Rob Ehsan
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UIC |
| Conference | MVC |
| Record | 17–14 (.548) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 3, 1982 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2005 | UC Davis |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2007 | Maryland (GA) |
| 2007–2011 | Maryland (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Virginia Tech (assistant) |
| 2012–2016 | UAB (assistant) |
| 2016–2020 | UAB |
| 2021–2024 | Stanford (assistant) |
| 2024–present | UIC |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 93–71 (.567) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (CBI) |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Robert Hassan Ehsan (/ˈiːsɑːn/ EE-sahn;[1] born May 3, 1982) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the UIC Flames. From 2016–2020, he was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).[2]
A native of Sacramento, California, Ehsan was a four-year player at UC Davis. He was a team captain as a senior in 2005.[3] 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.[2]
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 and background 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.[2]
Ehsan was fired on March 13, 2020, after compiling a record of 76–57.[4]
On April 27, 2021, Ehsan joined Haase at Stanford University as an assistant coach.[5]
On April 1, 2024, Eshan was named the head coach at UIC.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]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 two sons, Davis and Robert Ryder.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Blazers (Conference USA) (2016–2020) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | UAB | 17–16 | 9–9 | T–7th | |||||
| 2017–18 | UAB | 20–13 | 10–8 | 6th | |||||
| 2018–19 | UAB | 20–15 | 10–8 | 5th | CBI First Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | UAB | 19–13 | 9–9 | T–7th | |||||
| UAB: | 76–57 (.571) | 38–34 (.528) | |||||||
| UIC Flames (Missouri Valley Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | UIC | 17–14 | 10–10 | T–4th | |||||
| UIC: | 17–14 (.548) | 10–10 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 93–71 (.567) | ||||||||
References
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from California
- Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball coaches
- Maryland Terrapins men's basketball coaches
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- UAB Blazers men's basketball coaches
- UC Davis Aggies men's basketball players
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