Sean Burton ’09, head men’s basketball coach for this past year, has resigned his position effective immediately.
“We thank Sean Burton for his work in the Ithaca College Athletics Department and his contributions to the basketball program as a player and as an assistant coach, which include helping to lead the Bombers to a Liberty League Championship and NCAA bid in 2019-20,” said Susan Bassett ’79, Director of Athletics. “The foundation for success is set, and I expect that we will maintain this trajectory established by Coach Jim Mullins and continued by Coach Burton. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”
Ithaca College Athletics will launch an immediate search for the next head men’s basketball coach. “Everyone should please be assured that we are fully committed to our men’s basketball program and will conduct a rigorous national search for the next head coach of IC men’s basketball.”
Burton, a two-time All-American and Ithaca Hall of Fame member, had one of the most decorated careers on South Hill. Prior to his appointment as head coach, Burton served as an assistant from 2015-2020.
A captain for the Bombers during his career, which spanned from 2005-09, Burton finished third all-time in scoring with 1,736 career points, third in scoring average (17.0), second in assists (556) and assists per game (5.5), third in made 3-pointers (261) and fifth in career steals with 163.
After graduating from Ithaca in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in sports and exercise Science, Burton played professionally in the Iceland Express Basketball League where he would go on to earn a two all-star selections and a league championship in 2010.
Sean Burton Resigns as Ithaca College Men’s Basketball Head Coach
