Amir Abdur-Rahim Hired as USF HC After Kennesaw State's NCAA Tournament Appearance
March 30, 2023
The University of South Florida announced that it has hired Amir Abdur-Rahim as its next men's basketball head coach.
USF Men's Basketball @USFMBBA historic turnaround in his previous stop, <a href="https://twitter.com/sunsetAMIR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sunsetAMIR</a> has big plans for the Bulls!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HornsUp?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HornsUp</a> 🤘 <a href="https://t.co/iUo6wo7lzq">pic.twitter.com/iUo6wo7lzq</a>
The 42-year-old just led Kennesaw State to a stunning turnaround after the team won just one game during his first season leading the program (2019-20).
The Owls went 26-9 and won the Atlantic Sun before making the Division I NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.
The No. 14-seeded Owls nearly picked off No. 3 Xavier and even led by 13 points in the second half before falling 72-67 in the first round of the tournament.
Kennesaw State moved from Division II to Division I in 2005. The Owls never posted a winning season in D-I until Abdur-Rahim led them to one this year.
Abdur-Rahim takes over the program after it parted ways with Brian Gregory after six seasons. The Bulls have posted losing seasons in each of their last four campaigns, including a 14-18 record and 7-11 mark in American Athletic Conference play last year.
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