Jamil Abiad

Jamil Abiad (born 4 July 1990) is a Canadian basketball coach and former player currently working as an assistant coach for Valur of the Úrvalsdeild karla basketball Icelandic League. He played college basketball for Bishop's.

Jamil Abiad
Valur
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1990-07-04) 4 July 1990
NationalityCanadian
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolColonel By
(Ottawa, Ontario)
CollegeBishop's (2010–2015)
Playing career2015–2018
Coaching career2020–present
Career history
As player:
2016Hoops Club
2016–2017Wellington[1]
2018Tadamon Zouk
As coach:
2021–2023Ottawa Blackjacks (assistant)
2022–presentValur (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • RSEQ champion (2015)

As assistant coach:

Playing career

College career

From 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

Abiad joined Hoops Club in 2016 where he appeared in 12 league games.[7][8] From 2016 to 2017, he joined Canadian Basketball League. He later played briefly for Tadamon Zouk in 2018[7] before retiring.[9]

Coaching career

He started his basketball coaching career with Ottawa Blackjacks for seasons 2021 and 2022.

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. 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]

References
  1. "Wellington Basketball Club Names Jackson Head Coach". Guelph Youth Basketball Association. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. Evan Childerhose (21 June 2020). "Jamil Abiad - NL Fitness: Helping Others To Score Their Basketball Dreams". FACES Magazine. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. Noel John Alberto (8 June 2022). "Jamil Abiad: Life As a Basketball Trainer and Growing Basketball in Canada". VAVEL. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. "Rukus crowd roars as Gaiters claims 2015 RSEQ Men's University Basketball Championship". rseq.ca. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. "Raucous crowd roars as Gaiters claim 2015 RSEQ men's basketball championship". Bishop's University Athletics. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. "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.
  7. "Jamil Abiad Player Profile, Tadamon Zouk - RealGM". realgm.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  8. "How Jamil Abiad Is Helping Canada's Next Basketball Stars Be Their Best Selves". Complex. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  9. "The BlackJacks - Ottawa's Professional Basketball Team Playing In The CEBL". www.theblackjacks.ca. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  10. Kevin Bourne (3 November 2022). "Jamil Abiad takes on new coaching role in Iceland". SHIFTER Magazine. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  11. "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.
  12. "Valur bikarmeistari karla í körfuknattleik". Valur.is (in Icelandic). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  13. "Valur deildarmeistari Subway deildar karla". Valur.is (in Icelandic). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  14. Aron Elvar Finnsson; Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (18 May 2023). "Tindastóll Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta skipti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  15. "Jamil Abiad: Life As a Basketball Trainer and Growing Basketball in Canada". VAVEL. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  16. "NBA boycott resonates on Ottawa's local basketball courts". ottawacitizen. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  17. "Canadian International Basketball Trainer Dedicated To Bettering Youth". Player Side of Sport by SPMA. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  18. Jayp Manuel (19 January 2021), The Journey (Documentary, Short), retrieved 15 March 2023
  19. 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.
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