{{short description|American basketball player and coach}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Brian Burg | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = Assistant Coach | current_team = Ole Miss | current_conference = SEC | current_record = | contract = | birth_date = {{bda|1980|2|4}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 2001–2003 | player_team1 = Mount Mercy University | coach_years1 = 2003–2005 | coach_team1 = Lake Erie College (graduate assistant) | coach_years2 = 2005–2006 | coach_team2 = Garden City CC (assistant) | coach_years3 = 2006–2007 | coach_team3 = Western Texas College (assistant) | admin_years1 = 2007–2009 | admin_team1 = Middle Tennessee State (director of basketball operations) | coach_years4 = 2009–2013 | coach_team4 = Campbell (assistant) | coach_years5 = 2013–2015 | coach_team5 = North Carolina Central (assistant) | coach_years6 = 2015–2016 | coach_team6 = Little Rock (assistant) | admin_years2 = 2016–2018 | admin_team2 = Texas Tech (chief of staff) | coach_years7 = 2018–2020 | coach_team7 = Texas Tech (assistant) | coach_years8 = 2020–2023 | coach_team8 = Georgia Southern | coach_years9 = 2023–2024 | coach_team9 = Ole Miss (analyst) | coach_years10 = 2024–2026 | coach_team10 = Ole Miss (assistant) | coach_years11 = 2026–present | coach_team11 = Ole Miss (General Manager) | overall_record = {{winpct|42|44|record=y}} | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }} '''Brian Adam Burg''' (born February 4, 1980) is an American basketball coach who most recently served as head coach of the Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team.
==Early life and education== Burg is a native of Katy, Texas and is the son of Jim Burg. He played basketball at Cisco College before transferring to Mount Mercy University. When he was in college, Burg wrote letters to Bob Knight to try to find a coaching job.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Silva |first1=Carlos |title=First-year assistant Burg has had hand in Red Raiders' success |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/sports/20190407/first-year-assistant-burg-has-had-hand-in-red-raiders-success |accessdate=March 29, 2020 |work=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |date=April 7, 2019}}</ref> Burg graduated from Mount Mercy in 2003. He earned his master's degree from Lake Erie College in 2005.<ref name="wjcl">{{cite news |last1=Zimmer |first1=Amy |title=SOURCES: Georgia Southern hires Brian Burg as head men's basketball coach |url=https://www.wjcl.com/article/sources-georgia-southern-hires-brian-burg-as-head-mens-basketball-coach/31966230# |accessdate=March 29, 2020 |work=WJCL |date=March 28, 2020}}</ref>
==Coaching career== Burg began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Lake Erie College from 2003 to 2005. He was an assistant coach at Garden City Community College from 2005 to 2006 and at Western Texas College from 2006 to 2007. Between 2007 and 2009 Burg served as the Director of Basketball Operations under Kermit Davis at Middle Tennessee State and was responsible for overseeing student-athlete academics, video editing and community. In 2009, Burg became an assistant coach at Campbell. He helped the team win the 2010 Atlantic Sun Conference regular season title and was the lead recruiter for Eric Griffin, the program's first NBA player. Burg served as an assistant at North Carolina Central from 2013 to 2015 and helped the team go to the 2014 NCAA Tournament and 2015 NIT. In 2015, Burg joined Little Rock as an assistant under Chris Beard and helped the team finish 30-5 and win a game in the NCAA Tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Burg |url=https://texastech.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/brian-burg/2377 |website=Texas Tech Red Raiders |accessdate=March 29, 2020}}</ref> Burg followed Beard to Texas Tech in 2016 where he became the chief of staff. Burg became an assistant at Texas Tech in 2018 and led the team to the 2019 NCAA Tournament Championship Game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Ronald |title=TTU Assistant Basketball Coach Brian Burg heading to Georgia Southern |url=https://www.kcbd.com/2020/03/29/ttu-assistant-basketball-coach-brian-burg-heading-georgia-southern/ |accessdate=March 29, 2020 |work=KCBD |date=March 28, 2020}}</ref>
On March 29, 2020, Burg was hired as the head coach at Georgia Southern. He replaces Mark Byington, who left to take the job at James Madison, and is athletic director Jared Benko's first hire.<ref>{{cite news |title=Georgia Southern hires Texas Tech assistant Brian Burg |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28968449/georgia-southern-hires-texas-tech-assistant-brian-burg |accessdate=March 29, 2020 |work=ESPN |date=March 29, 2020}}</ref>
==Head coaching record==
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Georgia Southern | conference = Sun Belt | startyear = 2020 | endyear = 2023 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2020–21 | name = Georgia Southern | overall = 13–13 | conference = 7–9 | confstanding = 5th <small>(East)</small> | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2021–22 | name = Georgia Southern | overall = 12–15 | conference = 5–11 | confstanding = 10th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2022–23 | name = Georgia Southern | overall = 17–16 | conference = 9–9 | confstanding = T–7th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Georgia Southern | overall = {{winpct|42|44|record=y}} | confrecord = {{winpct|21|29|record=y}} }} {{CBB Yearly Record End | overall = {{winpct|42|44|record=y}} | poll = | polltype = | polltype2 = }}
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==External links== *[https://twitter.com/brianburg1?lang=en Twitter]
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