Bloomsburg Athletics

Burt Reese started at Bloomsburg University in January 1969 as a faculty member, head tennis coach and assistant men's basketball coach.

He coached tennis for the next 25 seasons finishing with a 376-161 record with a schedule that featured many, strong Division I teams. His tennis teams won the PSAC title 12 times while finishing second six times. From 1980 to 1993 the team finished in the top 20 in the nation 14 consecutive years with a fifth place being the highest. Reese also coached 11 All Americans, one NCAA champion, 65 PSAC singles champions, 34 doubles champions, one national Rookie of the Year and three NCAA scholar-athletes.

In 1987, Reese was named NCAA Division II Coach of the Year and was named PSAC Coach of the Year six times. He is a member of the East Stroudsburg’s Hall of Fame and a member of the Northeast Chapter of the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was made an honorary alumnus of Bloomsburg University. During his tenure at Bloomsburg, Burt has also served as regional chairman of the NCAA East Regional Committee; was a member of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Committee and was an active member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association.

Reese was the assistant basketball coach for 33 years and during that time he contributed to the Huskies success with former head coach Charlie Chronister.

After graduating from East Stroudsburg, Reese began his teaching career at Old Forge High School and coached football and basketball. He moved to Abington Heights where he started a tennis program and coached the team from 1965 to 1969. He also served as the athletic director and junior high boys basketball coach at Abington Heights.