Amin Elhassan

Elhassan is a Sudanese-American ESPN Radio Host and NBA insider and analyst. He writes weekly Insider columns and for ESPN The Magazine. He also appears regularly as a guest on SportsCenterand His and Hers, TrueHoopTV digital videos, ESPN Radio, and as well as co-hosts multiple NBA podcasts. Born in Sudan, Elhassan moved to New York City with his parents as a child. Elhassan studied engineering at Georgia Tech. Soon after, Elhassan landed on a field marketing job with Atlanta Hawks NBA team. From there, he interned in basketball operations for the New York Knicks during the 2004-05 season, then took a full-time internship with the Phoenix Suns. During his time at Phoenix, Elhassan became a video coordinator, then a scouting coordinator, then the franchise’s assistant director of basketball operations, working under team general manager, Steve Kerr. In 2012, Elhassan left the Suns. He later began freelancing for ESPN.com, which led him to his full-time job at ESPN he has had since December 2013.