| Position | Point Guard |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League Baltic League Euroleague |
| Team | BC Lietuvos Rytas |
| Born | April 25, 1979 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| College | UConn |
| Draft | 2nd round, 34th overall, 2000 Chicago Bulls |
| Pro career | 2000–present |
| Former teams | Chicago Bulls (2000-2001)Gary Steelheads Dakota Wizards Strasbourg IG (2001-2002)Ironi Ramat Gan (2002-2003)Beşiktaş Cola Turka (2003-2005)Azovmash Mariupol (2005-2007)Türk Telekom B.K. (2007-2009)BC Budivelnyk (2009-2010)BC Lietuvos Rytas (2010-) |
15.3 ppg...4.4 ast...3 rbs...1.7 stls in 30.1 minutes per game !!!
2000 1st team all Big East...
1 of 15 finalists for the Naismith Award and set a Big East record by making 93.4 percent of his FTs in league action...
left UConn as 4th all-time at the school in FT% at 82.2 6th all-time in assists and 5th in steals....
El-Amin also helped the U.S. to a gold medal performance in the 98 Goodwill Games in NYC.
PRO CAREER & HIGHLIGHTS
El-Amin was drafted by the Bulls in the 2nd round with the 5th pick (34th overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft .. He also played in the NBA briefly with the Miami Heat in 02. ..
El-Amin signed with strasbourg (France) in January 02. He then joined Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Israel in November 02.
He joined Besiktas Istanbul of the Turkish league in August 03. Dominating the league for 2 seasons El-Amin was 2nd in scoring (20.9) and 3rd in assists (5.2) in his first season. In 05 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 05 and was a member of the World Team at the 05 FIBA Europe All-Star Game.
In June 05 he started his 1st season with Azovmash Mariupol of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. Azovmash won the 06 Ukrainian Championship, and El-Amin was named the MVP of both the regular season and playoffs.
In August 07 he started his 1st season with Türk Telekom B.K. of the Turkish basketball league.
In October 10 he signed a 1-year contract with BC Lietuvos Rytas of the Lithuanian Basketball League
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