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Mustapha Amzil
	Amzil with New Mexico Lobos in 2024
No. 22 – New Mexico Lobos
Position	Power forward
League	Mountain West Conference
Personal information
Born	September 12, 2001 (age 23); Kotka, Finland
Nationality	Finnish / Moroccan
Listed height	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Career information
High school	Helsinki Basketball Academy,; (Helsinki, Finland)
College	Dayton (2020–2023); New Mexico (2023–present);
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	KTP Basket
2017–2020	HBA-Märsky
Career highlights and awards
	Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year (2024); Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team (2021);

Mustapha Amzil (born 12 September 2001) is a Finnish basketball player who plays for New Mexico Lobos in Mountain West Conference.

Early career

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.

College career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Dayton	19	15	29.9	.496	.382	.765	5.6	1.3	.7	.4	9.9
2021–22	Dayton	35	1	19.8	.399	.295	.725	4.1	.7	.2	.2	5.6
2022–23	Dayton	34	19	29.5	.442	.366	.795	4.8	1.7	.2	.3	9.3
2023–24	New Mexico	30	2	19.0	.409	.302	.821	3.5	.7	.5	.2	7.1
Career		118	37	24.0	.435	.336	.781	4.4	1.1	.4	.3	7.7