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)
One of Four State Championships
A.D. Burtschi Court Ceremony
Coach In Action
700 Wins
Working the Official
Early Days
Look Good, Play Good
Faith 7 All-Star Coach
City Coach of the Year
