Part 1: On this episode Danny sits down with Mitchell College's Women's Basketball head coach and Owner of Burns Elite Training, Courtney Burns. Courtney Burns enters her sixth season as head coach of the women's basketball program at Mitchell College in 2022-23.
Burns led the Mariners to their first-ever New England Collegiate Conference championship and NCAA postseason last season. Mitchell advanced to the NECC Championship finals with a road win over second-seeded Eastern Nazarene College, earning a spot in the title game for the first time in school history. The Mariners then clinched the conference crown with a 85-74 victory over top-seeded New England College, claiming the NECC's automatic bid for the NCAA Championship. Six days later, Mitchell took on top-ranked Christopher Newport University in the opening round of the NCAA tournament in Baltimore, Md.
Burns had three players take home major awards in 2022, as the program produced the NECC's Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Co-Rookie of the Year. Senior forward Amina Wiley became the program's first three-time all-conference first team selection, and she also garnered all-region recognition from both D3hoops.com and the New England Women's Basketball Association.
