Skyler Burgess was hired prior to the start of the 2024-25 school year as an Assistant Basketball Coach. He comes to CMU after being an Assistant Basketball Coach at Regis University for the last three years.
Burgess began his basketball career at Treasure Valley Community College (2012-2014), helping TVCC to a conference championship during the 2013-14 season. He’d continue his playing and academic career at Pacific University from 2014-2016, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and earning Second Team All-Northwest Conference after averaging 10.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
Burgess earned the opportunity to play professional basketball in Mexico, Spain, Armenia and Denmark, where he served as a player and head coach. In 2019-2020, Burgess was named to an Armenia All-Star team and was voted Second Team All-League after leading the league in rebounding. His last stop came in 2020-21 when he was a video coordinator and scour for the Kapfenberg Bulls.
