Brian Burg - Men's Basketball Coach - Texas Tech Red Raiders

Brian Burg

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
brian.burg@ttu.edu

Brian Burg helped lead Texas Tech to the 2019 NCAA National Championship final and the Big 12 Conference regular-season championship in his first season as an assistant coach and his third season overall on the Texas tech basketball staff. He served as the program’s Chief of Staff in 2016-17 and 2017-18 where he was involved in all facets of the program.

Burg, a tireless worker who is described as one of the nation's top recruiters by his peers, already owns seven years of experience as an assistant coach at the Division I level which includes stops at Campbell, North Carolina Central and at Little Rock under Beard in 2015-16.

Over the last six seasons, Burg has worked for programs that have compiled a 159-47 record sparked by four NCAA Tournament trips and a NIT appearance. The teams also have posted a 79-27 conference mark, including helping Tech to its first Big 12 regular-season title, two MEAC and one Sun Belt regular season championships.

The Red Raiders recorded the program's winningest season in program history by going 31-7 in the 2018-19 season that included going 5-1 in the NCAA Tournament. Tech advanced to the program's first Final Four after earning wins over Northern Kentucky, Buffalo, Michigan and Gonzaga before advancing to the national championship game with a 61-51 win over Michigan State in the Final Four semifinal in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prior to the tournament run, the Red Raiders won the program's first regular-season Big 12 title by going 14-4 in conference play.

Texas Tech earned the program's first NCAA Elite Eight trip and a program-best second-place Big 12 finish en route to a 27-10 record in 2017-18. The 27 wins were the second-highest total in program history for a season only behind the 30-2 mark put together by the 1995-96 squad under James Dickey. The Red Raiders also set a program single season record with eight victories over Associated Press Top 25 opponents and captured a program-best No. 6 final ranking in the USA Today/Coaches Top 25 poll.

Burg served as an assistant coach on Beard’s Little Rock staff in 2015-16. The Trojans began their Sun Belt championship season with a program-best 10-0 record. Little Rock completed a 30-5 season, and the program’s 15-game improvement was tied for the NCAA’s top spot.

The Trojans had three players pick up All-Sun Belt honors during the same season for the first time in program history headed by Josh Hagins on the All-Sun Belt First Team and the NABC’s All-District 24 First Team. Roger Woods collected All-Sun Belt Third-Team honors and the 2016 Sun Belt Tournament Most Valuable Player award.

Little Rock overcame a 14-point deficit in the final five minutes during its NCAA Tournament First Round contest en route to an 85-83 double overtime victory against No. 12-ranked and fifth-seeded Purdue. Burg earned one of the nation’s Top 5 Mid-Major Recruiters by CBSsports.com in 2015-16.

Prior to Little Rock, Burg spent two seasons at North Carolina Central as an assistant coach. The Eagles turned in an impressive 53-14 record, won 31 of their 32 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) games and secured berths to the 2014 NCAA Tournament and 2015 NIT. NCCU’s 28 victories in 2013-14 were a single-season MEAC record and its .824 winning percentage was the highest by a MEAC school since the 1987-88 season.

Overall, Burg assisted in the recruitment and coached seven All-MEAC selections during his tenure. Jeremy Ingram came away with 2014 All-MEAC First-Team honors, the 2014 MEAC Player of the Year and the 2014 MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Performer. Burg was ranked the MEAC’s top assistant coach by NextUpRecruits.com in 2014-15.

Burg’s first opportunity as an assistant coach at the Division I level came at Campbell University where he organized the program’s recruiting efforts and assisted in all phases of the program. The Camels won the 2010 Atlantic Sun Conference regular season title and set program records for regular season (19) and conference (14) wins. Campbell ranked among the NCAA’s Top 10 in a pair of categories in 2010. The Camels were second in steals per game and eighth in turnover margin.

Burg served as lead recruiter on All-Big South performer Eric Griffin, who spent time with the Detroit Pistons during the 2015-16 NBA season and was Campbell’s first-ever NBA player. Griffin also enjoyed stints with the Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers summer league teams. Darren White became the first player to represent the Camels in the NBA Development League, and Trey Freeman garnered 2012 Big South Freshman of the Year accolades. In total, Burg has had 36 players go on to play professional basketball.

Burg joined the Campbell program after two seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations under Kermit Davis at Middle Tennessee State. He was primarily responsible for overseeing the student-athlete academic progress, video editing and the program’s extensive community service efforts.

Burg began his coaching career at Lake Erie College as a graduate assistant from 2003-05 followed by one-year assistant coaching stops at Garden City Community College (2005-06) and Western Texas College (2006-07).

Burg, a native of Houston, Texas, earned his bachelor’s degree from Mount Mercy in 2003 and master’s degree from Lake Erie in 2005.

Burg’s Coaching Experience
Seasons, School, Position
2003-05, Lake Erie College, Graduate Assistant
2005-06, Garden City Community College, Assistant Coach
2006-07, Western Texas College, Assistant Coach
2007-09, Middle Tennessee State, Director of Basketball Operations
2009-13, Campbell, Assistant Coach
2013-15, North Carolina Central, Assistant Coach
2015-16, Little Rock, Assistant Coach
2016-18, Texas Tech, Chief of Staff
2018-Present, Texas Tech, Assistant Coach