BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Alabama-Birmingham's nine-day search for a head men's basketball coach ended with the promotion of assistant Robert Ehsan, a former Maryland staff member.
Blazers athletic director Mark Ingram announced Monday that associate head coach Ehsan would replace Jerod Haase. Ehsan, 33, will be formally introduced Tuesday.
He spent the past four seasons as an assistant under Haase, who left to take over the Stanford program. Ehsan was associate head coach when UAB won the past two Conference USA championships.
UAB made the second round of the NCAA Tournament two seasons ago, followed by a trip to the National Invitation Tournament.
"I have been fortunate to hone my craft with coaches like Gary Williams, Seth Greenburg [sic] and Jerod Haase," Ehsan said. "It will be a natural step to now lead our very talented team to continued growth."
