Mustapha Amzil

Born in Kotka, Amzil started to play basketball in a youth team of local club KTP Basket.[1] He made his debut in Korisliiga, Finnish top-tier league, with KTP first team on 8 November 2016, becoming the youngest player ever to have played for the club's first team in the highest level.[2] Amzil attended the Jordan Brand Classic -talent camp in Barcelona, Spain, in March 2017.[3] He represented KTP until aged 15, when he joined Helsinki Basketball Academy team HBA-Märsky in 2017.[4] During 2017–2020, Amzil played in the second-tier Koripallon I-divisioona with HBA.

In 2020, Amzil committed to Dayton and moved to United States to start college.[5][6][7] In his rookie year in 2020–2021, Amzil was named three times the Rookie of the Week. At the end of the season, Amzil was named in the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team. As a junior, he averaged 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

After three seasons with Dayton, Amzil joined New Mexico in the summer 2023.[8][9][10][11] On 12 March 2024, after his first season with New Mexico, Amzil was named the Sixth Man of the Year in the Mountain West Conference.[12][13]

Amzil has made 86 appearances in total for Finland under-16 and under-18 youth national teams.

He represented Finland in the postponed 2021 Summer Universiade competitions in Chengdu in the summer 2023.[14][15] The team finished in 5th place, which is the best position in the nation's history.[16][17] Amzil has made 10 appearances for Finland B national team.[18]

Born and raised in Finland, Amzil is of Moroccan descent on his father's side. Growing up, he played football for seven years before switching to basketball.[19] His older sister Latifa Amzil is also a college basketball player for Detroit Mercy,[20][21][22] and his younger brother Abdullah Amzil has played for Finland U16 and U18 national teams.[23][24]

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