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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech men’s basketball head coach Seth Greenberg has announced the hiring of Robert Ehsan as an assistant coach with the program.

“Robert Ehsan is a perfect fit for our basketball staff,” Greenberg said. “He has excellent ties to the DC/Baltimore area, as well as nationally. He has tremendous enthusiasm and passion for teaching the game of basketball and has an uncanny ability to connect with young people. He will be a tremendous asset to our program.”

Ehsan comes to Blacksburg after spending the previous six seasons under Gary Williams at the University of Maryland. With the Terrapins, he was an assistant coach the last three seasons after serving as the assistant recruiting director for one year and a graduate assistant for two years.

While at Maryland, Ehsan was instrumental in the recruiting of two Top 25 recruiting classes in 2009 and 2010 and worked closely the past few years with the development of All-ACC player Jordan Williams and 2010 ACC Player of the Year Greivis Vasquez. Over six seasons at Maryland, Ehsan was very involved with many aspects of the program including, recruiting, academics, scouting, scheduling, fundraising, and player development.

“I am extremely excited to be joining Coach Greenberg’s staff and the Virgina Tech Men’s Basketball program,” Ehsan said. “Competing against them in the ACC the past few years, I have a tremendous amount of respect for Coach Greenberg and the success that the basketball program has achieved over the past eight years. I am eager to work very hard with all the coaches, staff and players to continue to help the program be very successful for many years to come.”

Ehsan played four seasons at the University of California, Davis. He started his last two seasons for the Aggies and was the team captain in his senior year. Ehsan finished 23rd in the nation in free-throw percentage as a junior for UC Davis, which was in a transition period while moving from NCAA Division II to Division I. At UC Davis, Ehsan received the Gordon S. Baranco Award, symbolizing exceptional leadership, unselfishness, work ethic and commitment towards the team.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics while at UC Davis, making the athletics honor roll from 2002 through 2005. Ehsan completed a master’s of business administration from UMUC in April 2008. Ehsan is a native of Sacramento, Calif.

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