Players
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#42
Khalid El-amin
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Height: 5-10
Weight: 203
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Class: Junior
Birthplace: Minneapolis, MN
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Scouting Report
- Natural leader is one of the most enthusiastic players in the nation
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Stout frame physically deceiving
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Actually extremely powerful and has the quickness of your average size guard
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Not much of a leaper, but he can slide through a defense quickly
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Ball fakes, hesitation dribble to redirect his opponents momentum
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Keeps his defender on his hip pocket and rides him to the basket
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Gets deep penetration remarkably frequently
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Finishes plays well considering his height, but he is nevertheless limited by it
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Uses his dribble to set his man up and collects himself to go into his shot rather quickly, though he doesn't necessarily have a quick of release
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With the game on the line, he seems to pick up his play a notch
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Good but not great shooter, both from the standstill and off the dribble
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Good assist man and has a flare in the open court
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Creative passer, excellent vision
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Makes beautiful reads on defense
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Low center of gravity
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Member of the 1998 Goodwill Games team
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Arrested on drug charges after last year's national championship victory
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Originally committed to University of Minnesota while a junior in high school
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Former McDonald's All-American
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Played varsity basketball since eighth grade
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Scouts have some reservations about his NBA skills but still figures to be a first-round pick if he decides to enter this year's draft.
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