Twitter: @BrianBurg1
Brian Burg comes to Little Rock from North Carolina Central, where he helped lead the Eagles to a 53-14 record over two seasons as an assistant coach. He was ranked as the top assistant coach in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in 2014-15 by NextUpRecruits.com.
“I am extremely excited to join the staff here in Little Rock under coach Chris Beard,” Burg said. “I feel very fortunate to be a part of a staff that will work to compete for Sun Belt Championships year-in and year-out.”
During his time at NCCU, the Eagles had the best record in MEAC history – 28-6 in 2014-15 – and went to an NCAA Tournament and NIT. Burg coached 2014 MEAC Player of the Year Jeremy Ingram and assisted in the recruitment and coaching of seven All-MEAC players in two seasons.
Prior to his time at NCCU, he spent four seasons as an assistant at Campbell University. In his time at CU the Camels won the Atlantic Sun Conference regular-season title in 2010 while setting new program records for regular season (19) and conference (14) wins. The Camels ranked second nationally in steals per game and eighth in turnover margin.
He served as lead recruiter on All-Big South performers Eric Griffin, who recently signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks and enjoyed stints with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat summer teams, and Darren White, who went on to play in the NBDL He assisted in the signing of 2012 Big South Freshman of the Year Trey Freeman. Campbell’s 2010 recruiting class was ranked in the top 64 nationally.
In addition to organizing Campbell’s recruiting efforts, he assisted in all other phases of the program, including on-court coaching, summer camps and daily operations.
A native of Houston, Texas, Burg joined the Campbell program after spending two seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations under head coach Kermit Davis at Middle Tennessee. He was primarily responsible for overseeing the academic progress of the Blue Raider players, video editing and the program’s extensive community service efforts.
Burg earned his bachelor’s degree from Mount Mercy in 2003 and master’s degree from Lake Erie in 2005.
