represented
- 4 of 30
- Tallest
- Amari Williams (7'0")
- Shortest
- OG Anunoby (6'7")
- Oldest
- OG Anunoby (29)
- Youngest
- Jeremy Sochan (23)
Birthplace, not citizenship. These lists group players by the country they were born in, which is what the public roster data records. A player born in one country may hold another nationality, may have grown up elsewhere, and may represent a different country internationally.
4 NBA players on 2026-27 rosters were born in England, spread one to a team across 4 different franchises. This page lists them as a birthplace record — being born in England says nothing about a player's nationality or whom they represent internationally.
Every one of the 4 is a forward, making this a rare position-uniform group. The tallest is Amari Williams at 7'0", the shortest is OG Anunoby at 6'7". The oldest is Anunoby, born Jul 17, 1997; the youngest is Jeremy Sochan, born May 20, 2003.
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Play Guess-the-Player with only players born in England →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amari Williams
|
Boston Celtics
|
F | 7'0" | 24 | Nottingham, England |
Jeremy Sochan
|
Portland Trail Blazers
|
F | 6'8" | 23 | Milton Keynes, England |
OG Anunoby
|
New York Knicks
|
F | 6'7" | 29 | London, England |
Tobi Lawal
|
Dallas Mavericks
|
F | 6'8" | 23 | London, England |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
Where in England the Players Were Born
London accounts for 2 of the 4 birthplaces — OG Anunoby (#8, New York Knicks) and Tobi Lawal (Dallas Mavericks) were both born there. Jeremy Sochan (#20, Portland Trail Blazers) was born in Milton Keynes, and Amari Williams (#77, Boston Celtics) was born in Nottingham.
College Paths for England-Born Players
Three of the 4 players passed through major college programs before reaching the NBA: Anunoby attended Indiana, Williams attended Kentucky, and Sochan attended Baylor. Tobi Lawal played college basketball at Virginia Tech. Each player attended a different school, so there's no single pipeline connecting England-born prospects to the NBA.
England Among All International Birthplaces
England is one of 43 countries represented among NBA players in 2026-27. Across the full league, 110 players were born outside the United States, and these 4 England-born forwards are part of that broader international presence.