Mustapha Amzil

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. 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. Amzil attended the Jordan Brand Classic -talent camp in Barcelona, Spain, in March 2017. He represented KTP until aged 15, when he joined Helsinki Basketball Academy team HBA-Märsky in 2017. 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. 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. 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.

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. The team finished in 5th place, which is the best position in the nation's history. Amzil has made 10 appearances for Finland B national team.

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. His older sister Latifa Amzil is also a college basketball player for Detroit Mercy,  and his younger brother Abdullah Amzil has played for Finland U16 and U18 national teams.