In his first year as an on-court assistant coach for Texas Tech, the Red Raiders recorded the program's winningest season in school history by going 31-7 in 2018-19. Marrero and Jared have spoken very highly of the young men in our program and assured me that they, too, are ready to go to work in pursuit of a Sun Belt championship." I'm excited to share my vision and work relentlessly to build a similar culture at Georgia Southern.
I'm proud to use the term 'blue collar' as it's the perfect description of the culture that we've worked so hard to instill here in Lubbock, and I can't wait to bring that same work ethic to Statesboro. These men have left an indelible mark on the way that I approach the game each and every day. I also want to thank Chris Beard, LeVelle Moton, Robbie Laing, Kermit Davis and every coach that I have coached under and played for during my career. Chris Geyerman for the confidence they've shown in me and the trust they've placed upon me. What a year it's been! I want to thank President Marrero, Director of Athletics Jared Benko, Senior Associate Athletics Director Reggie Simpkins and Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. "This is a dream come true! A year ago, this weekend, we were playing Gonzaga for a spot in the Final Four, and today I am named head basketball coach at Georgia Southern University," said Burg. The teams also have posted an 88-36 conference mark, including Texas Tech's first Big 12 regular-season title as well as two MEAC and one Sun Belt regular-season championship.
Over the past seven seasons, Burg has worked for programs that have compiled a 176-60 record, highlighted by four NCAA Tournament trips and an NIT appearance. Coach Burg will hit the ground running this week, and we look forward to him having a long and successful career with Georgia Southern University."īurg, who is described as one of the nation's top recruiters by his peers, brings nearly a decade of experience as an assistant coach at the Division I level with stops at Campbell, North Carolina Central and at fellow Sun Belt school Little Rock under Beard in 2015-16. Brian has mentored under some of the top coaches in the country, and we know this experience will benefit our program tremendously. As we spoke to some of the best and brightest college basketball minds in the country, his name continued to come up time and again. "Brian's commitment to the comprehensive development of our student-athletes on-and-off the court resonated with the search committee.
"We are thrilled to announce Brian Burg as our next head men's basketball coach," said Benko. Burg served as an assistant coach the past two seasons after serving as the program's Chief of Staff in 2016-18, where he was involved in all facets of the program. In Burg's four seasons with the Texas Tech program, the Red Raiders went 94-44 with two deep runs in the NCAA Tournament, including an appearance in the 2019 national title game. Story Links STATESBORO – Incoming Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Jared Benko has named Brian Burg, who helped lead Texas Tech to the 2019 NCAA National Championship game and the Big 12 Conference regular-season championship, the head coach of the Georgia Southern men's basketball program.īurg comes to Statesboro after four successful seasons on Chris Beard's staff at Texas Tech, and he is the first hire for Benko, who was named Georgia Southern Director of Athletics in March.
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