Muhammad El-Amin Named To AP Honorable Mention All-America Team

Stony Brook, N.Y. – Senior guard Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) of the Stony Brook University men’s basketball team was named to the honorable mention Associated Press All-America team, it was announced on Monday. The leading scorer on the America East’s top team during the regular season, El-Amin is the first player in the program’s Division I history to earn postseason All-American honors. “What a terrific honor for Muhammad,” Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. “He has worked extremely hard in making himself a better player and couldn’t be more deserving of this [honor]. He has had two outstanding seasons for us and I couldn’t be more proud of him.” One of the most prolific scorers in school history, El-Amin set a Division I program record for points in a season this year (517). He also finished his two-year Seawolves career just 29 points short of 1,000. He ranked second in the America East in scoring during conference play (19.1 points per game) and scored 23 in the 8...