Amir Khan, commonly known Amir ‘Aura’ Khan, is back with McNeese State as the men’s basketball team manager, a team spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY Sports, signaling the end of his brief time at NC State.
Khan returned to McNeese during the last weekend of November, the spokesperson added, and was part of the team’s game on Monday, Dec. 1 at Incarnate Word.
Khan was the student manager for McNeese last season and became a star as the Cowboys made a run into March Madness. He went viral in February thanks to a video of him rapping while wearing a boombox around his neck as he led the team out of the locker room.
He first went viral on Feb. 22, when he was seen rapping ‘In & Out’ by Lud Foe word-for-word while leading the Cowboys out for the game from their locker room while wearing an enormous boombox around his neck. It became a tradition and he would be spotted with jewelry and other notable accessories.
His rise to fame came as the Cowboys won the Southland conference championship to punch their ticket to the big dance. Khan’s popularity only grew bigger on the national stage, especially when the No. 12 seed Cowboys upset Clemson in the first round of the tournament.
Despite doing most of the unseen dirty work for the team, Khan was the most popular figure on the team, frequently being stopped for photos, autographs and scoring several name, image and likeness deals.
When Will Wade left McNeese after the season to take the coaching job at NC State, Khan followed him to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he took on a similar role for the Wolfpack. It is unknown when or why Khan left NC State.
USA TODAY Sports has reached out to NC State for more information.