USF basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim dies at age 43

Amir Abdur-Rahim, the pinnacle males’s basketball coach on the College of South Florida, died on Thursday on the age of 43.

Reporter Joey Knight, who covers South Florida for the Tampa Bay Instances, wrote on X that Abdur-Rahim had been coping with an aggressive sickness. Abdur-Rahim died after issues arose throughout a medical process at an area hospital.

“In a really brief time, Coach Abdur-Rahim made an indelible affect on the College of South Florida. In his first season as our head coach, he introduced an unmatched enthusiasm, achieved unprecedented success and helped generate unforgettable recollections for Bulls Nation,” USF president Rhea Legislation mentioned in a statement. “All through my time working with Coach Abdur-Rahim, I used to be frequently impressed by his management, and actually admired his honest strategy to connecting with our whole scholar physique. His affect on our student-athletes, teaching employees and the college neighborhood will dwell on eternally.”

Abdur-Rahim, who was a youthful brother of former NBA participant Shareef Abdur-Rahim, performed school basketball at Southeastern Louisiana and was a three-time all-conference participant. He went into teaching shortly after his school profession ended and had stints as an assistant at Murray State, Charleston, Texas A&M and Georgia. Abdur-Rahim turned the pinnacle coach at Kennesaw State in 2019 and turned this system round. The Owls went 1-26 in his first 12 months however had been 26–9 in his closing 12 months (2022-2023) and made the NCAA Match.

In Abdur-Rahim’s first season as Bulls head coach, the group went 25–8 final season, together with a 16-2 mark in convention. 

The 43-year-old leaves behind a spouse and three youngsters.