Ishmael El-Amin

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Ishmael El-Amin
No. 5Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Position Point guard
League Israeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1998-12-02) 2 December 1998 (age 25)
Minnetonka, Minnesota, US
Listed height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
High school Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota)
College Ball State (2017–2021)
Rhode Island (2021–2022)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023 BC Shumen
2023–2024 BK Ventspils
2024-present Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Career highlights and awards

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]

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Professional career

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]

Personal life

He is son of the former UConn and Chicago Bulls player Khalid El-Amin. [4]

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