Ehab Amin

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Ehab Amin
Egyptian Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born (1995-08-01) August 1, 1995 (age 28)
Alexandria, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolSJNMA (Delafield, Wisconsin)
College
Sporting Alexandria
2019–presentAl Ahly
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Egypt
FIBA Africa U18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Mozambique
FIBA Africa U16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Egypt

Ehab Mohamed Mohamed Amin Saleh (born August 1, 1995) is an Egyptian professional basketball player for Al Ahly. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. He spent his first three college seasons at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, leading the NCAA Division I in steals and earning first-team All-Southland Conference accolades as a junior.

Amin has played for the

Egypt national basketball team at both the youth and senior levels, including the under-16 team to a gold medal at the 2011 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship. Amin received national attention in the United States when he flopped in a Sweet Sixteen game, leading a CBS reporter to call Amin "the worst of 2019 NCAA tournament."[1]

He began his professional career with Al Ahly in Egypt as the best paid player in national basketball history. With Al Ahly, he won the

BAL championship in 2023, three Egyptian Premier League titles and one Arab Club Competitions
title.

Early life and career

Amin was born in

Egyptian Basketball Super League and Egypt Basketball Cup titles in the 2012–13 season.[3] In addition, he attended Riada American School in Alexandria.[2]

Before the 2013–14 school year, Amin moved to the United States to attend St. John's Northwestern Military Academy, a private school in Delafield, Wisconsin but was sidelined for the entire season after breaking his back.[5] Despite the injury, he was offered a scholarship to play college basketball for Texas A&M–Corpus Christi under head coach Willis Wilson.[5] He eventually committed to the team and enrolled at the school on June 1, 2014.[7]

College career

In his freshman season for Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, Amin averaged 5.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.1 steals in 15 minutes per game.

Stephen F. Austin, he recorded a season-high 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals.[8]

As a sophomore, Amin averaged 8.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.8 steals in 18.1 minutes per game.

Northwestern State.[9]

In his junior season, Amin averaged 16.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.9 assists, while

McNeese State, notching career-highs of 31 points and 15 rebounds.[10] During the game, Amin also broke the school record for steals in a single season.[10] He also recorded a career-best 7 steals on two separate occasions as a junior.[11] At the end of the season, after breaking the Southland Conference record for single-season steals, Amin earned Southland All-Defensive Team, first-team All-Southland, National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) all-region, and mid-major All-American honors.[2][12]

Two weeks before the 2017–18 season, Amin suffered a hip injury that forced him to redshirt the year.[13] On March 28, 2018, he announced his intentions to transfer from Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.[14] After committing to Nevada in early May 2018, Amin chose to de-commit at the start of June.[15] On June 29, he committed to Oregon.[16] In his lone season at Oregon, Amin averaged 5.9 points and 1.5 steals per game.[17]

Professional career

In August 2019, Amin signed a four-year contract with

Egyptian Basketball Super League. He reportedly became the most expensive player in the history of Egyptian basketball, having an offer worth £E2.7 million.[18] Al Ahly managed to fend off rivals Zamalek who also pursued Amin.[19]

In September 2021, Amin helped Ahly win the 2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship while being named MVP of the tournament in the process.[20] On March 14, he won his second Egyptian Cup and was named MVP of the tournament.[21]

On April 4, 2022, Amin extended his contract with three more seasons.

MVP
after the game. Amin finished with three MVP awards in three different competitions in the 2021–22 season.

On May 15, 2023, Amin won his third Egyptian Premier League title and his second MVP award.

final.[24]

National team career

Junior national team

Amin played for

Egypt at the 2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, guiding his team to a third-place finish while being named tournament MVP.[2]

Senior national team

Amin debuted for the

Afrobasket 2021.[29] In the 2023 World Cup, Amin averaged a team-leading 19.4 points, as well as 4.8 and 5.6 assists per game.[30] He scored 26 points in a loss to Montenegro.[31]

Awards and accomplishments

Club

Al Ahly
Sporting Alexandria
  • Egyptian Premier League: (2013)
  • Egypt Cup: (2013)

National team

Egypt Under-18
  • FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship Gold Gold Medal: (2012
    )
Egypt Under-16

Individual

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
* Led NCAA Division I

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Texas A&M–CC 33 5 15.0 .427 .192 .690 2.4 .8 1.1 .2 5.2
2015–16 Texas A&M–CC 33 0 18.1 .476 .368 .716 3.9 1.5 1.8 .2 8.6
2016–17 Texas A&M–CC 36 34 33.7 .462 .289 .716 6.6 2.9 3.4* .4 16.9
2018–19 Oregon 37 6 17.9 .374 .317 .646 3.1 1.2 1.5 .1 5.9
Career 139 45 21.3 .443 .298 .702 4.0 1.6 2.0 .2 9.2

Personal

Amin's favourite player is Manu Ginóbili.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Oregon's Ehab Amin performs worst flop of 2019 NCAA tournament (Video)". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Ehab Amin". University of Oregon. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  3. ^
    Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
    . Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Purvis, Andy (February 19, 2018). "The Art of the Steal". Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Martinez, Quinton (March 9, 2017). "Amin's journey to A&M-CC has spanned more than a decade". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  6. ^ Murray, Chris (May 7, 2018). "Nevada basketball adds more firepower with grad transfer G Ehab Amin of Texas A&M Corpus Christi". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  7. 247Sports
    . Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "Islanders snap SFA's streak with 71-63 victory". Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. February 14, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Islanders win seventh straight, top Northwestern State". Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. January 19, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Amin Marauds McNeese". Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. February 25, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "Ehab Amin Game Logs". RealGM. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "Ehab Amin Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  13. ^ "Musselman adds graduate transfer Amin to Wolf Pack". KOLO-TV. May 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  14. ^ Martinez, Quinton (March 28, 2018). "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi basketball's Amin to transfer". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  15. ^ Murray, Chris (June 1, 2018). "Ehab Amin de-commits from Nevada, aiding Pack's scholarship situation". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  16. OregonLive
    . Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  17. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (October 29, 2019). "Previewing the Pac-12 Conference — and where the Arizona Wildcats fit in". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  18. ^ "BASKETBALL: Al Ahly complete Egyptian record signing of Ehab Amin". King Fut. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  19. ^ a b "بعد انتقاله إلى الأهلي... إيهاب أمين أغلى لاعب كرة سلة في تاريخ مصر". اندبندنت عربية (in Arabic). 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  20. ^ a b Ali, Ahmad Gamal (4 April 2022). "BASKETBALL: Al Ahly extend Ehab Amin contract". KingFut. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  21. ^ Ali, Ahmad Gamal. "Amin Wins Egyptian Cup MVP Award". Al Ahly Basketball. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  22. ^ Egyptian Basketball Federation [@EBBFED] (May 16, 2022). "إيهاب أمين سجل 35 نقطة منهم 8 ثلاثيات في المباراة الفاصلة.. إليكم ملخص ما" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "الخطيب يهنئ لاعبي السلة وجهازهم الفني والإداري والطبي ببطولة دوري السوبر". Al Ahly (in Arabic). 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  24. ^ "AL AHLY ARE THE 2023 BAL CHAMPIONS". The BAL. 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  25. ^ "Egypt vs. Mozambique". FIBA. July 8, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  26. ^ "Ehab Mohamed Mohamed Amin Saleh". FIBA. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  27. ^ "Ehab Amin". FIBA. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  28. ^ "Ehab Amin". FIBA. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  29. ^ "Ehab Amin - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  30. ^ "Ehab AMIN at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  31. ^ "No alarms and no surprises: Montenegro rise to 2-0". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

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