Chris Burgess

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Chris Burgess
Chris Burgess as BYU Assistant Coach during 2019-20 season.jpg
BYU Cougars
Position Assistant coach
League Big 12
Personal information
Born (1979-04-23) 23 April 1979 (age 45)
Provo, Utah, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight244.2 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2002: undrafted
Playing career2002–2013
Position Power forward / center
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
2002 Idaho Stampede
2003Tuborg Sports Club
2004–2005 Cairns Taipans
2005 San Miguel Beermen
2005–2006Cairns Taipans
2006 Criollos de Caguas
2006–2007 Mobis Phoebus
2007–2008 TTNet Beykoz
2008 Gigantes de Carolina
2008 BC Donetsk
2008–2009 Erdemirspor
2009–2010Al Wasl
2010Sharjah
2010–2011 Zastal Zielona Góra
2011–2012 Trefl Sopot
2012 Guaynabo Mets
2012–2013Baniyas
2013Al Ahli
2013Al Shabab
As coach:
2015–2019 Utah Valley (assistant)
2019–2022 BYU (assistant)
2022–2024 Utah (assistant)
2024–presentBYU (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Chris Burgess (born 23 April 1979) is an American basketball coach who is currently serving as an assistant coach of the Brigham Young University (BYU) men's basketball team. Burgess has held assistant coaching roles at three universities in Utah, including three years at BYU (from 2019 to 2022) prior to rejoining the staff in 2024. As a player, Burgess played power forward and center and spent a decade playing professionally in the U.S. and internationally.

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College career

Burgess was recruited by several high-profile programs out of high school, as the No. 1 recruit in the country and a McDonald's All-American. [1] He narrowed his choices to Duke and BYU. He ultimately signed with the Blue Devils, later explaining that the opportunity to play for coach Mike Krzyzewski was a major deciding factor. [2] Burgess played at Duke for two years, reaching the Elite Eight in 1998 and playing in the championship game in 1999. During both seasons, Burgess played a supporting role off the bench, averaging (freshman) 4.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, shooting 50.8% from the field, and playing 12.5 minutes a game; and averaging (sophomore) 5.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, shooting 61.4% from the field, and playing 15.6 minutes a game. [3]

Burgess subsequently transferred to the Utah, but he suffered three different injuries. [4] [5] He averaged 7.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, and shot 53.5% from the field while averaging 21.6 minutes a game his junior year. He averaged a team high in 5 statistical categories with 13.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, and shot 66% from the field while averaging 25.5 minutes a game his senior year. [3]

Professional playing career

Burgess was not drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association, after which he spent a decade between various professional teams based in Australia, Korea, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Turkey, and Ukraine. He also participated in training camps or summer leagues for several NBA teams including the Phoenix Suns, the Boston Celtics, and the Washington Wizards.[ citation needed ]

Coaching career

Burgess coached at Utah Valley for four years before following coach Mark Pope to BYU. [6] Burgess coached at BYU for three years and then took the job at Utah. In 2024, Burgess returned to BYU as the lead assistant coach under new coach Kevin Young. [2]

Personal life

Burgess is married to Lesa Zollinger of Millville, Utah; [7] they have three daughters and two sons. [1] He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chris Burgess profile". University of Utah . Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 McCann, Dave (May 2024). "How a pair of negatives created a positive for Chris Burgess and BYU". Deseret News . Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Chris Burgess stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ↑ USA Today: Pro basketball: NBA with Chris Burgess
  5. ↑ "Utah Loses Burgess". Los Angeles Times. 3 January 2002. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Chris Burgess profile". Utah Valley University . Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Zollinger-Burgess". HJ News. 17 August 2002. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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