Background
Burns, Beth was born on October 7, 1957 in Chatham, New Jersey, United States.
Women's collegiate basketball coach
Burns, Beth was born on October 7, 1957 in Chatham, New Jersey, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Physical & Health Education, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1979. Master of Science in Education, Ohio State University, 1981.
She compiled a 295-186 record, and is the winningest coach in San Diego State school history. She guided San Diego State to seven National Collegiate Athletic Association tournaments, and was a six time Western Athletic Conference coach of the year. From 1997 to 2002, she served as the head women"s basketball coach at Ohio State.
She has served as an assistant coach at Ohio State, East Carolina, Colorado, and Stanford.
She played college basketball at Ohio Wesleyan. In the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women"s Tournament, San Diego State was a 10 seed and advanced to the second round.
During the 2009-2010 season Burns led San Diego State to a 22-10 overall records and a 10-6 record in the Mountain West Conference (MWC), as well as the MWC Tournament Title. That season the team was an 11 seed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Women"s Tournament with an opening round match-up versus the sixth-seeded Texas Lady Longhorns, with San Diego State winning 74-63.