Khalid El-Amin facts for kids
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| Born | April 25, 1979 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| High school | Minneapolis North (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
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| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| College | UConn (1997–2000) | |||||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2000–2017 | |||||||||||||
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| 2000–2001 | Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Dakota Wizards | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Gary Steelheads | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Strasbourg IG | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Ironi Ramat Gan | |||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Azovmash Mariupol | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Türk Telekom | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Azovmash Mariupol | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Türk Telekom | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Budivelnyk Kyiv | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Lietuvos Rytas | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Cibona Zagreb | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Le Mans | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Trabzonspor | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | BG Göttingen | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Sigal Prishtina | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | BG Göttingen | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Marinos de Anzoátegui | |||||||||||||
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Khalid El-Amin (born April 25, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a key player for the University of Connecticut men's basketball team that won the NCAA championship in 1999.
Khalid started his basketball journey in Minnesota, playing for North High School in Minneapolis. In 2000, the Chicago Bulls picked him in the NBA draft. He played 50 games for them before moving on to play professionally in many countries, mostly in Europe.
After he stopped playing, Khalid became a high school basketball coach in Minnesota. He coached at St. Thomas Academy for three years. In 2023, he became the head coach for the men's basketball team at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Minnesota. In his first year there, he led the team to the NJCAA playoffs.
College Basketball Journey
Khalid El-Amin was a star in high school. He led Minneapolis North High School to win three state titles in a row. He was also named a McDonald's All-American and Minnesota State Player of the Year three times. In 1997, he was named Minnesota Mr. Basketball.
When he joined UConn, he quickly made an impact. He was named Big East Conference Rookie of the Year. He was also the second-highest scorer on his team, setting a new scoring record for a freshman at UConn.
As a sophomore, Khalid was the starting point guard for the team that won the 1999 NCAA Championship. In the final game against Duke, he scored the last 4 points, helping his team win 77–74.
In 2000, Khalid was a top player for the Huskies. He led the team in scoring (16.0 points per game), assists (4.4 per game), and steals (1.7 per game). He was also named to the All-Big East first team. He was one of 15 finalists for the Naismith Award, which is given to the best college basketball player. He also set a Big East record for free throw accuracy, making 93.4 percent of his free throws in league games.
Khalid scored his highest college points in one game, 34 points, against the University of Notre Dame on January 5, 2000. He finished his college career as one of UConn's all-time best players in free throw percentage, assists, and steals.
Khalid also helped the U.S. team win a gold medal at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York City.
Playing in the NBA
The Chicago Bulls picked Khalid El-Amin in the second round of the 2000 NBA draft. He was the 34th player chosen overall. That year, he played in the Schick Rookie Challenge during the All-Star weekend in Washington, D.C., where he scored 18 points.
Khalid played only one season in the NBA. He played in 50 games, starting 14 of them. On average, he scored 6.3 points, had 2.9 assists, 1.6 rebounds, and 1 steal per game. His last NBA game was on February 26, 2001, when the Bulls lost to the Golden State Warriors.
Playing in Europe
After his time in the NBA, Khalid El-Amin moved to Europe to continue his professional basketball career.
- In January 2002, he joined Strasbourg in France.
- In November 2002, he played for Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan in Israel.
In August 2003, Khalid signed with Besiktas Istanbul in Turkey. He was a dominant player there for two seasons. In his first season, he was second in scoring and third in assists in the league. In 2005, he led the league in assists and averaged 20.4 points per game. He was named the MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the Turkish League All-Star Game in 2005.
In June 2005, he began playing for Azovmash Mariupol in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. Azovmash won the Ukrainian Championship in 2006, and Khalid was named the MVP for both the regular season and the playoffs.
He later returned to Turkey, signing with Türk Telekom B.K. in June 2007 for the 2007–08 season. In June 2008, he went back to Azovmash for two years. In March 2009, he returned to Türk Telekom for the rest of that season. He was also named to the All-EuroCup Second Team for the 2008–09 Eurocup season.
Khalid continued to play for various teams in Europe:
- In August 2009, he signed with Budivelnyk Kyiv in Ukraine.
- In October 2010, he joined BC Lietuvos Rytas in Lithuania.
- In December 2011, he signed with Cibona Zagreb in Croatia and helped them win the Croatian A-1 Liga.
- In July 2012, he signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket in France.
- In February 2013, he moved to the Turkish club Trabzonspor.
- In August 2014, he signed with BG Göttingen in Germany.
- In August 2015, he joined Sigal Prishtina in Kosovo. He later returned to BG Göttingen in December 2016.
- In spring 2017, he had a short time playing for the Marinos de Anzoategui in Venezuela.
After retiring from playing professional basketball, Khalid El-Amin became an assistant coach for the boys' basketball team at Minneapolis North High School. He also worked as a college basketball analyst for CBS Sports Network.
See also
In Spanish: Khalid El-Amin para niños
