Chris Burgess

Chris Burgess
Utah Utes
Position	Assistant coach
League	Pac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born	23 April 1979; Provo, Utah, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	244.2 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California); Woodbridge (Irvine, California);
College	Duke (1997–1999); Utah (2000–2002);
NBA draft	2002: undrafted
Playing career	2002–2013
Position	Power forward / center
Coaching career	2015–present
Career history
As player:
2002	Idaho Stampede
2003	Tuborg Sports Club
2004–2005	Cairns Taipans
2005	San Miguel Beermen
2005–2006	Cairns Taipans
2006	Criollos de Caguas
2006–2007	Mobis Phoebus
2007–2008	TTNet Beykoz
2008	Gigantes de Carolina
2008	BC Donetsk
2008–2009	Erdemirspor
2009–2010	Al Wasl
2010	Sharjah
2010–2011	Zastal Zielona Góra
2011–2012	Trefl Sopot
2012	Guaynabo Mets
2012–2013	Baniyas
2013	Al Ahli
2013	Al Shabab
As coach:
2015–2019	Utah Valley (assistant)
2019–2022	BYU (assistant)
2022–present	Utah (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: All-NBL First Team (2005); All-NBL Third Team (2006); First-team Parade All-American (1997);

Chris Burgess (born 23 April 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Utah Utes men's basketball team. Burgess started his freshman year at Mater Dei High School, then transferred to his local school Woodbridge High School in California and played his remaining high school years. He then attended Duke University and University of Utah. Although Burgess attended training camp with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, and played on several NBA Summer League teams, he never played in a regular-season NBA game. He did, however, play professional basketball in a variety of leagues in various parts of the world. In 2013, he officially retired from professional basketball and joined the coaching staff at the University of Utah as an undergraduate assistant coach. From 2015 to 2019, Burgess served as an assistant coach for the Utah Valley University men's basketball team. Following the 2019 season, Burgess followed UVU head coach Mark Pope to BYU.

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