Amir Abdur-Rahim
Current position | |
---|---|
Title | Head coach |
Team | Kennesaw State |
Conference | Atlantic Sun |
Record | 1–28 (.034) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Atlanta, Georgia | March 18, 1981
Playing career | |
2000–2001 | Garden City CC |
2001–2004 | Southeastern Louisiana |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2006–2011 | Murray State (assistant) |
2012–2014 | College of Charleston (assistant) |
2014–2018 | Texas A&M (assistant) |
2018–2019 | Georgia (assistant) |
2019–present | Kennesaw State |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2011–2012 | Georgia Tech (dir. player development) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–28 (.034) |
Amir Abdur-Rahim (born March 18, 1981) is a former American basketball player and current coach. He is the head coach of the Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team.[1][2]
Playing career
Amir Abdur-Rahim played at Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia.[3]
After one season at Garden City Community College, Abdur-Rahim transferred to Southeastern Louisiana where he was a three-time All-Southland Conference selection playing for Billy Kennedy.[4] He graduated seventh all-time in career points and second all-time in three-pointers made and steals.[1]
Coaching career
Abdur-Rahim began coaching in 2006 serving as a graduate assistant at Murray State for two seasons under Kennedy before being promoted to a full-time assistant coach.[5] He stayed with the Racers until 2011, when he joined the staff at Georgia Tech as the director of player development for one season before becoming an assistant coach at the College of Charleston in 2012.[6] Abdur-Rahim reunited with Kennedy as an assistant coach at Texas A&M from 2014 to 2018 where he was on staff for two of the Aggies' Sweet 16 appearances.[7] In 2018, he returned to his home state to join Tom Crean's staff at Georgia.[8]
On April 18, 2019 Abdur-Rahim was named the head coach at Kennesaw State, replacing Al Skinner.[2][9]
Personal life
Abdur-Rahim is one of 13 siblings. His brother Shareef played 13 years in the NBA, and is the current president of the NBA G League.[1]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Kennesaw State Owls (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
2019–20 | Kennesaw State | 1–28 | 0–16 | 9th | |||||
Kennesaw State: | 1–28 (.034) | 0–16 (.000) | |||||||
Total: | 1–28 (.034) |
References
- ^ a b c "Amir Abdur-Rahim - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Kennesaw State University Athletics.
- ^ a b "Kennesaw State Announces Amir Abdur-Rahim as Men's Basketball Coach". Kennesaw State University Athletics.
- ^ https://www.mdjonline.com/sports/cobb-native-amir-abdur-rahim-hired-as-kennesaw-state-men/article_e2349b52-6208-11e9-b60e-9b835c225cd3.html
- ^ "Amir Abdur-Rahim College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Amir Abdur-Rahim - Men's Basketball Coach". Murray State University Athletics.
- ^ "Amir Abdur-Rahim - Men's Basketball Coach". College of Charleston Athletics.
- ^ "Amir Abdur-Rahim - Men's Basketball Coach". Texas A&M University Athletics - Home of the 12th Man.
- ^ "Amir Abdur-Rahim - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". University of Georgia Athletics.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta. "Amir Abdur-Rahim named men's basketball coach at Kennesaw State". ajc.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball coaches
- Garden City Community College alumni
- Georgia Bulldogs basketball coaches
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball coaches
- Murray State Racers men's basketball coaches
- Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball players
- Sportspeople from Atlanta
- Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball coaches