Amir Abdur-Rahim initially recruited Deivon Smith when he was an assistant coach at Georgia and Smith was a four-star recruit at Grayson High School (Ga.).
“He was a great person. He was a great coach. A lot of people posted about him that day, even from the Atlanta area. He was loved,” Smith said Friday as St. John’s prepared to face Quinnipiac on Saturday at Carnesecca Arena. “He was in a lot of gyms, he recruited a lot of the top talent in Atlanta. … He was a great guy. He was just very optimistic, a cool guy.
“I’ve been in the transfer portal a few times now, so he always reached out, helped me navigate which way I should go, or just gave me an honest opinion on he knew personally,” Smith said. “Stuff like that, being a great insider for me, always keeping me motivated to stay hungry.”“Generally, first games that I’ve graded out have been D-pluses, so it’s a little bit better than normal,” he said.
Sports Rick Pitino St. John's Red Storm
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
South Florida men’s basketball coach dies at age 43 after undergoing procedureAbdur-Rahim was a brother of G League president and former NBA player Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Read more »
South Florida basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim dies at age 43South Florida men's basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, 43, died during a medical procedure Thursday at the age of 43, the school said.
Read more »
USF head basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim dies at 43Amir Abdur-Rahim, the head men's basketball coach at the University of South Florida, died on Thursday, the school announced.
Read more »
Univ. of South Florida Men's Basketball Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim Dead At 43University of South Florida men's basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim died on Thursday after a medical procedure went wrong. He was only 43 years old.
Read more »
South Florida basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim dies suddenly at age 43Led Bulls to AAC regular-season championship last season
Read more »
U of South Florida Basketball Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim Dead at 43University of South Florida mens’ basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim has died at 43 following complications from a medical procedure
Read more »