Ali Borhani - Men's Tennis Coach - Boise State University Athletics

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Ali Borhani

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
aliborhani@boisestate.edu
Phone:
208-809-0645

BOISE STATE TENURE

Ali Borhani enters his third year as an assistant coach for the Broncos. Borhani assists in the daily activities of running the program including coaching, mentoring, recruiting, scheduling and ordering equipment.

Since his arrival on campus, Borhani has helped guide the program to back-to-back winning seasons and a combined record of 18-16 overall. The team went 11-10 in his first year and 7-6 in 2019-20 which ended in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.

In addition during his two-year tenure, five Broncos have earned All-MW recognition, the team has earned 11 Academic All-Mountain West and five MW Scholar-Athlete accolades (3.5 or better cumulative GPA), as well as two ITA Scholar-Athlete awards.

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE

Borhani came to Boise State from Mesa Community College in Arizona where he spent five years, four as an assistant and one as the head coach for both the men's and women's programs.

During Borhani's five years at Mesa, he helped guide the men's team to five-consecutive trips to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Championship tournament registering five top-10 finishes, including fourth-place in 2014 and a fifth-place result in 2015.

The women's team reached the national tournament three times in the five-year stretch placing in the top-10 each time, including a third-place finish in 2016.

While at Mesa, Borhani helped the men's team to five-straight NJCAA regional championships 2014-2018 and the women to the 2014 championship and back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017.

He was named the ITA Men's Tennis Regional Assistant Coach of the Year twice in 2016 and 2017, in addition to the ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year and Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) Assistant Coach of the Year in 2017.

During his final year at the helm in Mesa, the men's team recorded their fifth-consecutive undefeated conference record and placed ninth at the NJCAA National Tournament.

Prior to Mesa Community College, he coached for one season at his alma mater Scottsdale Community College (Ariz.) where he was named the ACCAC Coach of the Year in 2013 after taking the Artichokes to a fourth-place finish at the NJCAA National Championship.

PERSONAL

Borhani attended Scottsdale Community College where he was an all-conference player. He received his associates degree from Scottsdale in 2008 and a bachelor's in 2018 from Ottawa University (Ariz.).