BRIAN BURG Brian Burg begins his second season on Kermit Davis’ staff at Middle Tennessee as director of basketball operations, after serving as an assistant coach at Western Texas College in the 2006-07 season. A native of Houston, Texas, Burg is primarily responsible for academics, video editing and the Blue Raiders’ extensive community service programs, as well as the various tasks regarding the day-to-day operation of the Middle Tennessee basketball program. “Brian is an outstanding addition to our staff, and he has done an unbelievable job in upgrading our computer programs and taking over several other duties,” Davis said. “Brian brings a wide range of experience, and he plays close attention to detail.” In his first full season as director of operations, Burg was instrumental in assisting with overall facility improvements in the Lynn Davis Squad Room and the newly renovated Middle Tennessee practice facility. He also helped oversee academic progress, and the Blue Raiders enjoyed one of their highest collective team grade point average in 20 years. Prior to accepting Middle Tennessee, Burg served
as an assistant coach for three seasons. He was most recently at Western Texas College (2006-07), where he helped restart the men’s basketball program. Burg assisted in recruiting 16 players into the program in his first season, and four of those were among the top 400rated players in the nation, according to HoopScoop. His duties at Western Texas College included on-thefloor coaching, recruiting coordinator, travel scheduling, equipment order, video breakdown, strength and conditioning, scouting, and video editing. Burg served as an assistant coach at Garden City Community College in 2005-06, where he assisted in recruiting five of the top 250-rated players in the nation according to HoopScoop. Garden City was rated No. 5 in the preseason by Street & Smith. He coached a Jayhawk West MVP during his time at Garden City. Prior to his stint at Garden City, Burg spent two seasons as assistant coach at Lake Erie College from 2003-05. At Lake Erie, Burg helped lead the team to the most wins in school history in 2004-05. Burg played two seasons at Cisco Junior College, serving as captain of the nationally-ranked Wranglers under Coach Ronnie Hearne. He also played two seasons for Coach Paul Gavin at Mount Mercy College, where the Mustangs earned a national ranking at the NAIA level. Burg was selected as team captain at each level of play in basketball. He earned his master’s degree in education from Lake Erie in 2005, after completing his
bachelor’s at Mount Mercy in 2003, and his associate degree in 2000 at Cisco. Burg, 28, is single and resides in Murfreesboro.
BLUE RAIDER MANAGERS
2008-09 Blue Raider managers, from left, Brendan Smelser, Chris Franceschi, Brad Kerr, Matt Joines, Brandon Alexander and Ashley Stanley.
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