HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Former 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. El-Amin has said he has seven children ages 9 to 20. 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.
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