Linda Burgess

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Linda Burgess
Personal information
Born (1969-07-27) July 27, 1969 (age 55)
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
19982000 Sacramento Monarchs
Career highlights
  • 2× First-team All-SEC (1991, 1992)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Linda Burgess (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] She averaged 5.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in 90 career WNBA games. [5]

Burgess was inducted into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019. [6]

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. [5] In 2022, she began coaching girls' basketball at Twiggs County High School in Jeffersonville, Georgia. [7] [8] By 2023, she was the school's director of athletics. [9]

Personal life

Burgess is Christian. She has four siblings, including an older sister who played college basketball for the Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs. [5]

References

  1. "Linda Burgess WNBA Stats". Sports Reference . 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. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  3. "Linda Burgess College Stats". Sports Reference . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  4. "WNBA Stats". WNBA . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Labbe, Bob (December 25, 2018). "Linda Burgess To Be Enshrined In Athletic Hall Of Fame". The Madison Record. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  6. Labbe, Bob (April 17, 2025). "Linda Burgess Inducted Into Hall Of Fame". The Madison Record. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  7. Cha, Jessica (September 5, 2022). "'More than a basketball player': Macon co-workers celebrate former WNBA player and new Twiggs County basketball coach". WMAZ . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  8. Stephens, Carlos (October 5, 2022). "Former WNBA star takes New coaching job in Twiggs Co". WGXA . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  9. Campbell, Dejon (August 23, 2023). "Former WNBA surprises grandmother, special needs group with tickets". WMGT-TV . Retrieved July 3, 2025.