Robert Ehsan
Robert Ehsan (born May 3, 1982) is the current men's college basketball head coach for the University of Alabama-Birmingham.[1]
Biography
A native of Sacramento, California, Ehsan was a four-year player at UC Davis. He was a team captain as a senior in 2005 and received the Gordon S. Baranco Award.[2] Ehsan served as an assistant coach at the University of Maryland from 2008 to 2011. When Gary Williams resigned, Ehsan was named interim head coach. He spent a season as an assistant at Virginia Tech University before becoming an assistant coach at UAB in 2012.[1]
Ehsan was hired as UAB head coach on April 4, 2016, replacing Jerod Haase. Ehsan takes over a team that went 26-7 the year before and lost one senior, Robert Brown. "We strongly believe Rob has the experience, background and pedigree to build on the already strong foundation he helped establish and take Blazer Basketball to new levels of success," said UAB athletics director Mark Ingram.[1]
Personal life
Ehsan holds a bachelor's degree in economics from UC Davis and an MBA from Maryland. He is married to the former Lindsey Rattray. They have a daughter, Katelyn, and a son, Davis.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| UAB (Conference USA) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | UAB | 4–3 | 0–0 | ||||||
| UAB Blazers: | 4–3 (.571) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 4–3 (.571) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- 1 2 3 Champlin, Drew (April 5, 2016). "UAB tabs Robert Ehsan to be next head basketball coach". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- 1 2 "Robert Ehsan Bio". UAB Blazers. Retrieved October 11, 2016.