Ron Sanchez
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San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate head coach |
| Team | Baylor Bears |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1972 or 1973 (age 52–53)[1] San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1996 | SUNY Oneonta |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1999 | SUNY Oneonta (asst.) |
| 1999–2001 | SUNY Delhi (asst.) |
| 2001–2003 | Indiana (asst.) |
| 2003–2009 | Washington State (asst.) |
| 2009–2018 | Virginia (asst.) |
| 2018–2023 | Charlotte |
| 2023–2024 | Virginia (associate HC) |
| 2024–2025 | Virginia (interim HC) |
| 2025–present | Baylor (associate HC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 87–95 (.478) |
| Tournaments | 4–0 (CBI) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| CBI (2023) | |
Ron Sanchez is a college basketball coach who serves as the associate head coach for the Baylor Bears men's basketball team of the Big 12 Conference. He previously served as the interim head coach for the Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team, as he was appointed in October 2024 following Tony Bennett's surprise retirement.[2]
Sanchez also served as the head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte from 2018 until he resigned following a 22–14 season to rejoin the University of Virginia as assistant head coach on June 6, 2023.[3][4][5]
Sanchez attended James Monroe High School in the Bronx[6] and played collegiately at State University of New York at Oneonta where he was a two-time State University of New York Athletic Conference all-conference selection, and SUNYAC Player of the Year for the 1995–96 season. He was inducted into the Red Dragons' athletic hall of fame in 2007.[7]