Ken Burmeister

Ken Burmeister

Biographical details
Born	(1947-06-03)June 3, 1947 Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	May 19, 2020(2020-05-19) (aged 72) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	St. Mary's (TX)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1979	Texas–Arlington (assistant)
1979–1983	Iowa (assistant)
1983–1986	Arizona (assistant)
1986–1990	UTSA
1990–1994	DePaul (assistant)
1994–1998	Loyola (IL)
1998–1999	Trinity
2006–2018	Incarnate Word
Head coaching record
Overall	330–262
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA Division I) 0–2 (NCAA Division II) 0–1 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
TAAC tournament (1988) 2 Heartland tournament (2009, 2010) 2 Heartland regular season (2009, 2010)

Ken Burmeister (June 3, 1947 – May 19, 2020) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the University of the Incarnate Word for 12 seasons from 2006 until 2018.[1]

Burmeister graduated from St. Mary's University, Texas, and served on the staff of Lute Olson at Iowa and Arizona from 1979 to 1986.[2] Burmeister coached at University of Texas at San Antonio from 1986 to 1990 and led the team to its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1988, where they lost to Illinois. He served as an assistant coach at DePaul before taking over at Loyola (IL) in 1994. He posted a 40–71 record at Loyola and oversaw the team's move to Joseph J. Gentile Arena in 1996. Burmeister coached at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, from 1998 to 1999. He died on May 19, 2020, from cancer.[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
UTSA Roadrunners (Trans America Athletic Conference) (1986–1990)
1986–87	UTSA	13–15	7–11	6th
1987–88	UTSA	22–9	13–5	3rd	NCAA Division I First Round
1988–89	UTSA	15–13	8–10	7th
1989–90	UTSA	22–7	13–3	2nd
UTSA:		72–44 (.621)	41–29 (.586)
Loyola Ramblers (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1994–1998)
1994–95	Loyola	5–22	2–13	11th
1995–96	Loyola	8–19	5–11	8th
1996–97	Loyola	12–15	7–9	5th
1997–98	Loyola	15–15	6–8	6th
Loyola:		40–71 (.360)	13–27 (.325)
Trinity Tigers (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1998–1999)
1998–99	Trinity	16–9	11–7	3rd
Trinity:		16–9 (.640)	11–7 (.611)
Incarnate Word Cardinals (Heartland Conference) (2006–2010)
2006–07	Incarnate Word	18–11	9–3	2nd
2007–08	Incarnate Word	17–11	6–4	T–2nd
2008–09	Incarnate Word	23–7	13–3	1st	NCAA Division II First Round
2009–10	Incarnate Word	23–7	13–3	1st	NCAA Division II First Round
Incarnate Word Cardinals (Lone Star Conference) (2010–2013)
2010–11	Incarnate Word	16–10	5–9	6th (South)
2011–12	Incarnate Word	16–11	11–7	4th
2012–13	Incarnate Word	14–14	9–9	T–4th
Incarnate Word Cardinals (Southland Conference) (2013–2018)
2013–14	Incarnate Word	21–6	9–5	5th
2014–15	Incarnate Word	18–11	10–8	5th	CIT First Round
2015–16	Incarnate Word	17–12	12–6	T–3rd
2016–17	Incarnate Word	12–17	7–11	T–8th
2017–18	Incarnate Word	7–21	2–16	T–11th
Incarnate Word:		202–138 (.594)	106–84 (.558)
Total:		330–262 (.557)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. Ken Burmeister fired after 12 seasons at Incarnate Word
2. Ryan, Shannon (May 19, 2020). "Ken Burmeister, a Loyola basketball coach in the 1990s, dies at 72". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
3. "Burmeister, who coached UTSA to NCAA tourney, dies at 72". Associated Press. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.