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Amir Abdur-Rahim
American basketball player and coach (born 1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amir Abdur-Rahim (born March 18, 1981) is an American basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach of the South Florida Bulls men's basketball team.[1] Prior to coaching at USF, he was the head coach at Kennesaw State from 2019 to 2023, leading the Owls to the 2023 conference regular season and tournament titles and their first-ever berth in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[2][3]
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![]() Abdur-Rahim at his USF introductory press conference in March 2023 | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | South Florida |
Conference | American |
Record | 25–8 (.758) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1981-03-18) March 18, 1981 (age 43) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Playing career | |
2000–2001 | Garden City CC |
2001–2004 | Southeastern Louisiana |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2006–2011 | Murray State (assistant) |
2012–2014 | Charleston (assistant) |
2014–2018 | Texas A&M (assistant) |
2018–2019 | Georgia (assistant) |
2019–2023 | Kennesaw State |
2023–present | South Florida |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2011–2012 | Georgia Tech (dir. player development) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 70–82 (.461) |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA Division I) 1–1 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
ASUN regular season (2023) ASUN tournament (2023) AAC regular season (2024) | |
Awards | |
Hugh Durham Award (2023) ASUN Coach of the Year (2023) AAC Coach of the Year (2024) | |
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