Breaking: Texas A&M Commerce Coach Jason Burton hired as North Texas WBB coach

[TheReal_jayD]

Multiple sources have confirmed to gomeangreen.com that Texas A&M Commerce Head Coach Jason Burton will be named the new Head Coach of the North Texas WBB team, the 9^th in team history. Burton compiled a record of 171-90 in 9 Seasons in Commerce. He has only had one season below 500. during his tenure. Burton is the all-time winningest coach in Texas A&M Commerce program history. He holds the program records for wins, conference wins and winning percentage.

[TheReal_jayD]

 

Edited March 27, 2023 by TheReal_jayD

[Marty]

https://lionathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/jason-burton/745

[helix]

Looks like he knows what he is doing.  Not sure what happened last year, but it looks like he had great results for the past 5-6 years apart from that

[TheReal_jayD]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 27, 2023 by TheReal_jayD

[bstnsportsfan3]

Great record as a coach.

[Harry]

Great hire!  And also great scoop again @TheReal_jayD

[Harry]

UNT Vice President and Director of Athletics Jared Mosley announced Monday the hiring of Jason Burton as the department’s new head women’s basketball coach. Burton, the ninth coach in program history, comes to North Texas following nine seasons as the head women’s basketball coach at Texas A&M–Commerce.

 

“We are extremely excited to welcome Coach Jason Burton and his family to North Texas to lead our women’s basketball program,” Mosley said.  “His history of building quality, successful programs and his vision for establishing championship culture stood out among our great pool of candidates.  As a DFW native, he also has strong relationships across the state of Texas and a proven track record of recruiting that will serve our program well.”

 

The all-time winningest coach in program history, Burton’s Commerce teams produced five All-Americans, three Lone Star Conference player of the year honorees, one South Central Region Player of the Year along with three all-region players and 25 all-conference picks and five all-defensive selections.

 

Burton guided the Lions through its first season of NCAA Division I competition in 2022-23 with the program reaching the semifinals of the Southland Conference tournament following a 10-8 record in the Southland Conference regular season.

 

“My family and I are extremely blessed to be a part of the Mean Green Family,” Burton said. “I want to thank Director of Athletics Jared Mosley and President Neal Smatresk for the opportunity to lead UNT Women’s Basketball into the future and into the American Athletic Conference. Their vision for both the athletic department and the university is a huge reason we are so excited to be at UNT. There is so much momentum here and we are fired up to be here and to get to work!”

 

The Plano, Texas native has won 66 percent of his games as a head coach and holds a 171-90 record overall in nine seasons including wins in nearly 70 percent of his league games for a 110-49 record.

 

In Commerce’s last three seasons in Division II, the Lions were 69-12 (.852) with two NCAA Regional Semifinals appearances.

 

Burton guided the Lions to a program-best ranking of No. 2 in the WBCA poll and No. 1 in the D2SIDA rankings during the 2021-22 season. The Lions advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season and played in the LSC Championship game for the third year in a row. A&M-Commerce downed the Colorado School of Mines in the NCAA Tournament to advance to the South Central Regional Semifinal. A&M-Commerce finished the season leading the country in free throws made and third in rebounding.

 

The Lions won 27 games that season, the second most in program history.

 

During the COVID-impacted 2020-21 season, the Lions posted a 14-4 record and were ranked in the Top 25 all season while winning the LSC North Division crown and earning the program’s first NCAA tournament win since 2008. Dyani Robinson and DesiRay Kernal were named honorable mention All-Americans by the WBCA, the program's fourth and fifth All-Americans under Burton's leadership.

 

Burton led the Lions to their most successful season under his tenure in 2019-20, earning LSC Coach of the Year honors for the first time in his career. The team went 28-3, tying the program's record for most wins in a single season. The team qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row, the first time in program history the team had made back-to-back appearances before the tournament was canceled due to the pandemic.

 

The team set records for wins in a season (28), wins in a regular season (26), conference wins (20), most consecutive victories (25), best scoring margin (+18.4), lowest scoring defense (56.8) and the then highest national ranking (3rd). The team won its first 25 games of the year and finished the season as the No. 1 seed in the LSC with a 20-2 record in conference games. The Lions earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament before the event was canceled due to the pandemic.

 

During the 2018-19 season, Burton led the Lions to their first berth in the NCAA Regional Tournament since the 2006-07 season, and just the program’s second-ever appearance. The team won 20 games for the second time in three seasons, and for only the third time in program history.

 

In his first four seasons as head coach from 2014-18, TAMUC showed steady improvement posting win totals of 14, 16, 20 and 18. The 20 victories during the 2016-17 season marked only the second 20-win campaign in Commerce history.

 

Burton returned to TAMUC in 2014 following a three-year stint away that included two years as a men’s basketball assistant coach at Texas State and one year as head boys coach at McKinney Boyd High School.

 

He previously served as an assistant men’s coach and later associate head coach for the Lions men’s program from 2007 through 2011. He helped the program compile a 68-43 record during that time while recruiting a trio of All-Americans.

 

Burton earned a BA in BA in Business Administration and Management from Austin College in 2007 and an MBA from A&M-Commerce in 2009. He is married to the former Alexyndra Guiton. The couple has two children, Braylon and Jalen.

 

Season tickets for the 2023-24 women’s basketball season are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased today for as little as $75 here. For any questions or additional information, please contact he UNT Athletic Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 or ticketoffice@unt.edu. Ticket representatives are available Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM CT.

 

COACHING HISTORY

2007-09: Texas A&M–Commerce, assistant men’s basketball coach

2009-11: Texas A&M–Commerce, associate head men’s basketball coach

2011-13: Texas State, assistant men’s basketball coach

2013-14: McKinney Boyd High, head boys’ basketball coach

2014-23: Texas A&M–Commerce, head women’s basketball coach

 

HEAD COACHING YEAR-BY-YEAR

Year, Team, Overall, Conference
2014-15: TAMUC, 14-14, 7-9

2015-16: TAMUC, 16-13, 9-7

2016-17: TAMUC, 20-9, 14-6

2017-18: TAMUC, 18-12, 13-7

2018-19: TAMUC, 20-11, 14-6

2019-20: TAMUC, 28-3, 20-2

2020-21: TAMUC, 14-4, 11-2

2021-22: TAMUC, 27-5, 12-3

2022-23: TAMUC, 14-19, 10-8*

TOTAL: 171-90, 110-49 (nine seasons)

 

*First season in NCAA Division I

 

[Jonnyeagle]

Guy has had a tremendous record. Question is can he recruit?  He will need to bring in a higher level player being in the AAC.  That said, he looks like a damn solid hire.

[meanJewGreen]

17 minutes ago, helix said:

Looks like he knows what he is doing.  Not sure what happened last year, but it looks like he had great results for the past 5-6 years apart from that

They were transitioning to D-1 (look at non con schedule) and he lost his best player halfway through 

[CMJ]

On paper this appears to be a tremendous hire.

[TheReal_jayD]

17 minutes ago, Harry said:

Great hire!  And also great scoop again @TheReal_jayD

[Mean Green 93-98]

I'm a little surprised they didn't hire a woman.  Personally, I believe in hiring the best candidate regardless of gender, but these optics are important in some circles.  How many of our women's sports presently have a female coach?

[UNTLifer]

34 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

I knew you still used "hard-wired" phones.  Love the old shoulder rest on the one on his left.

[El Paso Eagle]

58 minutes ago, Harry said:

Great hire!  And also great scoop again @TheReal_jayD

@TheReal_jayD To all other reporters

 

[ADLER]

Welcome aboard coach. I saw that your teams wore their school colors for every game. The North Texas school colors are green and white, and there are no others. Please show North Texas the same courtesy and same loyalty you had for your previous employer and dress our teams only in our own school colors.

[El Paso Eagle]

This is nice, he already has his twitter changed (mostly)!

 

Edited March 27, 2023 by El Paso Eagle

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

1 hour ago, meanJewGreen said:

They were transitioning to D-1 (look at non con schedule) and he lost his best player halfway through 

Played a BRUTAL non conference schedule, I think Coach Burton will fit in great.

[NT80]

2 hours ago, Harry said:

Great hire!  And also great scoop again @TheReal_jayD

Vito will be around shortly with his story version from his "program source" (aka GMG).

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Here is the TAMU-Commerce statement about Coach Burton's resignation and history...

https://lionathletics.com/news/2023/3/27/jason-burton-resigns-as-am-commerce-womens-basketball-coach.aspx

 

[emmitt01]

1 hour ago, El Paso Eagle said:

This is nice, he already has his twitter changed (mostly)!

 

Look at that suit…it’s BLACK!!

Do better coach, get yourself a green (or white) suit.  

[TheReal_jayD]

2 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

@TheReal_jayD To all other reporters

 

 

57 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Vito will be around shortly with his story version from his "program source" (aka GMG).

Per Reed Smith of meangreen247 I am not an official source. 

[Rudy]

Welcome to Denton, coach. Looks like a good hire. 

[greenminer]

@ADLER any thoughts on Wisconsin branding?

If not for their mascot, you'd never guess they were Badgers.  No reference at all in their uniforms.  They milk the crap out of that W, and that's it.

[Mrs. Esterhouse]

On 3/27/2023 at 5:08 PM, Mean Green 93-98 said:

I'm a little surprised they didn't hire a woman.  Personally, I believe in hiring the best candidate regardless of gender, but these optics are important in some circles.  How many of our women's sports presently have a female coach?

2- Volleyball and Swimming

[MeanGreen1984]

His wife played ball at ACU (while Mosley was there).  Definitely a hoops family.  
 

https://acusports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/alex-guiton/1764