HARTFORD, Conn. — Former Minneapolis North and UConn basketball star Khalid El-Amin has been released from custody after paying $10,000 of the nearly $126,000 in delinquent child support he owes a Connecticut woman.
The Hartford Courant reports that El-Amin was detained Sunday for failure to pay child support and released Monday. A judge in Hartford ordered him to pay $780 per month.
The Hartford-area woman gave birth to their daughter 18 years ago. El-Amin told the judge he intends to pay what he owes. The girl is one of seven children ages 9 to 20 El-Amin claims as his.
The 39-year-old former point guard led UConn to its first national championship in 1999, a 77-74 victory over Duke.
El-Amin lives in the Minneapolis area, and traveled to Connecticut for a 20th anniversary celebration of the 1999 title last week. The Courant says he had skipped two previous court dates. Authorities knew he would be at the celebration and were waiting to arrest him.
