Mcneese student manager Amir Khan discusses viral video and more

Lake Charles, La. (KPLC) -McNeese men's basketball is not a stranger for a viral video from time to time, whether it is a WATING insherent or a Christian Shumate Shuslam. The pokes have received millions of views in the past two years. On Monday, however, they became more viral than ever before when a video by the senior student manager Amir Khan rapped with the team when they received the court against Texas A&M Corpus on social media.

Accounts such as ESPN, Barstool Sports, Barstool Big Cat, the score, Jay Bilas and countless others with more than 35 million combined followers posted the video and reached countless million views than everything was said and done.

“It was astonishing to see that as a manager you don't expect this kind of attention,” said Khan. “You just do your job and just roll with him and hope that one day it will bring you somewhere, but it's crazy when you see accounts that you follow, post the video and my biography. I am a big sports fan, so I only scroll through every single day to look at the news and see myself on it and see me in a video, it was amazing to see. “

The video was originally published by Mcneise's Assistant advertisement for the creative media Phillip Mitchell Jr. and excited the attention of head coach Will Wade, who loved the attention that Mcneese drew.

“I think it's great, Amir is great, he has been with us since the day we are here,” said Wade. “What you see is what you get, so he is all day every day. Great child, great person, and he is committed, he is here at 5:30 or 6:00 a.m. here and works off his tail. They showed me all the stuff yesterday, so it's exciting. “

For Khan, who is name on his official McNeese Athletics page, “Amir” Aura “Khan”, a nickname that was given to him after his newly discovered fame, was not changed his daily role.

“I would say our job to help the players. So whether it does the laundry, whether it is simple things, how to get sweets, practice on the way, to do everything on road trips, put it on the bus, bring it into the arena and everything. “

Khan comes from Lake Charles, who is closed at the Barbe High School, and began working for the cowboys as if Wade as head coach was hired. As a lifelong LSU fan, the opportunity to work with Wade, and co -trainer Brandon Chambers, both of whom started as student managers at Clemson or VCU, were the opportunity for their lives.

“When I started working with coach Wade, I was very nervous because I grew up with an LSU fan, but he is the reason why I work here. Coach Wade and Coach Chambers were both managers themselves and knew that they were at the level they are and have the reputation that they have, which drives me to be the best that I can be that one day I can be. “

Khan was recognized for the Senior Day together with the players before the victory against UTRGV, and the recognition he says meant a lot.

“It was an astonishing moment that went out with my parents in the senior night. I lived in Lake Charles all my life, so of course I was a McNeese fan and saw it and felt that part of the team was recognized in such a way that it was an astonishing moment. “

Last week Wade spoke about the student managers, the countless hours they give, and little or no recognition that they receive even though they help the team.

“Two of the managers we are honest, Amir Khan and Landry Donham, we had nothing than we arrived here, and it is difficult to find managers on a 6,000 student campus that will work free of charge. They get up at 5:00 a.m., they come to work for free, a team needs to win, and this boys work for nothing. Last year in a Pelicans game as a gift as a thank you for all the hard work you did as a gift for this program, and you are a large part of us that can win and you have a big influence that we can win, ”said Wade.

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