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Kennesaw State Men's Basketball Head Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim Has Interviewed at Cal

One of the top names on the Write for California coaching board

Piotr Le

Mar 21, 2023

Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears

Kennesaw State basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim interviewed for the Cal opening today over Zoom, source told @andscape. The 2023 ASUN Coach of the Year led the Owls to its first winning season in Division I history (23–8), first ASUN title and first NCAA Division I tournament.

Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears

Amir Abdur-Rahim is the brother of ex-Cal and NBA star Shareef Abdul-Rahim and also went to same Ga. high school as ex-Cal star Jaylen Brown, now with Celtics. The Pac-12 does not have any Black head men’s basketball coaches and Cal is interested in changing that, sources said.

NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB

"The beginning was four years ago, and these are tears of joy, man." ❤️ Amir Abdur-Rahim reflects on how far his @KSUOWLSMBB team has come. #MarchMadness

The search heats up! Our first confirmed interview is with the brother of a Cal legend.

Somes notes from our 2.0 Big Board:

Current Position: Kennesaw State Head Coach

History: Brother of Cal Legend and Current NBA G-League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Spent time at TAMU (14-18) as an assistant and then also at Georgia under Tom Crean as a lead recruiter. Was pivotal in recruiting #1 Pick Anthony Edwards to Georgia

Why: A Cal connection via his brother would lay the groundwork to his connection to the Cal fanbase and community. He would bring P5 recruiting experience to a program in dire need of some recruiting wins. Coming off a NCAA tourney appearance he is a hot name in college basketball right now.

Stock: Rising but cautious. His stock is rising but the collapse of a double digit lead in the first round of the tournament might draw some reservation.

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Go Eat A Taco

Mar 22

Based on his "tears of joy", I would put him in the top 2 candidates. This man has passion and has built a program from the ground up!! With his brother calling donors for money, this is a great combination for Cal.

F' it, hire him now.

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CalBear91

Mar 21·edited Mar 21

This is fantastic news. If you watch the presser after their loss in the tournament, and I watch a lot of pressers, you will be really impressed by how his players speak about each other and him. That's the sort of leadership you need in a coach. Those players speak of how they are truly brothers, and that they learned more about being good men than they did about basketball. That's who we want leading our Bears. The more I see, the more respect and appreciation I have.

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