Khalid El-Amin

Khalid El-Amin is the owner and head trainer at El-Amin Training. Khalid was the starting pointguard for the University of Connecticut when they won the national champsionship in 1999 and was then drafted in the 2nd round to the Chicago Bulls.

Khalid has been involved with basketball as a player, coach, and trainer for over 30 years and currently uses unique training methods to help focus young players on working smarter not just harder to take their game to the next level. Born in Minneapolis, MN he first developed a love for basketball at four years old while watching his older brothers play basketball in their driveway. His skill set, fierce work ethic, and high basketball IQ allowed him to play up with older teams which fast tracked his progress. Khalid led his high school to three consecutive state titles, won a national championship in college, was drafted to the NBA, and was MVP for four consecutive years in his career overseas. Khalid is passionate about basketball and equally determined to use the game of basketball as a platform to cultivate young leaders.