Muhammad El-Amin (born July 25, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for
Panionios
Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...
of the
Greek Basket League
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. He currently coaches 8th grade basketball at MacDonald Middle School.
Early life
El-Amin grew up in
Ingham County, Michigan
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and attended
Holt High School from 2002 to 2006.
His
freshman and
sophomore years were spent at the junior varsity level, and El-Amin did not appear to have a chance at playing college basketball.
[ Aided by a four-inch growth spurt between his sophomore and ]junior
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seasons, coupled with hard work in the gym, he found himself as a starter on Holt's competitive varsity squad.[ He then led Holt to a 26–2 record and state championship victory during his senior season, registering 18 points, 11 rebounds and three steals in the game.][
]
College career
El-Amin was slated to attend the University of Detroit
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, an NCAA Division I
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school, and play for the Detroit Titans men's basketball
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team.[ However, the Detroit coaching staff changed during El-Amin's senior year and he was told they were no longer interested in him playing for them.][ After enrolling at Division II ]Ferris State University
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, El-Amin left after just a few weeks at the school.[ He then played at local ]Lansing Community College
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for two years and was named a junior college All-American in 2007–08.[ El-Amin was a Second Team All-]America East Conference
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selection in 2008–09 and then a First Team All-Conference selection in 2009–10.[ In his senior year, he scored a school Division I record 517 points while leading Stony Brook to its first ever regular season conference title as well as their first ever National Invitation Tournament appearance.][ In two seasons at Stony Brook, El-Amin scored 971 points.][
]
Professional career
El-Amin signed a contract with PVSK Panthers in Hungary after going unselected in the 2010 NBA draft. In his lone season with the team he averaged 22 points per game.[ His career then took him to Maccabi Kiryat Gat in Israel, ]Alba Fehérvár
Alba Fehérvár are a Hungarian professional basketball club based in Székesfehérvár that compete Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the premier division of basketball in Hungary. Founded as the successor of Székesfehérvári MDSE, they took the Hungarian ...
in Hungary, FCM Ferentino in Italy, and Körmend
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in Hungary again as of 2013–14. On November 1, 2013 he was selected in the fourth round (57th overall) of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft by the Los Angeles D-Fenders but was waived two weeks later.[
In September 2014, El-Amin signed with ]Apollon Patras
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in Greece.
On July 30, 2015, he signed with Juvecaserta Basket
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of the Italian Serie A
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.
In December 2015 El-Amin signed with Nea Kifissia of the Greek League. On May 4, 2016, he moved to Al Sadd Doha for the remainder of the season.
On August 7, 2016, he signed with Kymis of the Greek League. He left Kymis after appearing in fifteen games. On February 16, 2017, he signed with Atenas de Córdoba
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of the Liga Nacional de Básquet
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. On March 17, 2017, he parted ways with Atenas after appearing in seven games.
On November 8, 2017, he signed with Hungarian club Soproni KC
Soproni Kosárlabda Club, commonly known as Soproni KC or Sopron, is a professional basketball team based in Sopron, Hungary. The team competes in the Hungarian first tier Nemzeti Bajnokság I, and play their home games at the MKB Aréna Sopron, w ...
.
He currently plays for Lansing Pharaohs as part of The Basketball League.
References
External links
RealGM profile
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1987 births
Living people
Alba Fehérvár players
American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Qatar
American men's basketball players
Apollon Patras B.C. players
Atenas basketball players
Basket Ferentino players
Basketball players from Michigan
BC Körmend players
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Juvecaserta Basket players
Kymis B.C. players
Maccabi Kiryat Gat B.C. players
Nea Kifissia B.C. players
Panionios B.C. players
PVSK Panthers players
Shooting guards
Soproni KC players
Sportspeople from Lansing, Michigan
Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball players