Jamil Abiad (born 4 July 1990) is a Canadian basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Valur women's team and Lead assistant for its men's team. He played college basketball for Bishop's.
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| Valur | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Úrvalsdeild kvenna |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 4 July 1990 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Colonel By (Ottawa, Ontario) |
| College | Bishop's (2010–2015) |
| Playing career | 2015–2018 |
| Coaching career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2016 | Hoops Club |
| 2016–2017 | Wellington[1] |
| 2018 | Tadamon Zouk |
| As coach: | |
| 2021–2024 | Ottawa Blackjacks (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Valur (M) (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Valur (W) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As assistant coach:
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Playing career
editCollege career
editFrom 2010 til 2015, Abiad played for at Bishop's University.[2][3] During his senior year, the Bishop's won the RSEQ Men's University Basketball Championship.[4][5] During his studies at Bishop's University, Abiad competed for U Sports Nationals, where his team ranked 6th and he also received the Garth Smith Award in 2015.[6]
Professional career
editAbiad joined Hoops Club in 2016 where he appeared in 12 league games.[7][8] From 2016 to 2017, he joined Canadian Basketball League.[citation needed] He later played briefly for Tadamon Zouk in 2018[7] before retiring.[9]
Coaching career
editHe started his basketball coaching career with Ottawa Blackjacks for seasons 2021 and 2022.[citation needed]
Since 2022, Abiad has been appointed by Valur basketball club as head coach of the U18 and U21 team and lead assistant coach of the senior team.[10][11] For the season, Valur won the Icelandic Cup[12] and finished with the best regular season record in the Úrvalsdeild karla[13] before losing to Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[14]
In 2016, he founded a media production company named, Next Level Media.[15] In 2018, Abiad founded NL Fitness, which is a basketball training academy.[citation needed] In 2019, he established a basketball organization in the Ottawa area named, Team Believe.[16] He is also the brand Ambassador for Under Armour Canada.[17] In 2021, he was featured in a 15 minutes short documentary, The Journey.[18]
On 24 September 2023, he won the Icelandic Super Cup after Valur defeated Tindastóll 80–72.[19]
In May 2024, Abiad was hired as the head coach of Valur women's team[20][21] while continuing as an assistant for the men's team. On 10 October 2024, he temporary took over Valur men's team after head coach Finnur Freyr Stefánsson took a leave of absence for an undetermined time due to an illness.[22] In the middle of November, Abiad had to take a leave of absence as his work permit had mistakenly not been renewed during the summer.[23]
References
edit- ^ "Wellington Basketball Club Names Jackson Head Coach". Guelph Youth Basketball Association. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ Evan Childerhose (21 June 2020). "Jamil Abiad - NL Fitness: Helping Others To Score Their Basketball Dreams". FACES Magazine. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Noel John Alberto (8 June 2022). "Jamil Abiad: Life As a Basketball Trainer and Growing Basketball in Canada". VAVEL. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Rukus crowd roars as Gaiters claims 2015 RSEQ Men's University Basketball Championship". rseq.ca. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Raucous crowd roars as Gaiters claim 2015 RSEQ men's basketball championship". Bishop's University Athletics. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Basketballers take home athlete of the year honours at Bishop's year-end banquet". Bishop's University Athletics. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Jamil Abiad Player Profile, Tadamon Zouk - RealGM". realgm.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "How Jamil Abiad Is Helping Canada's Next Basketball Stars Be Their Best Selves". Complex. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "The BlackJacks - Ottawa's Professional Basketball Team Playing In The CEBL". www.theblackjacks.ca. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Kevin Bourne (3 November 2022). "Jamil Abiad takes on new coaching role in Iceland". SHIFTER Magazine. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Jamil Abiad, Professional Basketball Trainer, Continues to Provide Premiere Training to Athletes From Canada and Abroad". Unique News Online. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Valur bikarmeistari karla í körfuknattleik". Valur.is (in Icelandic). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Valur deildarmeistari Subway deildar karla". Valur.is (in Icelandic). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Aron Elvar Finnsson; Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (18 May 2023). "Tindastóll Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta skipti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Jamil Abiad: Life As a Basketball Trainer and Growing Basketball in Canada". VAVEL. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "NBA boycott resonates on Ottawa's local basketball courts". ottawacitizen. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Canadian International Basketball Trainer Dedicated To Bettering Youth". Player Side of Sport by SPMA. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Jayp Manuel (19 January 2021), The Journey (Documentary, Short), retrieved 15 March 2023
- ^ Arnar Skúli Atlason (24 September 2023). "Leik lokið: Tindastóll - Valur 72-80 - Valsmenn meistarar meistaranna eftir sigur á Króknum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (21 May 2024). "Jamil mun stýra Val í Subway-deild kvenna á næstu leiktíð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Gunnar Egill Daníelsson (4 July 2024). "Fólk veit ekki hvað var í gangi innan frá". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (10 October 2024). "Finnur Freyr í veikindaleyfi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (15 November 2024). "Þjálfari Vals ekki með atvinnuleyfi og þarf að fara úr landi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 November 2024.