Mike Burns (basketball)

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Mike Burns
Mike Burns in 2017.jpg
Burns in 2017.
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
Team Boise State
Conference Mountain West
Biographical details
Born Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Alma mater Central Washington University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1995 Highline CC (asst.)
1995–1996 Tyee HS
1996–1999 Central Washington (asst.)
1999–2000 Stephen F. Austin (asst.)
2000–2003 Eastern Washington (asst.)
2003–2004 Washington State (asst.)
2004–2007Eastern Washington
2007–2008 CC of Spokane
2008–2015 San Diego (asst.)
2015–2016 Pacific (asst., interim HC)
2016–present Boise State (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall45–62 (.421)

Michael Edward Burns is an American assistant men's college basketball coach at Boise State.

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Early life and education

Born in Tacoma, Washington, Burns graduated from Tyee High School in SeaTac in 1980. [1] Burns first attended Idaho State University after high school. [1] He later returned to the Seattle area to work as a concert promoter and worked with several grunge bands. [2]

Coaching career

Burns became an assistant coach at Highline College, a junior college in Des Moines, Washington. [2] [1] After three years at Highline, Burns returned to Tyee High School as co-head coach for the 1995–96 season. [1] From 1996 to 1999, Burns worked as an assistant coach at Central Washington University.

Burns was an assistant at Stephen F. Austin State University in the 1999–2000 season before returning to Washington state as an assistant coach for Eastern Washington under Ray Giacoletti in 2000. [3] Burns became associate head coach in 2002. In 2003, Burns was an assistant coach at Washington State under Dick Bennett. [1]

Burns returned to Eastern Washington in 2004 as head coach. For 2007–2008, Burns was head coach at Community Colleges of Spokane, leading the team to a 30–2 record and year-long #1 ranking in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges league. [4] His team had a 24-game winning streak snapped with a one-point loss in the title game against Yakima Valley CC. He was named the NWAACC Coach of the Year, and the NWAACC East Region Coach of the Year. [3]

In 2008, Burns left and was an assistant coach at University of San Diego under Bill Grier. In June 2015, Burns was an assistant coach at the University of the Pacific under Ron Verlin. Burns took over as interim head coach on December 11, 2015. [3] [2]

On May 25, 2016, Burns joined Leon Rice's staff at Boise State as an assistant coach.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Eastern Washington Eagles (Big Sky Conference)(2004–2007)
2004–05 Eastern Washington 8–205–96th
2005–06 Eastern Washington 15–156–53rd
2006–07 Eastern Washington 15–148–8T–5th
Eastern Washington:38–49 (.437)22–22 (.500)
Pacific Tigers (West Coast Conference)(2015–2016)
2015–16 Pacific 7–136–127th
Pacific:7–13 (.350)6–12 (.333)
Total:45–62 (.421)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mike Burns". Eastern Washington University. 2006. Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Highfill, Bob (January 20, 2016). "Interim head coach brings hard-rock attitude". The Record. Stockton, California. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mike Burns". Pacific Tigers. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ Bergum, Steve (September 18, 2007). "CCS hires Mike Burns". Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
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