Rising coaching star Amir Abdur-Rahim's death evokes tributes in college basketball world

College hoops had a heartbreaking nonaccomplishment this week. 

Amir Abdur-Rahim died from complications during a aesculapian process astatine a Florida hospital. 

Abdur-Rahim, who astir precocious served arsenic the South Florida men's hoops coach, was 43. 

Many successful the assemblage hoops satellite reacted to the nonaccomplishment of Abdur-Rahim, including 1 of his brothers, erstwhile NBA star Shareef Abdur-Rahim.

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Head manager Amir Abdur-Rahim of the South Florida Bulls during the AAC men's hoops tourney semifinal crippled against the UAB Blazers astatine Dickies Arena March 16, 2024, successful Fort Worth, Texas.  (Aric Becker/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

"On behalf of my family, I privation to explicit our gratitude to each who person reached retired regarding Amir's passing. Please retrieve our household successful your prayers. As @sunsetAMIR would say, to God beryllium the Glory," the retired nonrecreational hoops subordinate and existent NBA G League president said successful a connection connected behalf of the family.

Amir had 12 siblings, and hoops was a immense portion of his family. Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Amir earned All-Southland Conference honors 3 times during his playing vocation astatine Southeastern Louisiana.

South Florida caput manager Amir Abdur-Rahim during the archetypal fractional of a crippled against Charlotte March 2, 2024, successful Charlotte, N.C.  (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)

Abdur-Rahim was named USF's caput coach successful 2023 and led the Bulls to the American Athletic Conference's regular-season title successful his archetypal year. He made stops astatine Murray State, College of Charleston, Texas A&M, Georgia and Kennesaw State during his coaching career. He besides spent a mates of seasons arsenic Georgia Tech's manager of subordinate development.

USF Athletic Director Michael Kelly described Abdur-Rahim arsenic "authentic" and "driven" and offered his condolences to the precocious coach's loved ones. 

"He was authentic, driven, and his infectious property captivated each of Bulls Nation," Kelly said. "Coach Abdur-Rahim leaves a lasting interaction connected our student-athletes, the assemblage and the community. We are supporting those closest to him, including his family, squad and athletics staff, to guarantee they person the resources they request to woody with this tremendous loss."

Abdur-Rahim was wide regarded arsenic a rising prima successful the coaching world. He went 19-65 successful his archetypal 3 seasons astatine Kennesaw State but enjoyed occurrence implicit the adjacent 2 seasons. His 2022-23 squad astatine Kennesaw State went 26-9 and made the NCAA Tournament, earning him the changeable to manager astatine USF.

Kennesaw State Owls caput manager Amir Abdur-Rahim instructs the squad successful the archetypal fractional of a first-round crippled against the Xavier Musketeers successful the NCAA Tournament March 17, 2023, astatine Greensboro Coliseum successful Greensboro, N.C. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer/USA Today Network)

Abdur-Rahim was a subordinate of Tom Crean's unit during his clip astatine Georgia. Crean said helium was astatine the infirmary with Abdur-Rahim's household and described the precocious manager arsenic "a gift."

"Joani and maine were with Amir’s household contiguous astatine Tampa General. I’ll person much to accidental astir Amir later. We emotion the Abdur Rahim family. Knowing and moving with Amir was a existent grant and a gift. Drive your kids to schoolhouse tomorrow. He loved doing that. Pray for this family," Crean wrote connected X, formerly Twitter.

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This season’s USF squad was picked 3rd successful the AAC preseason poll. The Bulls are scheduled to play an accumulation crippled Oct. 30 against Edward Waters earlier opening the play against No. 21 Florida Nov. 4.

Abdur-Rahim is survived by his woman and the couple's 3 young children.

Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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