 Burns in 2017. | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Boise State |
| Conference | Mountain West |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Central Washington University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1995 | Highline CC (asst.) |
| 1995–1996 | Tyee HS |
| 1996–1999 | Central Washington (asst.) |
| 1999–2000 | Stephen F. Austin (asst.) |
| 2000–2003 | Eastern Washington (asst.) |
| 2003–2004 | Washington State (asst.) |
| 2004–2007 | Eastern Washington |
| 2007–2008 | CC of Spokane |
| 2008–2015 | San Diego (asst.) |
| 2015–2016 | Pacific (asst., interim HC) |
| 2016–present | Boise State (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 45–62 (.421) |
Michael Edward Burns is an American assistant men's college basketball coach atBoise State.
Born inTacoma, Washington, Burns graduated fromTyee High School inSeaTac in 1980.[1] Burns first attendedIdaho State University after high school.[1] He later returned to the Seattle area to work as a concert promoter and worked with severalgrunge bands.[2]
Burns became an assistant coach atHighline College, a junior college inDes Moines, Washington.[2][1] After three years at Highline, Burns returned to Tyee High School as co-head coach for the 1995–96 season.[1] From 1996 to 1999, Burns worked as an assistant coach atCentral Washington University.
Burns was an assistant atStephen F. Austin State University in the 1999–2000 season before returning to Washington state as an assistant coach forEastern Washington underRay Giacoletti in 2000.[3] Burns became associate head coach in 2002. In 2003, Burns was an assistant coach atWashington State underDick Bennett.[1]
Burns returned to Eastern Washington in 2004 as head coach. For 2007–2008, Burns was head coach atCommunity Colleges of Spokane, leading the team to a 30–2 record and year-long #1 ranking in theNorthwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges league.[4] His team had a 24-game winning streak snapped with a one-point loss in the title game against Yakima Valley CC. He was named the NWAACC Coach of the Year, and the NWAACC East Region Coach of the Year.[3]
In 2008, Burns left and was an assistant coach atUniversity of San Diego underBill Grier. In June 2015, Burns was an assistant coach at theUniversity of the Pacific under Ron Verlin. Burns took over as interim head coach on December 11, 2015.[3][2]
On May 25, 2016, Burns joinedLeon Rice's staff atBoise State as an assistant coach.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Washington Eagles(Big Sky Conference)(2004–2007) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Eastern Washington | 8–20 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Eastern Washington | 15–15 | 6–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2006–07 | Eastern Washington | 15–14 | 8–8 | T–5th | |||||
| Eastern Washington: | 38–49 (.437) | 22–22 (.500) | |||||||
| Pacific Tigers(West Coast Conference)(2015–2016) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Pacific | 7–13 | 6–12 | 7th | |||||
| Pacific: | 7–13 (.350) | 6–12 (.333) | |||||||
| Total: | 45–62 (.421) | ||||||||