Jerry Burns joined the
Tribunes as Head Coach in 1991. Prior to his arrival at Monroe Community
College, Burns served two years as an Assistant Coach at Division I Wagner
College on Staten Island. Utilizing his keen eye for talent, Jerry was
responsible for recruiting several players who helped establish Wagner as
a force in the Northeastern Conference. Burns began his coaching career as
an Assistant Coach at Region III rival Champlain College in 1986. After
two years at Champlain and one year before joining Wagner, he moved to St.
Michael's College, a Division II college in Winooski, Vermont.
Burns is in his 19th year as the head coach of the Monroe Community College men's basketball program. He has an untiring work ethic, the ability to identify with his players and a passion for the game, which have enabled him to win seven Western New York Athletic Conference
championships, six
regional championships and three district championships. The 2006-2007 Tribunes advanced to the national title game for the first time in the program's history and finished runner-up.
These accomplishments
have not gone without rewards. Burns has been named Region III Coach of
the Year six times (1993, '94, '97, '04, '06, '07) and District II Coach of the
Year three times (1993, '94. 04). He has also collected Coach of the Year honors for
the Western New York Athletic Conference in 1997 and 2004 and New York State Junior
College Coach of the Year in 1994 and 2004. Coach Burns also won the coveted Basketball Times Coach of the Year award in 1994.
In 2000, he was inducted into Castleton State's Hall of Fame.
Coach Burns
epitomizes the dedication and devotion necessary to continue and improve
the tradition of excellence the Monroe Community College men's basketball
program is accustomed to.
Assistant Coach:
Demetrius Rhodes 
Demetrius Rhodes, in his 11th year, brings dedication and leadership to the MCC program. A graduate of Monroe Community College and Excelsior College, he will help continue the winning tradition at MCC. Demetrius is responsible for coaching, academic advising and game-day preparation. He is an Academic Advisor in the Counseling and Advising Center. Demetrius is pursuing his master’s degree in Student Personnel Administration at Buffalo State College.
Assistant Coach:
Matt Jones
Matt Jones, in his second year as an assistant, is a 1999 graduate of St. John Fisher College, where he captained the 1998-99 team that finished 24-2 and held a No. 4 national ranking. He was an assistant coach at Fisher from 2001-2005 and has coached all levels of high school basketball. He is a Social Studies teacher at Jefferson High School and is also a Certified Personal Trainer.
Men's Basketball
