Becky Burke
Current position | |
---|---|
Title | Head coach |
Team | Buffalo |
Conference | MAC |
Record | 31–30 (.508) |
Biographical details | |
Born | December 20, 1989 |
Playing career | |
2008–2012 | Louisville |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2014–2015 | Saint Joseph's (asst.) |
2016–2018 | Embry–Riddle |
2018–2020 | Charleston |
2020–2022 | USC Upstate |
2022–present | Buffalo |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2013–2014 | Cal State Fullerton (director of basketball operations) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 144–85 (.629) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Big South Coach of the Year (2022) | |
Becky Burke (born December 20, 1989) is an American women's basketball coach and former player. She is currently the head coach at the University at Buffalo.
Career
[edit]She attended Abington Heights High School in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.[1] She later attended the University of Louisville, where she played guard for the Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team.[2] During her freshman season in 2008–09, Burke led the Cardinals to the Final Four of the 2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament,[3] where they fell to UConn in the championship game, 76–54.
Louisville statistics
[edit]Sources[4]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008–09 | Louisville | 38 | 191 | 38.2% | 31.9% | 88.4% | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
2009–10 | Louisville | 32 | 440 | 39.0% | 35.8% | 80.4% | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 13.8 |
2010–11 | Louisville | 33 | 278 | 42.9% | 38.8% | 90.7% | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | - | 7.9 |
2011–12 | Louisville | 33 | 379 | 38.9% | 37.9% | 84.5% | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11.5 |
Career | 138 | 1288 | 39.6% | 36.5% | 84.6% | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
Coaching career
[edit]After graduating from Louisville, Burke later went on to serve as an assistant women's basketball coach at Saint Joseph's College[5] before serving as head women's basketball coach at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott from 2016 to 2018,[5] the University of Charleston from 2018 to 2020,[5] and the University of South Carolina Upstate from 2020 to 2022.[6] On April 6, 2022, Burke was named head women's basketball coach at the University at Buffalo.[7][8][9][10][11]
Head coaching record
[edit]Source:[12]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Embry–Riddle Eagles (California Pacific Conference) (2016–2018) | |||||||||
2016–17 | Embry–Riddle | 14–12 | 8–6 | 5th | |||||
2017–18 | Embry–Riddle | 21–6 | 11–3 | 2nd | |||||
Embry–Riddle: | 35–18 (.660) | 19–9 (.679) | |||||||
Charleston Golden Eagles (Mountain East Conference) (2018–2020) | |||||||||
2018–19 | Charleston | 25–7 | 18–4 | 2nd | |||||
2019–20 | Charleston | 23–7 | 17–5 | 3rd | |||||
Charleston: | 48–14 (.774) | 35–9 (.795) | |||||||
USC Upstate Spartans (Big South Conference) (2020–2022) | |||||||||
2020–21 | USC Upstate | 8–15 | 5–11 | 9th | |||||
2021–22 | USC Upstate | 22–8 | 14–4 | 3rd | |||||
USC Upstate: | 30–23 (.566) | 19–15 (.559) | |||||||
Buffalo Bulls (Mid-American Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
2022–23 | Buffalo | 12–16 | 7–11 | T-7th | Lost to #1 Toledo in MAC Quarterfinal in Overtime as the #8 Seed | ||||
2023–24 | Buffalo | 19–14 | 10–8 | T-4th | Defeated #5 Bowling Green in MAC Quarterfinal, defeated #1 Toledo in MAC Semifinal, lost to #3 Kent State in MAC Championship Game. WNIT Appearance. | ||||
Buffalo: | 31–30 (.508) | 17–19 (.472) | |||||||
Total: | 144–85 (.629) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ Myers, Marty (February 18, 2007). "Burke boosts Lady Comets". The Scranton Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. p. C4. Retrieved April 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Walsh, Scott (March 22, 2012). "Louisville's Burke in 3-point contest". The Scranton Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. p. B3. Retrieved April 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Burke, Louisville made Final Four". The Scranton Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. April 5, 2009. p. C2. Retrieved April 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". NCAA.ORG. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ a b c Lenzi, Rachel (April 17, 2022). "Climbing the ladder: How UB women's basketball coach Becky Burke built programs, and her career". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ Robinson, Tom (June 16, 2020). "Division I school hires Burke as head coach". The Abington Journal. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Lenzi, Rachel (April 8, 2022). "UB women's basketball coach Becky Burke: 'I want to make sure I do this from the ground up'". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "UB names Becky Burke new women's basketball coach". Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. April 6, 2022. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Prusak, Heather (April 6, 2022). "Becky Burke takes over UB women's basketball as next head coach". WIVB. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Pelusi, Julianne (April 8, 2022). "Becky Burke introduced as Buffalo's new women's basketball coach". WGRZ. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Callari, Jenna (April 6, 2022). "UB hires Becky Burke to take over women's basketball program". WKBW. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
External links
[edit]- 1989 births
- American women's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
- Buffalo Bulls women's basketball coaches
- Cal State Fullerton Titans women's basketball coaches
- American female sports coaches
- Living people
- Louisville Cardinals women's basketball players
- People from Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
- USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball coaches
- Charleston Golden Eagles coaches
- Embry–Riddle Eagles