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Burg Named Men's Basketball Head Coach at Georgia Southern

STATESBORO, Ga. – Incoming Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Jared Benko has named Brian Burg, who helped lead Texas Tech to the 2019 NCAA National Championship game and the Big 12 Conference regular-season championship, the head coach of the Georgia Southern men's basketball program.

Burg comes to Statesboro after four successful seasons on Chris Beard's staff at Texas Tech, and he is the first hire for Benko, who was named Georgia Southern Director of Athletics in March.

In Burg's four seasons with the Texas Tech program, the Red Raiders went 94-44 with two deep runs in the NCAA Tournament, including an appearance in the 2019 national title game.