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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Men's Basketball
Burg, Brian
Brian Burg
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Year at Ole Miss:
- Third
- Email:
- baburg@olemiss.edu
- Phone:
- 662-915-7534
- Alma Mater:
- Mount Mercy (2003)
Brian Burg joined the Ole Miss men’s basketball staff in March of 2023, his third stint with Chris Beard after joining him at both Little Rock and Texas Tech. He has helped guide Ole Miss to back-to-back 20-win seasons in Oxford, including a Sweet 16 appearance in 2025 after accumulating 24 wins. In his inaugural season with the Rebels, he was a member of the staff that picked up a 20-win season in year one, highlighted by a record start at 13-0 in non-conference play.
Prior to joining the Rebels, Burg spent three seasons as the head coach at Georgia Southern, where he won 42 games at the helm.
Defense was the Eagles' calling card during Burg's tenure. Georgia Southern allowed 65.6 points a game in 2021-22, the eighth-best scoring defense in school history, and Eagle opponents shot 41 percent from the field, which ranked third in the Sun Belt and was the second-best field goal percentage defense in a season at Georgia Southern.
Named a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Award, presented annually to the top first-year coach in Division I college basketball, Burg led the Eagles to a fourth-place ranking in the Sun Belt in scoring defense, first in turnovers forced, and third in steals. Georgia Southern returned just five lettermen (two scholarship) to the 2020-21 roster, which was tied for the fourth least in the country, and the Eagles' nine newcomers were tied for the fourth-most in the country.
Prior to his time at Georgia Southern, Burg spent four successful seasons on Chris Beard’s staff at Texas Tech. The Red Raiders went 94-44 with two deep runs in the NCAA Tournament, including an appearance in the 2019 national title game. Burg served as an assistant coach the last two seasons after serving as the program's Chief of Staff in 2016-17 and 2017-18, where he was involved in all facets of the program.
Burg, who is described as one of the nation's top recruiters by his peers, brings a wealth of experience as an assistant coach at the Division I level with stops at Campbell, North Carolina Central and at Little Rock under Beard in 2015-16. During that stretch, Burg helped lead programs that compiled a 176-60 record, highlighted by four NCAA Tournament trips and an NIT appearance. The teams also posted an 88-36 conference mark, including Texas Tech's first Big 12 regular-season title as well as two MEAC and one Sun Belt regular-season championship.
In his first year as an on-court assistant coach for Texas Tech, the Red Raiders recorded the program's winningest season in school history by going 31-7 in 2018-19. 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 semifinal in Minneapolis, Minn. Before the tournament run, the Red Raiders won the program's first regular-season Big 12 title by going 14-4 in conference play.
Burg also 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, completed a 30-5 campaign, and 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.
The Trojans' 15-game improvement in the win column tied for the NCAA's top spot and Little Rock had three players pick up All-Sun Belt honors during the same season for the first time in program history, led by Josh Hagins on the All-Sun Belt First Team and the NABC's All-District 24 First Team. Burg was named one of the nation's Top 5 Mid-Major Recruiters by CBSsports.com.
Before 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 of, 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 second in the country 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 37 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 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).
A native of Houston, Texas, Burg earned his bachelor's degree from Mount Mercy in 2003 and a master's degree from Lake Erie in 2005. He is married to the former Resea Musgrove and has a stepson, Dane.
Prior to joining the Rebels, Burg spent three seasons as the head coach at Georgia Southern, where he won 42 games at the helm.
Defense was the Eagles' calling card during Burg's tenure. Georgia Southern allowed 65.6 points a game in 2021-22, the eighth-best scoring defense in school history, and Eagle opponents shot 41 percent from the field, which ranked third in the Sun Belt and was the second-best field goal percentage defense in a season at Georgia Southern.
Named a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Award, presented annually to the top first-year coach in Division I college basketball, Burg led the Eagles to a fourth-place ranking in the Sun Belt in scoring defense, first in turnovers forced, and third in steals. Georgia Southern returned just five lettermen (two scholarship) to the 2020-21 roster, which was tied for the fourth least in the country, and the Eagles' nine newcomers were tied for the fourth-most in the country.
Prior to his time at Georgia Southern, Burg spent four successful seasons on Chris Beard’s staff at Texas Tech. The Red Raiders went 94-44 with two deep runs in the NCAA Tournament, including an appearance in the 2019 national title game. Burg served as an assistant coach the last two seasons after serving as the program's Chief of Staff in 2016-17 and 2017-18, where he was involved in all facets of the program.
Burg, who is described as one of the nation's top recruiters by his peers, brings a wealth of experience as an assistant coach at the Division I level with stops at Campbell, North Carolina Central and at Little Rock under Beard in 2015-16. During that stretch, Burg helped lead programs that compiled a 176-60 record, highlighted by four NCAA Tournament trips and an NIT appearance. The teams also posted an 88-36 conference mark, including Texas Tech's first Big 12 regular-season title as well as two MEAC and one Sun Belt regular-season championship.
In his first year as an on-court assistant coach for Texas Tech, the Red Raiders recorded the program's winningest season in school history by going 31-7 in 2018-19. 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 semifinal in Minneapolis, Minn. Before the tournament run, the Red Raiders won the program's first regular-season Big 12 title by going 14-4 in conference play.
Burg also 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, completed a 30-5 campaign, and 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.
The Trojans' 15-game improvement in the win column tied for the NCAA's top spot and Little Rock had three players pick up All-Sun Belt honors during the same season for the first time in program history, led by Josh Hagins on the All-Sun Belt First Team and the NABC's All-District 24 First Team. Burg was named one of the nation's Top 5 Mid-Major Recruiters by CBSsports.com.
Before 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 of, 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 second in the country 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 37 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 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).
A native of Houston, Texas, Burg earned his bachelor's degree from Mount Mercy in 2003 and a master's degree from Lake Erie in 2005. He is married to the former Resea Musgrove and has a stepson, Dane.
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