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Get To Know: Brian Burg

Summer series features all 15 Georgia Southern head coaches

STATESBORO – This summer, each Georgia Southern head coach will be featured in a new series — "Know The Coach." Each week, a different head coach has been profiled where you can get to know them outside the competition field. Week one features men's basketball coach Brian Burg. Check out what he had to say…

Born: Feb. 4, 1980 in Houston, TX
Family: Resea Musgrove (Fiance) Dane Long (stepson)
Alma Mater: Cisco JC (AA), Mt Mercy University (BA) Lake Erie College (MsED)
Last series I binge-watched on a streaming service: Billions & Godfather of Harlem
Who's on my playlist: J.Cole, Koe Wetzel, Jamie Saylor, Paul Wall, Bob Seger
What I drive: 2011 Range Rover
Favorite flick: Shawshank Redemption
What I'm reading: Bill Walsh, The Score Takes Care of Itself
Worst habit: Drinking Dr Pepper
On my office walls: championship memorabilia, Muhammad Ali, NCAA Tournament photos
Would love to trade places with for a day with: Greg Popovich
First job: Ideal Printers - Warehouse Employee
Talent I'd like to have: Play Guitar
Favorite meal: Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Corn
Favorite athletes to watch in other sports: Triple G (Boxing) Pat Mahomes (Football) Lio Messi (Futbol)
Favorite Summer Olympics sport: Boxing
Coaching peers I truly respect: LeVelle Moton, Chris Beard, Kermit Davis, Robbie Laing, Don Meyer, Kelvin Sampson
Favorite city to visit: Milan, Italy
Favorite team as a kid: Houston Rockets
Favorite values in others: loyalty
Favorite attribute about myself: work ethic
And least: balance in life
My hero: my father
My bucket list: To run with the bulls in Pamplona
The professional athlete's poster I had on my wall: Michael Jordan
The thing I enjoy most about game day is: Winning
I have a sweet tooth for: Butterfingers
I've cried while watching: The Notebook
The celebrity I'd love to hang with for a night is: Denzel Washington

 
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