Ishmael El-Amin

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]

Ishmael El-Amin

Ishmael El-Amin with Ball State in 2020
No. 5 – Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Position	Point guard
League	Israeli Premier League
Personal information
Born	(1998-12-02) 2 December 1998 (age 26) Minnetonka, Minnesota, US
Listed height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
High school	Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota)
College	Ball State (2017–2021) Rhode Island (2021–2022)
NBA draft	2022: undrafted
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–2023	BC Shumen
2023–2024	BK Ventspils
2024–present	Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Career highlights
NBL MVP (2023) NBL best scorer (2023) LatEst best scorer (2024)

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]