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Beth Burns joined the Cardinal staff this summer as the strength and conditioning coach for the women's basketball team.
Burns brings a special blend of hands on experience to The Farm, as she couples her extensive basketball resume with her new role as strength and conditioning specialist.
Prior to coming to Stanford, Burns owned and operated her own fitness and basketball instruction business, BBHoops, in San Diego, Calif.
As a member of the collegiate ranks, Burns served as head basketball coach at Ohio State (1997-2002) and San Diego State (1989-97). She has coached in five NCAA Tournaments and is a three-time Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. In 2001, she guided her Buckeye squad to the WNIT Championship. At San Diego State, her 1997 team finished the season as the top-ranked defensive team in the nation allowing 51.2 points per game.
Burns was on the selection committee of the gold-medal winning 2000 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team and in 1995, she coached the United States North Squad in the U.S. Olympic Festival.
Burns brings the Cardinal a basketball-specific training program with the goal of keeping each athlete injury free while maximizing their potential on and off the court.
A Chatham, N.J. native, Burns earned her B.A. in health and physical education from Ohio Wesleyan. While earning her M.A. in physical education from Ohio State, Burns served as a graduate assistant coach to Tara VanDerveer.