Linda Burgess

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Linda Burgess
Personal information
Born (1969-07-27) July 27, 1969 (age 56)
Madison, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school Bob Jones
(Madison, Alabama)
College Calhoun CC (1988–1990)
Alabama (1990–1992)
Playing career1992–2000
Position Forward
Number42
Career history
1997 Los Angeles Sparks
1998–2000 Sacramento Monarchs
Career highlights
  • 2× First-team All-SEC (1991, 1992)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Linda Gail Burgess [1] (born July 27, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. She played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide and professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Los Angeles Sparks and Sacramento Monarchs.

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Early life

Burgess was born July 27, 1969 in Madison, Alabama. [1] She attended Bob Jones High School in Madison, where she played on the school's basketball, volleyball, and softball teams. She was a basketball all-state selection as a senior, averaging over 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in her last year of high school. [2]

College career

After high school, Burgess first played college basketball at Calhoun Community College, where she was a two-time All-American. After her sophomore year, she transferred to play for the Alabama Crimson Tide. [2] She was selected first-team All-SEC in both her junior and senior years at Alabama. [3] She averaged 20 points per game in her senior season with the Crimson Tide. [2]

Professional career

Burgess played professional basketball in Switzerland and Israel after college before returning to the United States and playing in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for four years. [2] She spent the 1997 WNBA season with the Los Angeles Sparks and the 1998–2000 seasons with the Sacramento Monarchs [4] after the Sparks traded her to the Monarchs in exchange for Pam McGee. [5] She averaged 5.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in 90 career WNBA games. [6]

Burgess was inducted into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019. [7]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics [1]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1997 Los Angeles 28617.6.541.500.7354.20.30.70.51.76.5
1998 Sacramento 302923.1.476.125.7634.90.91.40.42.07.5
1999 Sacramento 2708.6.434.000.7562.00.10.20.10.73.6
2000 Sacramento 508.2.200—.6673.40.40.20.00.82.4
Career4 years, 2 teams903516.2.480.182.7473.70.50.80.31.55.8

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1999 Sacramento 1014.0.500.0001.0004.00.02.00.02.08.0
2000 Sacramento 108.01.000—1.0002.00.00.02.01.04.0
Career2 years, 1 team2011.0.571.0001.0003.00.01.01.01.56.0

College

College statistics [3]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1990–91 Alabama 29.520—.6497.91.01.60.715.8
1991–9230.568—.5688.20.51.60.920.3
Career59.546—.6418.10.71.60.818.1

Post-basketball career

After retiring from professional basketball, Burgess began a career as a teacher. She taught at the Georgia Academy for the Blind and Central High School, both in Macon, Georgia. [6] In 2022, she began coaching girls' basketball at Twiggs County High School in Jeffersonville, Georgia. [8] [9] By 2023, she was the school's director of athletics. [10]

Personal life

Burgess is Christian. She has four siblings, including an older sister who played college basketball for the Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Linda Burgess WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference . Archived from the original on October 28, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Meet the 2019 Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame class". AL.com . December 16, 2018. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Linda Burgess College Stats". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on November 27, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Linda Burgess". WNBA . Archived from the original on November 11, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sparks Acquire McGee". Los Angeles Times . April 7, 1998. Archived from the original on January 23, 2026. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Labbe, Bob (December 25, 2018). "Linda Burgess To Be Enshrined In Athletic Hall Of Fame". The Madison Record. Archived from the original on May 16, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ Labbe, Bob (April 17, 2025). "Linda Burgess Inducted Into Hall Of Fame". The Madison Record. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  8. ↑ Cha, Jessica (September 5, 2022). "'More than a basketball player': Macon co-workers celebrate former WNBA player and new Twiggs County basketball coach". WMAZ . Archived from the original on January 23, 2026. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ Stephens, Carlos (October 5, 2022). "Former WNBA star takes New coaching job in Twiggs Co". WGXA . Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ Campbell, Dejon (August 23, 2023). "Former WNBA surprises grandmother, special needs group with tickets". WMGT-TV . Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
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