Amir Abdur-Rahim (born March 18, 1981) is a former American

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player and current coach. He is the head coach of the

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team.

Playing career

Amir Abdur-Rahim played at

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. After one season at

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, Abdur-Rahim transferred to Southeastern Louisiana where he was a three-time All-

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selection playing for

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. He graduated seventh all-time in career points and second all-time in three-pointers made and steals.

Coaching career

Abdur-Rahim began coaching in 2006 serving as a graduate assistant at

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for two seasons under Kennedy before being promoted to a full-time assistant coach. He stayed with the Racers until 2011, when he joined the staff at

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as the director of player development for one season before becoming an assistant coach at the

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in 2012. Abdur-Rahim reunited with Kennedy as an assistant coach at

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from 2014 to 2018 where he was on staff for two of the Aggies' Sweet 16 appearances. In 2018, he returned to his home state to join

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's staff at Georgia. On April 18, 2019 Abdur-Rahim was named the head coach at Kennesaw State, replacing Al Skinner. In the 2022–23 season, Abdur-Rahim led Kennesaw State to their first winning season in their Division I program history, with a record of 23–8. The Owls also won their first Atlantic Sun title and went to their first NCAA Divsiion I tournament. As a result, he was named the 2023 ASUN Coach of the Year.

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

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. He's also the uncle of Shareef's son

Jabri Abdur-Rahim Jabri Shareef Abdur-Rahim (born March 22, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for the Virginia Cavaliers. High school career In his freshman season a ...

Head coaching record

References

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