Monday, April 13, 2015

Brian Burg leaving NCCU basketball

DURHAM, North Carolina -- North Carolina Central assistant Brian Burg is leaving the men’s basketball program to join newly hired coach Chris Beard at Arkansas-Little Rock, NCCU coach LeVelle Moton confirmed through an Instagram Monday morning.

“Gonna miss this guy (Brian Burg) as he prepares for his next chapter in life at Arkansas Little Rock. No one has been more loyal, worked harder, and given 110% each day. You are loved and appreciated my man. I’m fortunate that I had you as my assistant the last 2 years. May God bless your pathway abundantly. #ThankYou,” the caption beneath a photo of Burg read.

N.C. Central could not confirm the departure Monday afternoon.

Burg, who joined NCCU’s staff in the summer of 2013, was a major factor in the program’s recruiting and helped the team land all-MEAC point guard Nimrod Hilliard.

During Burg’s two seasons with the program, NCCU’s program reached...

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