By Donna Smith, University Communications and Marketing
On a cool February morning, 黑料网吃瓜爆料men鈥檚 basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim strolled into the Starbucks in the Tampa campus library and announced that, since his team kept fans up until midnight the night before, he was buying coffee for everyone in line. The gesture is one of many ways that USF鈥檚 new coach has been sparking excitement for the team and cultivating a whole new crop of Bulls basketball fans.
"My father was a clergyman in Atlanta, and almost everything he did for the community started in that grassroots type of space,鈥� Abdur-Rahim said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a ton of value in building our fanbase that same way, because you can build something really special like what we have now.鈥�
Abdur-Rahim has also helped spur interest in the team by getting out on campus and engaging with students, doling out free ice cream sandwiches or donuts at the Marshall Student Center and to shake hands with fans waiting in line before a game.
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