Recruiting Report: Nasir El-Amin (2019)
Nasir El-Amin of Minneapolis North earns state championship medals and he wants more. The hard working junior PG talked with Northstar Hoops today.
El-Amin played a key role for the Panthers 16u team that went 31-13 in the events they competed in.
“AAA was fun with Howard Pulley this summer,” Nasir said. “Being able to play and compete against top competition definitely allowed me to evaluate and elevate my game.”
El-Amin has a steady handle, he’s a tough and physical player on both ends, and he’s focused on becoming a better shooter.
“This summer I’ve been working on my jump shot specifically from three point range,” El-Amin said. “I have continued to improve on being more consistent in that area.”
El-Amin returns from last year’s rotation a long with rotation regulars Tayler Johnson, Odell Wilson, Zion Stanford, Da’Koi Hines, Da’Kei Hines, Eli Campbell, and Trejuan Holliman.
“This team will be very unselfish, we have lots of talent coming in and returning so this should be a fun year,” El-Amin said. “Our goal this year is nothing less than a third ring.”
The Polars continue to workout together on the court but many of them are also football players working for another state championship in that sport.
“Most of us on the basketball team play football but we still make time for our personal workouts,” El-Amin said.
“I start at slot wide receiver and this year we have a lot of playmakers on the offensive side so it should be a very exciting year.”
College basketball programs are starting to call El-Amin.
“I’ve heard from a few schools the summer like North Dakota, Northern Iowa, Tennessee State, and Tulane University,” said Nasir. “Kansas State reached out as well.”
The El-Amin name is well know. Khalid El-Amin is considered by many to be the greatest high school basketball player of all time in Minnesota. He’s also a national champion and a long time pro. Of course Ishmael El-Amin was at Hopkins and is now at Ball State. Nasir is next in line from the family, a family of influence.
“Coming from a family of basketball players I would say that they influence me a lot but I just try to be a well-rounded point guard and take what I can from everybody really and use it to my advantage.”