Robert Ehsan

Robert Ehsan
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team UAB
Conference Conference USA
Record 17–16 (.515)
Biographical details
Born (1982-05-03) May 3, 1982
Sacramento, California
Playing career
2001–2005 UC Davis
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2007 Maryland (GA)
2007–2011 Maryland (Asst.)
2011–2012 Virginia Tech (Asst.)
2012–2016 UAB (Asst.)
2016–present UAB
Head coaching record
Overall 17–16 (.515)

Robert Ehsan (born May 3, 1982) is the current men's college basketball head coach for the University of Alabama-Birmingham.[1]

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 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 took 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
UAB (Conference USA) (2016–present)
2016–17 UAB 17–16 9–9 T–7th
UAB Blazers: 17–16 (.515) 9–9 (.500)
Total: 17–16 (.515)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 "Robert Ehsan Bio". UAB Blazers. Retrieved October 11, 2016.


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