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Khalid El-Amin
خالد الامين
No. 5 – Trabzonspor
PositionPoint guard
LeagueTurkish Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1979-04-25) April 25, 1979 (age 45)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican / Egyptian
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High schoolMinneapolis North
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
CollegeConnecticut (1997–2000)
NBA draft2000: 2nd round, 34th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career2000–present
Career history
2000–2001Chicago Bulls
2001–2002Dakota Wizards
2002Gary Steelheads
2002Strasbourg IG
2002–2003Ironi Ramat Gan
2003–2005Beşiktaş Cola Turka
2005–2007Azovmash Mariupol
2007–2008Türk Telekom
2008–2009Azovmash Mariupol
2009–2010Budivelnyk Kyiv
2010–2011Lietuvos Rytas
2011–2012Cibona Zagreb
2012–2013Le Mans
2013–presentTrabzonspor
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 New York Team competition

Khalid El-Amin (Arabic: [خالد الامين] Error: {{Lang}}: missing language tag (help) ) (born April 25, 1979) is an American Egyptian professional basketball player. He was a member of the 1999 UConn men's basketball team that won the NCAA championship. He is originally from Minnesota where he played for North High School in Minneapolis. In 2000, he was selected in the 2nd round by the Chicago Bulls of the NBA Draft and played 50 games for them, averaging 6.3 points and 2.9 assists per game.

College career

After leading Minneapolis North HS to three straight state titles and being named a McDonald's All-American, the three-time Minnesota State Player of the Year and 1997 Minnesota Mr. Basketball[1] was named Big East Conference Rookie of the Year while being second in the team in scoring (16.0) and setting the UConn single-season scoring record for a freshman.

As a sophomore, El-Amin was the starting point guard on their team that won the 1999 NCAA Championship game thriller over Duke. In the final game he scored the Huskies' final 4 points in their 77-74 victory.

In 2000 El-Amin led the Huskies in scoring (16.0), assists (4.4) and steals (1.7) and was named to the All-Big East first team. He was also one of 15 finalists for the Naismith Award and set a Big East record by making 93.4 percent of his FTs in league games. El-Amin scored a collegiate career-high 34 points in a 75-70 loss to the University of Notre Dame on January 5, 2000, which ended the UConn Huskies' 10-game winning streak.[2]

He left UConn as fourth all-time at the school in FT percentage at 82.2, sixth all-time in assists and fifth in steals. His averages per game in his final season are 31.9 minutes, 16.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.7 turnovers, 1.7 steals, makes 2.9 of 5.5 field goals (41.1%) and 4.1 of 4.6 free throws (89.2%). He finished his college career with averages of 30.1 minutes, 15.3 points on 41.6% shooting and 82.2% free throws, 3.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2.7 turnovers and 1.7 steals.

El-Amin also helped the U.S. to a gold medal performance in the '98 Goodwill Games in New York City.

NBA career

El-Amin was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round with the 5th pick (34th overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft.[3] That year, he played in the Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star weekend in Washington, DC and scored 18 points. He also played in the NBA briefly with the Miami Heat in 2002. In 50 games in the NBA, El-Amin averaged 6.3 points with 2.9 assists, 1.6 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 1.1 turnovers and 2.0 fouls in 18.6 minutes.

European career

El-Amin signed with Strasbourg (France) in January 2002. He then joined Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (Israel) in November 2002.

He joined Besiktas Istanbul of the Turkish league in August 2003. Dominating the league for two seasons, El-Amin was second in scoring (20.9) and third in assists (5.2) in his first season. In 2005, he led the league in assists and averaged 20.4 points a game. He was named MVP of the Turkish League All-Star Game in 2005 and was a member of the World Team at the 2005 FIBA Europe All-Star Game.

In June 2005, he started his first season with Azovmash Mariupol of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. Azovmash won the 2006 Ukrainian Championship, and El-Amin was named the MVP of both the regular season and playoffs.[4]

In August 2007, he started his first season with Türk Telekom B.K. of the Turkish basketball league.

In October 2010, he signed a one-year contract with BC Lietuvos Rytas of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[5]

In March 2011, he suffered a torn quadriceps ending his season and tenure with BC Lietuvos Rytas.

In December 2011, it was announced that he would play for Cibona Zagreb. In 2012, El-Amin moved to Le Mans Sarthe Basket.

Notes

  1. ^ "El-Amin Chooses UConn". St. Paul Pioneer Press. NewsBank. April 26, 1997. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "ND catches No. 2 UConn by surprise". Chicago Sun-Times. January 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-31. [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  4. ^ Jones, Bomani. "Cautionary Tales." ESPN.com, http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=joneslist/070504
  5. ^ Lietuvos Rytas signs Khalid El-Amin

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