Don Burgess, Head Coach
 Don Burgess, will begin his first season with the Bridgewater Collge Eagles. Burgess takes the reins of the Bridgewater program after serving as an assistant coach at High Point University for the past three seasons.
While at High Point, his duties included on-court instruction, player development, recruiting, and scouting of opponents along with other assigned duties. Burgess was also responsible for overseeing the development of the team’s post players. He was instrumental in the development of 2006 Big South Defensive Player of the Year Issa Konare and two-time Big South Player of the Year Arizona Reid. Reid is the only player in Big South history and just the 97th player in NCAA Division I history to finish his career with at least 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
Burgess began his coaching career at Radford University as a student assistant following a stellar playing career with the Highlanders.
He then took an assistant’s job at the University of Central Florida where he coached from 1996-2000. Burgess coached at Coastal Carolina University for two years before returning to his native state as an assistant at Virginia Military Institute where he coached three seasons before taking the position at High Point.
Throughout his 13-year career as a Division I assistant, Burgess was well known as a top-notch recruiter. While at VMI, he helped lure Reggie Williams to the Institute. Williams went on to become a two-time NCAA Division I scoring champion. At Coastal Carolina Burgess helped coach Torrey Butler, 2001 Big South Player of the Year and recruited Pele Paelay, 2004-05 Big South Player of the Year. While at Central Florida, Burgess coached Mark Jones, who later played in the NBA with the Orlando Magic.
Burgess was a four-year letterman during his playing career at Radford University. He served as team captain as a junior and senior and was an All-Big South first-team performer during his senior season. He averaged 12.4 points and 5.2 rebounds while at Radford. He finished his career ranked among Radford’s all-time leaders in points (1,452), rebounds (614), steals (162) and blocks (84).
He earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Radford in 1994.
Burgess is married to the former Stephanie Riddlebarger. They have a daughter, Kaley (7) and son, Jadon (3).
Alvin Green, Assistant Coach
 Alvin Green begins his first season as Bridgewater’s assistant basketball coach.
Green, a graduate of Coastal Carolina University, was an outstanding performer at point guard during his career for the Chanticleers. He finished his career as Coastal Carolina’s fourth all-time leader in assists with 411, fifth all-time leader in steals with 155 and fifth all-time leader in games played with 115. He was also named to the 2000-01 Big South Conference All-Rookie Team and named his team’s most valuable player following the 2001-02 season. Green served as co-captain for the Chanticleers program for his final three seasons.
During his high school playing career, he was named the state of South Carolina’s Mr. Basketball in 2000 while averaging 21.3 points per game. He helped the United States All-Stars to a third-place finish during the spring of 2000 at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany.
A native of Socastee, South Carolina, Green earned his bachelor of science degree from Coastal Carolina University in business marketing.
Green spent the 2005 year traveling to Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Panama, Jamaica, Trinidad working for the U.S. Department of State. Coach Green worked as a Culture Connect Envoy. The state department used basketball as a tool, couducting basketball clinics around the world. Coach Green served as a liaison for various cultures in overcoming stereotypes while increasing their knowledge of the United States and its people.
Tim Myers, Assistant Coach
 Tim Myers begins his first year as a Bridgewater College assistant after a long, successful career at Harrisonburg High School
He directed the girls basketball program for 25 years from 1976-2001. Under his watch Harrisonburg teams won 347 games including four trips to the Group AA tournament. His team finished as state runner-up in 1982. The Streaks won three regional championships and five district titles under his leadership.
Coach Myers also assisted VHSL Hall of Fame coach Roger Bergey during the same 25-year period. Under Bergey-led teams, the Streaks won two Group AA tournaments and made three additional trips to the state tournament.
Upon Bergey's retirement in 2002, Myers coached the boys' program at Harrisonburg for six years, making regional playoff appearances in 2005 and 2005 and most recently 2008. Under Myers, the Streaks were 78-61. Coach Meyers was named Valley District Coach of the Year in 2004 and in 2008 Massanutten District Coach of the Year. Meyers announced his retirement this past summer from high school basketball. He has taught Social Sciences in the class room and continues to work in the guidance office at Harrisonburg High School.
A 1975 graduate of Madison College (now James Madison University), Meyers was recruited to play basketball by Dean Ehlers and played for legendary coach Lou Campanelli from 1971-75. He was named team captain fro the 1974-75 season. He also lettered in baseball in 1972 during the infancy of the Madison sports program.
A native of Roanoke, Va., Meyers was coached by the late Len Mosser at Patrick Henry High School where he was a three-sport athlete. he is married to Dianne Tatum Meyers of Martinsville, Va. he has two grown children; Wes Meyers, daughter-in-law Jody Swartz Meyers and recent granddaughter, Ava Joy Meyerss of Massanutten Village and younger son Will Meyers of Falls Church, Va. |
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