Dan Burke (basketball)

Dan Burke

Personal information
Born	(1959-04-03) April 3, 1959 (age 65) Lynwood, California
Nationality	American
Career history
As coach:
1989–1997	Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
1997–2020	Indiana Pacers (assistant)
2020–2023	Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
2023–2024	Detroit Pistons (assistant)

Daniel P. Burke^[1] (born April 3, 1959, in Lynwood, California) is an American basketball coach who was most recently an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[2]

Coaching career

Portland Trail Blazers

Burke spent eight seasons (1989–1997) with the Trail Blazers and went to the playoffs each time including three Western Conference finals and two NBA Finals appearances in 1990 and 1992. During his time with the Blazers, Burke worked under Rick Adelman and P. J. Carlesimo.^[3][4]

Indiana Pacers

In 1997, Burke joined the Pacers. During his tenure the team reached the playoffs 14 times, including six Eastern Conference Finals appearances and one NBA Finals appearance. The Pacers have ranked in the league's top 10 defensive teams for the past five seasons, having the best defense rating in 2013–14. They also ranked in the NBA's top 10 for defensive field goal percentage 13 times during the last 17 seasons.^{[citation needed]}

With the Pacers, Burke has worked under Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas, Rick Carlisle, Jim O'Brien, Frank Vogel, and Nate McMillan.

On May 16, 2016, when Larry Bird was asked about his priorities heading into free agency, he said, "[Burke] been a very important part over 19 years of what we’ve done here. It's important for me that he would be my first free agent."^[3]

Philadelphia 76ers

On November 9, 2020, the Philadelphia 76ers hired Burke as an assistant coach under Doc Rivers.^[5]

Detroit Pistons

On June 10, 2023, the Detroit Pistons hired Burke as an assistant coach under Monty Williams.

References

1. "Daniel P Burke was born on April 3, 1959 in Los Angeles County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
2. "Dan Burke". archive.nba.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
3. Taylor, Nate (October 10, 2016). "Insider: How Dan Burke's lasted 20 years with Pacers". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
4. Michael, J. (October 28, 2020). "Longtime Pacers assistant Dan Burke leaving for 'hated' Sixers according to report". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
5. "Team Announces 2020-21 Coaching Staff". NBA.com. November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.