TAMPA, Fla. (March 27, 2024) – At the bitter end, USF men's basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim reflected on the beginning.
"To start the season, it's a group that nobody gave a chance to,'' Abdur-Rahim said. "They didn't even take enough time to figure out who was on our roster. They just picked us wherever they were going to pick us (ninth in the American Athletic Conference preseason poll).
"But in a few weeks, they'll get their championship rings … because they are champions. The journey is the gift, from where we started to where we finished.