EL-AMIN ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGE

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Khalid El-Amin, who helped Connecticut to its first
national championship just 15 days ago, was arrested Tuesday and charged
with possession of marijuana.

The sophomore point guard was in a car when he was arrested and charged with
possession of less than four ounces of marijuana, police said. He was also
charged with a minor traffic infraction.

Another UConn star, junior Richard Hamilton, was with El-Amin when he was
arrested, said Lt. Mike Manzi, a police spokesman.

Hamilton, a first-team All-American, was not charged. But members of the
Statewide Narcotics Task Force, who made the arrest, impounded the
late-model Cadillac the players were in. Police would not say to whom
the car is registered.

El-Amin was hustled out of a police substation in the city's North End and
taken to the main police station where he was booked and released on a
written promise to appear in Hartford Community Court later this month.

El-Amin, a 5-foot-10-inch point guard, led the Huskies to a 77-74 victory
over Duke in the NCAA tournament final March 29. He announced last week that
he would return to school rather than make himself eligible for the NBA draft.