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Jonas Sahratian (pronounced suh-RAY-shun) is entering his fourth season as the strength and conditioning coordinator for the Tar Heel men's basketball program after serving in the same capacity at the University of Kansas for five seasons. Sahratian coordinates strength and conditioning for men's basketball and also works with the diving team. He worked with Carolina head coach Roy Williams in Lawrence from January 1999 to April 2003. In 2003-04, he worked with KU basketball and also coordinated strength and conditioning for the volleyball, swimming and diving teams. A native of Detroit, Mich., Sahratian graduated from Western Michigan University in 1997 with a bachelor of science degree in exercise science. In 2000, he received his master's in exercise physiology from Kansas. In addition to working with Kansas athletics, Sahratian interned for two years at the Chicago Bulls/Vermeil's Sports and Fitness in Deerfield, Ill. He worked there during the Bulls' NBA championship seasons in 1996-97 and 1997-98. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a certified club coach through USA Weightlifting. Sahratian and his wife, Grechen, reside in Durham. |
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