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El-Amin looks like the least likely superstar on the court, with his sawed-off, chunky frame. Proving once again that stature matters little if you can play, El-Amin has earned a reputation as a winner. It started back in high school, where he led Minneapolis North to three straight state titles. As a sophomore at UConn, El-Amin led the Huskies to their first NCAA championship, in 1999. This season, playing on a team not quite as good as the previous year, El-Amin took the Huskies as far as he could before a severe ankle sprain left him at less than half speed in a season-ending NCAA tournament loss to Tennessee. El-Amin is a scoring point guard, which means he's capable of getting points or helping teammates get them. He's a good guy to have on your side at crunch time, because he isn't afraid to have the ball in his hands. He can also make free throws, which means that any team El-Amin plays on can close out wins down the stretch.
| Career Statistics |
|---|
| Seasons |
G |
FGs |
PCT |
3-pts |
PCT |
FTs |
PCT |
RPG |
APG |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
AVE |
'97-98
'98-99
'99-00
Totals
|
37
36
35
108
|
211-498
174-422
195-475
580-1395
|
.424
.412
.411
.416
|
81-222
51-151
63-177
195-550
|
.365
.338
.356
.355
|
90-113
98-126
107-120
295-359
|
.796
.778
.892
..822
|
2.9
2.8
3.1
3.0
|
4.2
3.9
5.2
4.4
|
5
1
4
10
|
68
59
59
186
|
593
497
560
1650
|
16.0
13.8
16.0
15.3
|
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Junior Season
UConn's record in his three seasons with the school was 91-17
Ranks sixth all-time at UConn in assists and fifth in steals
Ranks fourth all-time at the school in FT percentage at 82.2
Named to the All-Big East first team
Led the Huskies in scoring (16.0), assists (4.4) and steals (1.7)
Scored a career-high 34 points against Notre Dame
Set a Big East record by making 93.4 percent of his FTs in league games
One of 15 finalists for the Naismith Award
Sophomore Season
Named AP Honorable-Mention All-America
Named to the All-Big East second team
Finished no.2 on the team in scoring (13.8), although he averaged 2.2 ppg fewer than he did as a freshman
Scored the Huskies final 4 points in the school's championship game win over Duke
Freshman Season
Named Big East Conference Rookie of the Year
No. 2 on the team in scoring (16.0) and set the UConn single-season scoring record for a freshman
Selected to third-team All-Big East
AP Honorable Mention All-America
Notables
Helped the U.S. to a gold medal performance in the '98 Goodwill Games in NYC
Named a McDonald's All-American in HS
Started playing for his HS team as an eighth-grader
Married with 2 sons
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