Sport(s) Basketball Conference Conference USA 2001–2005 UC Davis | Title Head coach Record 17-16 2005–2007 Maryland (GA) | |
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Born May 3, 1982 (age 34)
Sacramento, California ( 1982-05-03 ) Team coached UAB Blazers men's basketball Team UAB Blazers men's basketball Similar Jerod Haase, Fahro Alihodzic, Preston Purifoy, Jordan Swing, Torrey Ward | ||
Robert ehsan introduced as head coach of uab basketball
Robert Ehsan (born May 3, 1982) is the current men's college basketball head coach for the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
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- Robert ehsan introduced as head coach of uab basketball
- Robert ehsan named uab men s head basketball coach
- Personal life
- References
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. 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.
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.
Robert ehsan named uab men s head basketball coach
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.
