Burton Uwarow on Special Situations and Mentorship (EP407)
The Basketball Podcast
Chris Oliver
4.3 • 525 Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, former Bob Jones University head coach Burton Uwarow joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on special situations and mentorship.
Uwarow is currently the Director of Athletics at West Florida Baptist Academy. He became head coach at Bob Jones University in April of 2017 as the second head coach in program history. In his first year as head coach, he led the Bruins to an astounding 22-11 record to lead them to their second NCCAA DII national tournament and first NCCAA DII national championship game in program history.
In his eight seasons with the Bruins, Uwarow led the team to five winning seasons and four regional championship titles. Each regional title was paired with a South Region Coach of Year honor for Uwarow. Following the 2023-2024 season, he was named the NCCAA DII National Coach of the Year, the only Bruins basketball coach to ever receive that honor.
With Uwarow at the helm, the Bruins held a 114-90 overall record with an impressive 68-22 record against NCCAA opponents.
In his eight seasons at BJU, he saw 13 NCCAA Scholar-Athletes, 19 NCCAA DII South All-Region players, five NCCAA DII Region All-Freshman team players, one NCCAA DII South Region Freshman of the Year, five NCCAA DII South Region Players of the Year, and nine NCCAA DII All-American players.
Before coming to Bob Jones University, Uwarow coached the varsity basketball team at Creekside Christian Academy in McDonough, Georgia. In just seven seasons, he transformed the team from a first year program into state champions, winning three Division I-AA State Championships. He has also served in head coaching positions for public and private schools in South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia.
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| 0:00.0 | Excited to welcome former Bob Jones University head coach and current director of athletics at West Florida's Baptist Academy, Burton URO, to the basketball podcast. |
| 0:10.4 | URO became head coach at Bob Jones University in 2017 as the second head coach in program history. |
| 0:17.2 | In his first year as head coach, he led the Bruins to an astounding 22 and 11 record to lead them to their second NCCAA D2 national tournament and the first NCCAA D2 national championship game and program history. |
| 0:33.2 | In his eight seasons with the Bruins, URO led the team to five winning seasons and four regional championship titles. |
| 0:39.8 | Each regional title was paired with a South Region Coach of the Year honor. |
| 0:44.0 | Following the 2020-23-24 season, he was named the NCCAA Division II National Coach of the Year. |
| 0:50.1 | The only Brune basketball coach to ever receive that honor. |
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| 1:44.9 | Burton, welcome to the basketball podcast. |
| 1:47.4 | Thanks for having me, Chris. |
| 1:49.0 | It's an honor to be with you. |
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