Episode #29 - Khalid El-Amin (MN HS basketball legends)

For the final installment of the mini-series on Minnesota high
school basketball legends Matt connects with one of the most
decorated and celebrated high school hoopers the state has
produced.  Khalid El-Amin won three consecutive state titles
with Minneapolis North from 1995 - 1997.  The two earliest
titles were in the Sweet 16 format where Minnesota only crowned
one state champion.  The last of those three titles in 1997
for Minneapolis North, was won in the class 4A (big school)
classification.  Khalid went on to win Mr. Basketball his
senior year and was set to go to the University of
Minnesota.  He then had a change of heart and ended up
joining Coach Jim Calhoun's Connecticut Huskies team.  It
worked out for Khalid and his teammates as they capped off an
incredible season by winning the 1999 National Championship
defeating a loaded Duke team in the final.  

Khalid was a national name at this point and following that game
even had an appearance on the David Letterman show.  After
his junior season he declared for the NBA draft and was selected
in the 2nd round by the Chicago Bulls.  He played in the NBA
for one season before moving his career overseas where he
prospered.  Khalid was an extremely important player in the
MN basketball landscape as he helped to put MN basketball on the
recruiting map.

Khalid is now a member of the Minnesota High School Basketball
Hall of Fame and lives in the Minneapolis area.  Enjoy this
conversation in the Bare's Den with former Minneapolis North
Polar - Khalid El-Amin.