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. He currently coaches 8th grade basketball at MacDonald Middle School.
Early life
El-Amin grew up in
Ingham County, Michigan and attended
Holt High School from 2002 to 2006.
His
freshman
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and
sophomore
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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 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
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season, registering 18 points, 11 rebounds and three steals in the game.[
]
College career
El-Amin was slated to attend the University of Detroit, an NCAA Division I school, and play for the Detroit Titans men's basketball 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, El-Amin left after just a few weeks at the school.][ He then played at local Lansing Community College for two years and was named a junior college All-American in 2007–08.]Stony Brook University
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head coach Steve Pikiell
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gave El-Amin an opportunity to play for the Seawolves after his community college career, and El-Amin took full advantage. In both seasons he played for Stony Brook he led the team in scoring while averaging 15.7 and 16.7 points per game in his junior and senior years, respectively.[ El-Amin was a Second Team All- America East Conference 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
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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
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in Israel, Alba Fehérvár 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
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but was waived two weeks later.[
In September 2014, El-Amin signed with Apollon Patras in Greece.
On July 30, 2015, he signed with Juvecaserta Basket of the Italian Serie A.
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 of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. 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.
He currently plays for ]Lansing Pharaohs
The Pontiac Pharaohs are an American professional basketball team based out of Pontiac, Michigan, and a member of the Basketball Super League (North America), Basketball Super League (BSL).
History
It was announced that Lansing, Michigan would b ...
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