USF's newly introduced coach earns Hugh Durham Award after leading Kennesaw State to conference regular season and tournament titles and the program's first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament berth
TAMPA, March 30, 2023 – Nearly simultaneously as he was being introduced as the 11th head men's basketball coach in University of South Florida history on Thursday, Amir Abdur-Rahim was also adding another honor to his trophy cabinet as CollegeInsider.com named him the winner of the 2023 Hugh Durham Award as the nation's top Division I mid-major coach in college basketball.
Abdur-Rahim was selected for the honor over coaches Rick Pitino (Iona), Bob Richey (Furman), Mark Madsen (Utah Valley), Speedy Claxton (Hofstra), Pat Kelsey (Charleston), Bob Marlin (Louisiana), Paul Mills (Oral Roberts) and others among a list of 20 finalists.