| Year: | 2nd |
| Title: | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach |
Eli Burk enters his second season as an assistant men's basketball coach at Glendale Community College.
Prior to joining the Gauchos, Burk spent two seasons at Oklahoma City University. During his time at OCU, the Stars reached the Sooner Athletic Conference tournament semi-finals in 2023. Burk coached seven different players to All-Conference honors in two seasons, including back to back Freshmen of the Year selections in Avery Jackson (2022-23) and Yorgio Golesis (2023-24). The Stars had two program alumni go on to play professionally during Burk's tenure.
Before OCU, Burk spent three seasons at Benedictine University Mesa as an assistant men's basketball coach and game management coordinator for the athletic department. Burk helped the Redhawks win the Cal Pac Conference Tournament during the shortened 2021 season and make the NAIA National Tournament in 2021 and 2022. The Redhawks were 1 of 29 teams to make back-to-back national tournaments during that time frame. Six different players were given All-Cal Pac Conference honors during Burk's time at Benedictine Mesa, including 2021 NAIA All-American Honorable Mention Maurice Walton. The Redhawks had four program alumni go on to sign professional contracts during Burk's 3 seasons with the program.
Prior to Benedictine Mesa, Burk coached at St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria, California from 2017-2019. Burk coached with all three levels and played a role in the off-season development programs for each team. During this time, Burk joined the staff for 1 Dream Hoops foundation. He assisted with running youth camps in Santa Maria and traveled to China to provide coaching clinics and youth camps in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Burk was elevated in 2019 to director of junior high programs and tournaments, overseeing the 1 Dream Hoops junior high tournaments for both boys and girls teams in northern Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
Burk graduated from Arizona State University in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in community sports management before obtaining his master's degree in Sport Coaching from West Virginia University in 2021. Burk and his wife, Sandra, live in Phoenix.
