Murray State University Athletics
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- Title:
- General Manager/President of Basketball Operations
Rashon Burno joined Murray State Basketball as Assistant Coach/General Manager ahead of the 2026-27 season, bringing more than 15 years of collegiate coaching experience, including five seasons as a head coach at Northern Illinois.
Burno comes to the Racers after spending the last five seasons as the head coach at Northern Illinois and six years on the staff at Arizona State, including five as associate head coach. During his time with the Sun Devils, Burno helped guide the program to two NCAA Tournament appearances and three consecutive 20-win seasons from 2017-20.
At Arizona State, Burno helped develop eight all-conference selections, including first-team honorees Tra Holder, Zylan Cheatham and Remy Martin. Luguentz Dort was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2019, while Martin and Alonzo Verge Jr. earned Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year honors in 2018 and 2020, respectively.
Prior to Arizona State, Burno spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Florida under Billy Donovan, helping the Gators reach the Elite Eight in 2013 and the Final Four in 2014. Florida captured consecutive Southeastern Conference regular-season championships in 2012-13 and 2013-14, winning the SEC Tournament in 2014 after completing a perfect 18-0 conference season. Burno helped develop All-SEC guards Kenny Boynton, Mike Rosario and Scottie Wilbekin, who became the first Florida guard to earn SEC Player of the Year honors in 2014.
Burno began his collegiate coaching career at Towson in 2010-11 before serving as an assistant coach at Manhattan College in 2011-12. At Manhattan, he helped the Jaspers win 21 games, marking a 15-win improvement from the previous season. Before entering the collegiate coaching ranks, Burno was the head coach at Marmion Academy in Aurora, Illinois, from 2007-10.
As a player, Burno spent four seasons at DePaul from 1998-2002, earning 58 starts and helping the Blue Demons reach the NCAA Tournament in 2000 and the NIT in 1999. He earned a spot on the 2000 Conference USA All-Tournament Team and finished his career ranked third in program history in steals with 201 and sixth in assists with 439.
A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Burno attended St. Anthony's High School, where he played under Basketball Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley Sr. He helped the program win national championships in 1996 and 1997 and later served as an executive producer of the 2010 documentary The Street Stops Here, which chronicled Hurley and the St. Anthony's program.
