JIM BURSON

Jim played football and basketball at Muskingum from 1959-1963. Burson’s passion for basketball has been burning bright at Muskingum since 1967 and has a permanent part of its basketball history. He ends his coaching career as Muskingum’s all time winningest basketball coach. His 542-416 record also ranks in the top 10 of all-time in division III and currently top 5 among active division III coaches. Jim has been Conference Coach of the Year six times. He coached seven All-Americans and 68 All Ohio Conference players. Furthermore his teams have won three OAC regular season titles (1973, 1974, and 1976), three OAC Tournament Championships (1977, 1988 and 1990), and have gone to the NCAA Tournament five times (1977, 1981, 1983, 1988, and 1990). Burson has been involved in amateur basketball at its highest levels. He was a coach at the Olympic Festival in Los Angeles in 1968, and he was involved in the selection process for the 1984 Olympic team that won the Gold Medal in Los Angeles. He has just finished his term as President of The National Basketball Coaches Association. He is the only division III coach to have had that honor.