University of Georgia Athletics
Men's Basketball
Amir Abdur-Rahim
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- arahim@sports.uga.edu
Atlanta native Amir Abdur-Rahim (pronounced Uh-mere ab-durr Ra-heem) joined the Georgia Basketball staff as an assistant coach in May 2018. Abdur-Rahim was a standout guard at Wheeler High School and has a consistent record of winning as both a player and a coach.
Abdur-Rahim has been on staffs at Texas A&M, College of Charleston, Georgia Tech and Murray State. Throughout those stops, he has built an impressive résumé of player development and strong recruiting ties, particularly in the Southeast and his hometown.
Abdur-Rahim spent the past four seasons on the staff at Texas A&M from 2014-18, helping the Aggies to three postseason bids including a pair of NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in 2016 and 2018. In 2016, Texas A&M won a school-record 28 games and captured a share of the SEC regular-season title, the Aggies’ first league championship in 30 years.
Prior to his stint in College Station, Abdur-Rahim was on the staff at the College of Charleston for two seasons. He served as an assistant coach in 2012-13 before being promoted to associate head coach for the 2013-14 campaign. The Cougars were a combined 43-23 during that span.
Abdur-Rahim also spent one season as director of player development at Georgia Tech in 2011-12 and five years as a graduate assistant and assistant coach at Murray State prior to that. He was a graduate assistant with the Racers for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons and briefly returned to Wheeler, his high school alma mater, in 2008 before rejoining the Murray State staff as an assistant coach. During his tenure as an assistant coach, the Racers compiled a 73-26 record and won the 2010 and 2011 Ohio Valley Conference regular-season titles and the 2010 OVC tourney title. Murray State reached the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament and also secured a bid to the 2011 NIT.
Abdur-Rahim was a three-time All-Southland Conference guard at Southeastern Louisiana from 2001-04. Among SLU’s career leaders, he finished No. 7 in scoring (1,282 points) and No. 2 in both 3-pointers (194) and steals (120). More importantly, he helped an impressive upswing in the SLU’s win total. The Lions improved from 7-20 during his sophomore year to 11-16 and then to 20-9 as a senior when they also won the Southland regular-season title.
Abdur-Rahim played at Garden City (Kansas) Community College as a freshman and ranked No. 24 nationally in scoring at 19.1 ppg.
Abdur-Rahim earned his bachelor’s degree in general business from SLU in 2004 and his master’s in organizational communication from Murray State in 2008.
Amir and his wife Arianne Buchanan, have two daughters, Laila (2) and Lana (born Oct. 13, 2018). Amir is the proud son of Deborah Hester and William Abdur-Rahim. He is one of 13 children and one of six brothers to play college basketball. His older brother, Shareef, was an NBA All-Star and 2000 Olympic Gold medalist.
Abdur-Rahim has been on staffs at Texas A&M, College of Charleston, Georgia Tech and Murray State. Throughout those stops, he has built an impressive résumé of player development and strong recruiting ties, particularly in the Southeast and his hometown.
Abdur-Rahim spent the past four seasons on the staff at Texas A&M from 2014-18, helping the Aggies to three postseason bids including a pair of NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in 2016 and 2018. In 2016, Texas A&M won a school-record 28 games and captured a share of the SEC regular-season title, the Aggies’ first league championship in 30 years.
Prior to his stint in College Station, Abdur-Rahim was on the staff at the College of Charleston for two seasons. He served as an assistant coach in 2012-13 before being promoted to associate head coach for the 2013-14 campaign. The Cougars were a combined 43-23 during that span.
Abdur-Rahim also spent one season as director of player development at Georgia Tech in 2011-12 and five years as a graduate assistant and assistant coach at Murray State prior to that. He was a graduate assistant with the Racers for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons and briefly returned to Wheeler, his high school alma mater, in 2008 before rejoining the Murray State staff as an assistant coach. During his tenure as an assistant coach, the Racers compiled a 73-26 record and won the 2010 and 2011 Ohio Valley Conference regular-season titles and the 2010 OVC tourney title. Murray State reached the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament and also secured a bid to the 2011 NIT.
Abdur-Rahim was a three-time All-Southland Conference guard at Southeastern Louisiana from 2001-04. Among SLU’s career leaders, he finished No. 7 in scoring (1,282 points) and No. 2 in both 3-pointers (194) and steals (120). More importantly, he helped an impressive upswing in the SLU’s win total. The Lions improved from 7-20 during his sophomore year to 11-16 and then to 20-9 as a senior when they also won the Southland regular-season title.
Abdur-Rahim played at Garden City (Kansas) Community College as a freshman and ranked No. 24 nationally in scoring at 19.1 ppg.
Abdur-Rahim earned his bachelor’s degree in general business from SLU in 2004 and his master’s in organizational communication from Murray State in 2008.
Amir and his wife Arianne Buchanan, have two daughters, Laila (2) and Lana (born Oct. 13, 2018). Amir is the proud son of Deborah Hester and William Abdur-Rahim. He is one of 13 children and one of six brothers to play college basketball. His older brother, Shareef, was an NBA All-Star and 2000 Olympic Gold medalist.
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