(21st year, 503-129 record)

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Jerry Burns is in his 21st year as the head coach of the Monroe Community College men's basketball program. He has an untiring work ethic, the ability to identify with his players and a passion for the game, all of which have enabled him to win seven WNYAC championships, eight Region III titles and four district championships. The 2006-2007 Tribunes advanced to the national title game for the first time in the program's history and finished runner-up.

Prior to his arrival at Monroe Community College, Burns served two years as an assistant coach at Division I Wagner College on Staten Island. Utilizing his keen eye for talent, Jerry was responsible for recruiting several players who helped establish Wagner as a force in the Northeastern Conference. Burns began his coaching career as an assistant at Region III rival Champlain College in 1986.  He spent one year at St. Michael's College, a Division II college in Winooski, VT, before moving to Wagner.

Burns has been named Region III Coach of the Year seven times (1993, '94, '97, '04, '06, '07, and '09) and District II Coach of the Year three times (1993, '94, '04). He has also collected Coach of the Year honors for the Western New York Athletic Conference in 1997 and 2004 and New York State Junior College Coach of the Year in 1994 and 2004. Coach Burns also won the coveted Basketball Times Coach of the Year award in 1994. In 2000, he was inducted into Castleton State's Hall of Fame.

Coach Burns epitomizes the dedication and devotion necessary to continue and improve the tradition of excellence the Monroe Community College men's basketball program is accustomed to.

Assistant Coaches
Demetrius Rhodes

Demetrius Rhodes, in his 13th year, brings dedication and leadership to the MCC program. A graduate of Monroe Community College and Excelsior College, he will help continue the winning tradition at MCC. Demetrius is responsible for coaching, academic advising and game-day preparation. He is an Academic Advisor in the Counseling and Advising Center. Demetrius earned his master’s degree in Student Personnel Administration at Buffalo State College.

Don Bovenzi

Coach Bovenzi is in his second stint as an assistant coach with the MCC men's basketball program.

Nick Bozzelli

Kevin Hauck