Jamil Abiad
{{Short description|Basketball player and coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jamil Abiad
| image = Jamil_Abiad_2023.jpg
| caption =
| position = Head coach
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| league = Úrvalsdeild kvenna
| team = Valur
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|07|04|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = Canadian
| high_school = Colonel By
(Ottawa, Ontario)
| college = Bishop's (2010–2015)
| career_start = 2015
| career_end = 2018
| coach_start = 2020
| coach_end =
| years1 = 2016
| team1 = Hoops Club
| years2 = 2016–2017
| years3 = 2018
| team3 = Tadamon Zouk
| cyears1 = 2021–2024
| cteam1 = Ottawa Blackjacks (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2022–present
| cteam2 = Valur (M) (assistant)
| cyears3 = 2024–present
| cteam3 = Valur (W)
| highlights = As player:
- RSEQ champion (2015)
As assistant coach:
- Úrvalsdeild karla champion (2024)
- 2× Icelandic men' Cup winner (2023, 2025)
- Icelandic men's Super Cup winner (2023)
}}
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.
Playing career
=College career=
From 2010 til 2015, Abiad played for at Bishop's University.{{Cite web |author=Evan Childerhose |date=21 June 2020 |title=Jamil Abiad - NL Fitness: Helping Others To Score Their Basketball Dreams |url=https://facesmag.ca/jamil-abiad-nl-fitness-helping-others-to-score-their-basketball-dreams/ |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=FACES Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |author=Noel John Alberto |date=8 June 2022 |title=Jamil Abiad: Life As a Basketball Trainer and Growing Basketball in Canada |url=https://www.vavel.com/en-us/2020/10/01/1039795-jamil-abiad-life-as-a-basketball-trainer-and-growing-basketball-in-canada.html |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=VAVEL |language=en-us}} During his senior year, the Bishop's won the RSEQ Men's University Basketball Championship.{{Cite web |title=Rukus crowd roars as Gaiters claims 2015 RSEQ Men's University Basketball Championship|url=http://rseq.ca/sports/basketball/universitaire/masculin/nouvelles/rukus-crowd-roars-as-gaiters-claims-2015-rseq-mens-university-basketball-championship/ |access-date=16 June 2023 |website=rseq.ca}}{{Cite web |date=6 March 2015 |title= Raucous crowd roars as Gaiters claim 2015 RSEQ men's basketball championship |url=https://gaiters.ca/news/2015/3/8/MBB_0308151809.aspx |access-date=16 June 2023 |website=Bishop's University Athletics |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Basketballers take home athlete of the year honours at Bishop's year-end banquet |url=https://gaiters.ca/news/2015/4/8/FB_0407150108.aspx |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=Bishop's University Athletics |date=8 April 2015 |language=en}}
=Professional career=
Abiad joined Hoops Club in 2016 where he appeared in 12 league games.{{cite web |title=Jamil Abiad Player Profile, Tadamon Zouk - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jamil-Abiad/Summary/106788 |website=realgm.com |access-date=1 July 2023}}{{Cite web |title=How Jamil Abiad Is Helping Canada's Next Basketball Stars Be Their Best Selves |url=https://www.complex.com/sports/how-jamil-abiad-is-helping-canadas-next-basketball-stars-be-their-best-selves |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=Complex |language=en}} From 2016 to 2017, he joined Canadian Basketball League.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} He later played briefly for Tadamon Zouk in 2018 before retiring.{{Cite web |title=The BlackJacks - Ottawa's Professional Basketball Team Playing In The CEBL |url=https://www.theblackjacks.ca/bio---jamil-abiad |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=www.theblackjacks.ca |language=en}}
Coaching career
He started his basketball coaching career with Ottawa Blackjacks for seasons 2021 and 2022.{{Cite web |last=Bourne |first=Kevin |date=2022-11-03 |title=Jamil Abiad takes on new coaching role in Iceland |url=https://shiftermagazine.com/people-on-the-move/jamil-abiad-valur-korfubolti-basketball-club-iceland |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=SHIFTER Magazine |language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web |author=Kevin Bourne|date=3 November 2022 |title=Jamil Abiad takes on new coaching role in Iceland |url=https://shiftermagazine.com/people-on-the-move/jamil-abiad-valur-korfubolti-basketball-club-iceland |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=SHIFTER Magazine |language=en-US}}{{cite web |date=8 July 2020 |title=Jamil Abiad, Professional Basketball Trainer, Continues to Provide Premiere Training to Athletes From Canada and Abroad |url=https://www.uniquenewsonline.com/jamil-abiad-professional-basketball-trainer-continues-to-provide-premiere-training-to-athletes-from-canada-and-abroad-2/ |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=Unique News Online}} For the season, Valur won the Icelandic Cup{{cite news |title=Valur bikarmeistari karla í körfuknattleik |url=https://www.valur.is/frett/21483/2023/01/14/valur-bikarmeistari-karla-i-korfuknattleik.aspx |access-date=1 July 2023 |work=Valur.is |date=14 January 2023 |language=Icelandic}} and finished with the best regular season record in the Úrvalsdeild karla{{cite news |title=Valur deildarmeistari Subway deildar karla |url=https://www.valur.is/frett/21552/2023/04/01/valur-deildarmeistari-subway-deildar-karla.aspx |access-date=1 July 2023 |work=Valur.is |date=1 April 2023 |language=Icelandic}} before losing to Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals.{{cite news |author1=Aron Elvar Finnsson |author2=Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson |title=Tindastóll Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta skipti |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2023/05/18/tindastoll_islandsmeistari_i_fyrsta_skipti/ |access-date=1 July 2023 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=18 May 2023 |language=Icelandic}}
In 2016, he founded a media production company named, Next Level Media.{{cite web |date=1 October 2020 |title=Jamil Abiad: Life As a Basketball Trainer and Growing Basketball in Canada |url=https://www.vavel.com/en-us/2020/10/01/1039795-jamil-abiad-life-as-a-basketball-trainer-and-growing-basketball-in-canada.html |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=VAVEL |language=en-us}} In 2018, Abiad founded NL Fitness, which is a basketball training academy.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} In 2019, he established a basketball organization in the Ottawa area named, Team Believe.{{cite web |title=NBA boycott resonates on Ottawa's local basketball courts |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/nba-boycott-resonates-on-local-basketball-courts/wcm/c22a6e46-8baa-4483-8652-7d00bd5de952/?fbclid=IwAR0qL8HC0H2uz_TGtgqzOn_xhPOp9w9BM_7gf5AvQPBfymzD7s5NyunI-dw |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=ottawacitizen |language=en-CA}} He is also the brand Ambassador for Under Armour Canada.{{cite web |date=21 July 2020 |title=Canadian International Basketball Trainer Dedicated To Bettering Youth |url=https://players.sportmanagementhub.com/international-basketball-trainer-coach-jamil-abiad-is-dedicated-to-our-youth/?fbclid=IwAR24EaIjUvbz51H7Ba5VaPA2D-I9HV_j7HHpW_HPFDhl7XDMxvzORv2ZbpM |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=Player Side of Sport by SPMA}} In 2021, he was featured in a 15 minutes short documentary, The Journey.{{Citation |author=Jayp Manuel |title=The Journey |date=19 January 2021 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13879540/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1 |type=Documentary, Short |access-date=15 March 2023}}
On 24 September 2023, he won the Icelandic Super Cup after Valur defeated Tindastóll 80–72.{{cite news |author1=Arnar Skúli Atlason |title=Leik lokið: Tindastóll - Valur 72-80 - Valsmenn meistarar meistaranna eftir sigur á Króknum |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20232466475d/leik-lokid-tindastoll-valur-72-80-valsmenn-meistarar-meistaranna-eftir-sigur-a-kroknum |access-date=24 September 2023 |work=Vísir.is |date=24 September 2023 |language=Icelandic}}
In May 2024, Abiad was hired as the head coach of Valur women's team{{cite news |author1=Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson |title=Jamil mun stýra Val í Subway-deild kvenna á næstu leiktíð |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20242573639d/jamil-mun-styra-val-i-subway-deild-kvenna-a-naestu-leiktid |access-date=22 May 2024 |work=Vísir.is |date=21 May 2024 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |author1=Gunnar Egill Daníelsson |title=Fólk veit ekki hvað var í gangi innan frá |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2024/07/04/folk_veit_ekki_hvad_var_i_gangi_innan_fra/ |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=4 July 2024 |language=Icelandic}} 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.{{cite news |author1=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson |title=Finnur Freyr í veikindaleyfi |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20242632969d |access-date=16 November 2024 |work=Vísir.is |date=10 October 2024 |language=Icelandic}} 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.{{cite news |author1=Valur Páll Eiríksson |title=Þjálfari Vals ekki með atvinnuleyfi og þarf að fara úr landi |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20242650337d/thjalfari-vals-ekki-med-atvinnuleyfi-og-tharf-ad-fara-ur-landi |access-date=16 November 2024 |work=Vísir.is |date=15 November 2024 |language=Icelandic}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.jamilabiad.com/}}
- {{Eurobasket.com player|190037|Jamil Abiad}}
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jamil-Abiad/Summary/106788 Jamil Abiad] at RealGM
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Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Iceland
Category:Canadian men's basketball coaches