Khalid El-Amin

Khalid El-Amin (born April 25, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a member of the 1999 University of Connecticut men's basketball team that won the NCAA championship.

Khalid El-Amin
Personal information
Born (1979-04-25) April 25, 1979
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolMinneapolis North
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
CollegeUConn (1997–2000)
NBA draft2000: 2nd round, 34th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career2000–2017
PositionPoint guard
Number2
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
2009Türk Telekom
2009–2010Budivelnyk Kyiv
2010–2011Lietuvos Rytas
2011–2012Cibona Zagreb
2012–2013Le Mans
2013Trabzonspor
2014–2015BG Göttingen
2015Sigal Prishtina
2015–2016BG Göttingen
2017Marinos de Anzoátegui
Career highlights and awards
  • All-BBL Second Team (2015)
  • EuroCup Top Scorer (2009)
  • All-EuroCup Second Team (2009)
  • LKL All-Star (2011)
  • 2× Ukrainian League champion (2006, 2007)
  • A-1 Liga champion (2012)
  • Ukrainian Cup MVP (2009)
  • 2× Ukrainian Cup winner (2006, 2009)
  • Turkish Cup winner (2008)
  • Turkish Cup Final MVP (2008)
  • BSL All-Star (2005, 2008)
  • BSL All-Star Game MVP (2005)
  • FIBA EuroCup All-Star (2005–2007)
  • NCAA champion (1999)
  • First-team All-Big East (2000)
  • McDonald's All-American (1997)
  • Third-team Parade All-American (1997)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States
Goodwill Games
1998 New York Team competition

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. He later played professionally in several countries, mainly in Europe.

Since retiring as a player, he has coached high school basketball in Minnesota, with last stint at St. Thomas Academy in Mendota lasting 3 years. In 2023, He was named the head coach of the men’s basketball team at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Minnesota. In his first coaching year at Anoka Ramsey, He brought the team to the NJCAA playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Central Lakes College at the overtime.

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