[1] His freshman and sophomore years were spent at the junior varsity level, and El-Amin did not appear to have a chance at playing college basketball.

[1] Aided by a four-inch growth spurt between his sophomore and junior seasons, coupled with hard work in the gym, he found himself as a starter on Holt's competitive varsity squad.

[1] He then led Holt to a 26–2 record and state championship victory during his senior season, registering 18 points, 11 rebounds and three steals in the game.

In both seasons he played for Stony Brook he led the team in scoring while averaging 15.7 and 16.7 points per game in his junior and senior years, respectively.

[2] In his senior year, he scored a school Division I record 517 points while leading Stony Brook to its first ever regular season conference title as well as their first ever National Invitation Tournament appearance.

[4] On November 1, 2013 he was selected in the fourth round (57th overall) of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft by the Los Angeles D-Fenders but was waived two weeks later.