South Florida defeated Temple, 100-91 in double overtime in American Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Thursday, February 6. At the under-8 media timeout, The American honored the late Amir Abdur-Rahim, the head men's basketball coach at South Florida who passed away in October.
Abdur-Rahim has been named Honorary 2024-25 American Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year. His family joined Commissioner Tim Pernetti for the presentation of the award. The American also donated $15,000 - the amount of Abdur-Rahim’s contracted bonus for winning the Coach of the Year honor - to the Future Foundation, a nonprofit organization that was close to Abdur-Rahim and his family’s hearts.