14 Facts About Rob Senderoff

Robert Andrew Senderoff was born on July 25,1973 and is the head men's basketball coach at Kent State University.

Rob Senderoff earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from University at Albany in 1995, and was a student assistant with the basketball program.

Rob Senderoff then moved on to Miami University, where he was a graduate assistant and earned a master's degree in sports studies in 1997.

Rob Senderoff is married to Lauren, with two children, Ray and Samantha.

Rob Senderoff is Jewish, and is a member of Temple Beth Shalom in Hudson, Ohio, and lives in Stow, Ohio.

Rob Senderoff had two stints with the Kent State program before moving into the head job.

Rob Senderoff was then hired by Kelvin Sampson to be an assistant for two seasons at Indiana.

Sampson and Rob Senderoff resigned in October 2007 in the midst of a recruiting controversy.

Rob Senderoff was hired by Kent State as an assistant coach in April 2008.

Rob Senderoff was hired as the 24th head coach in the 95-year history of Kent State basketball on April 7,2011, to replace Geno Ford, under whom Senderoff had served as associate head coach for the previous three seasons.

Rob Senderoff's contract called for three years at $250,000 per year, with built-in bonuses for meeting incentives.

Rob Senderoff led the Golden Flashes to their first MAC Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in eight years in 2017, but lost to UCLA in the first round.

On Dec 28,2018, Rob Senderoff won his 149th career game, passing Jim McDonald for the most in Kent State history.

Rob Senderoff was named MAC Coach of the Year for the first time in March 2022, the ninth time a KSU head coach had won the award.