Jonas Sahratian

Biography

One of the top strength & conditioning coordinators in college basketball, Jonas Sahratian is in his 21st season with the Tar Heel men’s basketball program. He also served in the same capacity at the University of Kansas for five seasons. Sahratian (pronounced suh-RAY-shun) plans and coordinates strength and conditioning for the Tar Heels. He has been a part of six Final Fours and three NCAA championships at Carolina, in addition to two other Final Four teams at Kansas. He previously worked with Roy Williams at Kansas 1999-2003. He also coordinated strength and conditioning for the volleyball, swimming and diving teams at Kansas and assisted with football from 1999-2001. 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 in Chicago during the Bulls’ 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, have a daughter, Natalie.