Introduction to "Coaching Origins, with Jeff Bidwell"

07/08/22 • 1 min

Each Friday, Jeff Bidwell talks with a current or former Division I college basketball coach about their professional path. There are no overnight success stories in college coaching. We'll talk about the sometimes decades-long journey from the moment they wanted to get into coaching up to that first news conference introducing them as a Division I head coach.

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Episode 2 - Kennesaw State's Amir Abdur-Rahim

Amir Abdur-Rahim is entering his fourth-season as the head coach at Kennesaw State. One of 13 children, Abdur-Rahim's coaching journey started as a graduate assistant at Murray State. After four more stops, he ultimately ended up getting his first head coaching job at Kennesaw. Abdur-Rahim talks about growing up in a basketball family, the one coaching move he wishes he hadn't made, and why a future #1 NBA draft pick could have kept him from becoming a head coach.
Each Friday, Jeff Bidwell talks with a current or former Division I college basketball coach about their professional path. There are no overnight success stories in college coaching. We'll talk about the sometimes decades-long journey from the moment they wanted to get into coaching up to that first news conference introducing them as a Division I head coach.
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