Jamil Abiad (born 4 July 1990) is a

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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

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for Bishop's.

Playing career

College career

From 2010 til 2015, Abiad played for at

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. During his senior year, the Bishop's won the RSEQ Men's University Basketball Championship. During his studies at Bishop's University, Abiad competed for

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Nationals, where his team ranked 6th and he also received the Garth Smith Award in 2015.

Professional career

Abiad joined

Hoops Club Hoops Club ( ar, نادي هوبس) is a Lebanese sports club. It is based in Beirut, Lebanon, with further branches in Antelias, Tyre, and southern suburbs of Beirut. Hoops club basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League playin ...

in 2016 where he appeared in 12 league games. From 2016 to 2017, he joined Canadian Basketball League. He later played briefly for

Tadamon Zouk Tadamon Zouk ( ar, التضامن الزوق) is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program. It is located in Zouk Mikael, Kesrouan, Lebanon. Tadamon Zouk basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League. It was part ...

in 2018 before retiring.

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. For the season, Valur won the Icelandic Cup and finished with the best regular season record in the Úrvalsdeild karla before losing to Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals. In 2016, he founded a media production company named, Next Level Media. 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. He is also the brand Ambassador for

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Canada. In 2021, he was featured in a 15 minutes short documentary, ''The Journey''. On 24 September 2023, he won the

Icelandic Super Cup The Icelandic Men's Super Cup (Icelandic: ''Meistarakeppni karla'') is an annual football game between the reigning champions of the Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic Cup holders (or, if the same team holds both titles, between the title-holde ...

after Valur defeated Tindastóll 80–72. In May 2024, Abiad was hired as the head coach of Valur women's team.

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