Jamil Abiad

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.

College career
From 2010 til 2015, Abiad played for at Bishop's University. 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 U Sports Nationals, where his team ranked 6th and he also received the Garth Smith Award in 2015.

Professional career
Abiad joined Hoops Club 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 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 Under Armour Canada. In 2021, he was featured in a 15 minutes short documentary, The Journey.

On 24 September 2023, he won the Icelandic Super Cup after Valur defeated Tindastóll 80–72.

In May 2024, Abiad was hired as the head coach of Valur women's team.