The Ball State men’s basketball team landed their first recruit for the incoming freshman class in point guard Ishmael El-Amin.
After visiting campus last weekend, El-Amin, a 6’3’, 165-pound point guard from Hopkins High School in Minetonka, Minnesota, verbally committed to Ball State on Sept. 26.
ESPN.com and Rivals.com both ranked El-Amin as a 3-star point guard for the Class of 2017. El-Amin also had offers from Tennessee State and the University of Nebraska Omaha.
With the release of his YouTube video “I’ma Tell You My Story,” Ishmael El-Amin became the first high school senior recruit to verbally commit to Ball State this year.