Family, friends and community celebrated the life of former Kennesaw State basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim at the KSU Convocation Center on Sunday evening. Abdur-Rahim died Thursday at age 43 following complications from a medical procedure.
A Marietta native and Wheeler High School product, Abdur-Rahim coached KSU from 2019-23 before taking over South Florida in March 2023. Abdur-Rahim was beloved in the Atlanta area, which he proudly considered home, and quickly endeared himself to people in Tampa as well.
Sunday’s celebration included coaches who’d encountered Abdur-Rahim along his journey, players he coached at KSU and USF, representatives from both universities, and a large contingent of friends and family, including his wife Arianne and their three children…