A.D. Burtschi
The late A.D. Burtschi guided the Pirate basketball team for 32 seasons. In that time, he led his players to the state tournament 22 times. On 4 occasions, his teams carried the gold ball off the court as state champions. He coached 2 state players of the year (Xavier Henry & Keith Clark) and 4 city players of the year (Henry won it twice, Clark & Marques Hayden). He was previously inducted into the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
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Faith 7 Coaching Staff (1989)
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Big All-City Games Coach (1993, 2009)
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Coached the Pirate Basketball Team to 4 State Championships (2001-02, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10)
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Coached the Pirate Basketball Team to 3 State Runners-Up (2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04)
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3x Daily Oklahoman City Coach of the Year (2001-02, 2005-06, 2008-09)
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2x Daily Oklahoman State Coach of the Year (2001-02, 2005-06)
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Coached the Coaches’ All-State Games (2002)
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Coached the 2004 McDonald’s All-American West Team, Roster included Jordan Farmar, Malik Hairston, Arron Afflalo, LaMarcus Aldridge, Shaun Livingston, DeMarcus Nelson, Marvin Williams, Daniel Gibson, Robert Swift and Glen “Big Baby” Davis (2004)
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Coached the Academic All-American Classic (2009, 2010)
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National High School Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the Year (2015-16)
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Inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2017)
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Inducted into the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2019)
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The Court at Putnam City was named in his honor (2016)