The college basketball world was rocked Thursday when news surfaced that USF head men’s hoops coach Amir Abdur-Rahim had died earlier in the day at the age of 43.

Abdur-Rahim died while undergoing a medical procedure, the school announced.

Soon after, a member of the BYU men’s basketball coaching staff took to social media to express condolences to Abdur-Rahim’s family and pay tribute to the coach.

Justin Young, the Cougars’ new recruiting director and older brother of head coach Kevin Young, knew Abdur-Rahim when they both grew up in the Atlanta area and then Justin Young made a name for himself in the recruiting world while Abdur-Rahim was. become a star in the coaching world.

“Amir Abur-Rahim was truly a force for good in the world,” Justin Young wrote on X. “He made you believe in something bigger than yourself. If you ever had the chance to talk to him, you better do it. I am heartbroken for his family and his basketball families.”

Abdur-Rahim became head coach at Kennesaw State in Georgia in April 2019. The Owls won just one game in Abdur-Rahim’s first season, but by the fourth season they had gone 26-9 and made the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.

As a 14-seed, Kennesaw State held a double-digit lead over 3-seed Xavier in the second half. The game was tied with 18 seconds left before Xavier pulled away to win 72-67.

Abdur-Rahim leveraged his success at Kennesaw State last season as head coach at USF. In his first year at the helm, the Bulls went 25-8 (including 16-2 in conference play), setting a school record for most wins in a season and reaching the 20-win mark for the sixth time in program history .

Abdur-Rahim is the brother of Shareef Abdur-Rahim, who played 13 seasons in the NBA and has been president of the NBA G League since 2018. Amir Abdur-Rahim is also survived by his wife Arianne and three children.