Beth Burns is the head women's basketball coach at San Diego State

San Diego State University

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. She is in her second stint as head coach at SDSU after coaching there from 1989 to 1997. She guided San Diego State to four NCAA tournaments, and was a three time Western Athletic Conference

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 coach of the year. She compiled a 151-83(.645) record, and is the winningest coach in San Diego State school history.Burns Career Coaching Record is 290-209 .

From 1997 to 2002, she served as the head women's basketball coach at Ohio State

Ohio State University

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. Her 2000 squad won the WNIT championship, and her teams went 81-65 during her tenure. She has served as an assistant coach at Ohio State, East Carolina

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, Colorado

University of Colorado at Boulder

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, and Stanford

Stanford University

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. She played college basketball at Ohio Wesleyan

Ohio Wesleyan University

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Thi season the 2009-10 season Burns did a very impressive Job leading San Diego State to a 22-10 OVRLL 10-6 MVC record & the MWC Tournament Title & a 11 seed in the NCAA Women's's Tournament & a Opening Round match-up vs: 6 Texas. Burns then lead 11 Seed San FDieo State top a upset victory vs: the 6 Lady Longhorns 74-63. their 2nd straight 1st Round Upset Victory. last Season as a 10 Seed San Diego State upset 87 Seed DePaul 76-70 in Berkley Region. then in Round 2 almost pulled over another upset falling short to 3 Seed Ohio State 64-58.

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