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Bob Burchard

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Bob Burchardis a retired men's basketball coach who spent 31 seasons as the head coach atColumbia CollegeinMissouri.He compiled a record of 788-269 (.746 win percentage) before retiring at the end of the 2018-19 season.

His teams advanced to the NAIA Men'sBasketballtournaments 22 times including 21 of his last 25 seasons. Burchard was named American Midwest Conference coach of the year 12 times.

In May 1996, Burchard earned the Columbia KiwanisDon FaurotSportsperson of the Year Award (named after the formerUniversity of Missourifootball coach). In the summer of 2008, he was also inducted to the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) Hall of Fame. During the 2010NCAAFinal Four,Coach Burchard received the Guardians of the Game Leadership Pillar Award. (Guardians of the Game is a national awareness and education program that focuses on the positive aspects ofbasketballand the interaction of coach-student/athlete).[1]

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