College basketball suffered a heartbreaking loss this week.

Amir Abdur-Rahim died as a result of a medical procedure in a hospital in Florida.

Abdur-Rahim, who most recently served as South Florida's men's basketball coach, was 43 years old.

Many in the college basketball world reacted to the loss of Abdur-Rahim, including one of his brothers, former NBA star Shareef Abdur-Rahim.

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Head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim of the South Florida Bulls during the AAC men's basketball tournament semifinal game against the UAB Blazers at Dickies Arena on March 16, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Aric Becker/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

“On behalf of my family, I would like to express our gratitude to everyone who has come forward about Amir’s death. Please remember our family in your prayers. As @sunsetAMIR would say, to God be the glory,” said the retired professional basketball player and current president of the NBA G League in a statement on behalf of the family.

Amir had 12 siblings and basketball was a big part of his family. Before moving on to coaching, Amir earned All-Southland Conference honors three times during his playing career at Southeastern Louisiana.

South Florida head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim during the first half of a game against Charlotte on March 2, 2024 in Charlotte, NC (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)

Abdur-Rahim was named USF's head coach in 2023 and led the Bulls to the American Athletic Conference regular season championship in his first year. During his coaching career, he made stops at Murray State, College of Charleston, Texas A&M, Georgia and Kennesaw State. He also spent a few seasons as director of player development at Georgia Tech.

USF athletic director Michael Kelly described Abdur-Rahim as “authentic” and “determined” and expressed his condolences to the late coach's family.

“He was authentic, motivated and his infectious personality captivated the entire Bulls Nation,” said Kelly. “Coach Abdur-Rahim is leaving a lasting impact on our student-athletes, the university and the community. We are supporting those closest to him, including his family, team and athletics staff, to ensure they have the resources they need to cope with this tremendous loss.”

Abdur-Rahim was widely considered a rising star in the coaching world. He went 19-65 in his first three seasons at Kennesaw State, but enjoyed success in his next two seasons. His 2022-23 team at Kennesaw State went 26-9 and made it to the NCAA Tournament, earning him the opportunity to coach at USF.

Kennesaw State Owls head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim briefs the team during the first half of a first-round game against the Xavier Musketeers in the NCAA Tournament on March 17, 2023 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC (Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer/USA Today Network)

Abdur-Rahim was on Tom Crean's staff during his time at Georgia. Crean said he was with Abdur-Rahim's family at the hospital and described the late coach as “a gift.”

“Joani and I were with Amir’s family at Tampa General this evening. I will say more about Amir later. We love the Abdur Rahim family. Knowing and working with Amir was a true honor and gift. Drive your kids to school tomorrow.” “He loved praying for this family,” Crean wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

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This season's USF team was ranked third in the AAC preseason poll. The Bulls are scheduled to play an exhibition game against Edward Waters on October 30th before opening the season against No. 21 Florida on November 4th.

Abdur-Rahim is survived by his wife and the couple's three young children.

Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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