Ishmael El-Amin | |
Height M: | 1.89 |
Weight Kg: | 80 |
Team: | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
Number: | 5 |
Position: | Point guard |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1998 |
Birth Place: | Minnetonka, Minnesota, US |
Highschool: | Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota) |
College: | Ball State (2017–2021) Rhode Island (2021–2022) |
Draft Year: | 2022 |
Career Start: | 2022 |
Years1: | 2022–2023 |
Team1: | BC Shumen |
Years2: | 2023–2024 |
Team2: | BK Ventspils |
Years3: | 2024-present |
Team3: | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
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Ishmael El-Amin (born 2 December 1998) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the point guard position.[1]
During his rookie season in Bulgarian League, five times El-Amin was named Player of the Round. At the end of the season he was the best scorer of the season and was named Season MVP.
In the summer of 2023, he signed for BK Ventspils in Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.[2] He was named MVP of the Month in January, 2024.[3]
He is son of the former UConn and Chicago Bulls player Khalid El-Amin.[4]