Robert Hassan Ehsan ( ; born May 3, 1982) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the

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. From 2016–2020, he was the head men's basketball coach at the

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(UAB). A native of

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, Ehsan was a four-year player at

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. He was a team captain as a senior in 2005. Ehsan served as an assistant coach at the

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from 2008 to 2011. When

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resigned, Ehsan was named interim head coach. He spent a season as an assistant at

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before becoming an assistant coach at UAB in 2012. Ehsan was hired as UAB head coach on April 4, 2016, replacing

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. 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. Ehsan was fired on March 13, 2020, after compiling a record of 76–57. On April 27, 2021, Ehsan joined Haase at Stanford University as an assistant coach. On April 1, 2024, Eshan was named the head coach at UIC.

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 two sons, Davis and Robert Ryder.

Head coaching record

References

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