DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY

Barbara Burgess, who for the past six seasons has been an assistant coach with the Hampton University women’s basketball program, has accepted the head coaching position at her alma mater, Delaware State. This will be Burgess’ first head coaching job at the Division I level. Burgess was a four-year Black College All-American at Delaware State from 1985-89. She was named to the MEAC All-Rookie team and ended her career with the Lady Hornets as the school’s No. 2 all-time leading scorer with 1,807 points. As a sophomore, she led the team in scoring (17.9 points a game) and rebounding (7.3 rebounds a contest) and was named to the All-MEAC First Team. – HBCU. Read More.