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Height: 6-1 | Weight: 205
WEBSITE: www.prpga.org
FACEBOOK: Puerto Rico Point Guard Academy
TWITTER: @Garryjoe06
GJ Burgos promote an innovative, and well structure training system using S.M.A.R.T. Basketball Development method. He builds and develop a basketball player from toes to head, always beginning on footwork and ending on Basketball IQ. It is a back to basic approach where basketball players challenge their potential in order to exceed their limits and improve their performance. His philosophy provides a strategic approach founded over 5 major disciplines: athleticism, skills development, tactical coaching, Basketball IQ and mental coaching. Train and practice are never close to perfection, but to excellence. That’s way he promotes: Purpose-Focus-Success.
A Master in Skills and a Basketball Player Artist. Started his professional career at his early 15 years, becoming part of the Puerto Rico Basketball Junior National Team. He also was granted as the regular Point Guard for one of the teams of the Professional Basketball League (BSN) in Puerto Rico for 9 consecutive years. GJ Burgos has been working for the last 6 years with college (Division I) and Professional players (Puerto Rico & Latin America Territory) to develop, improve and enhance their performance and game statistics. He train what he teaches. That’s why he is a mentor for his trainees. Today, he is consider #1 Basketball Development Trainer in Puerto Rico. He is a well recognize top trainer for some of the Spanish speaking territories in Latin America. Territories like Puerto Rico, Panama, Venezuela and Dominican Republic are some of the countries that he is supporting to improve better athletes. Basketball is his passion and every player becomes one of his unique art piece. His teammates, Alan Stain and Ryan Goodson, has join him twice this year in Puerto Rico to improve Basketball to the Next Level for the Caribbean Island.
2013 – present- Basketball Head Coach Varsity Team - H.I.P.E. Program / Nuestra Escuela High School
2009 – present- Basketball Head Coach Varsity Team<
2007 – present – Head Coach @ Puerto Rico Point Guard Academy
Basketball Trainer Specialist
Department of Sports and Recreation, Puerto Rico
University of Sacred Heart, Santurce PR
2007 – 2008 - Basketball Head Coach - U-12 Youth Tournament - F.B.P.R Basketball Club/ Canovanas PR
1993 – 1995 Puerto Rico Junior National Team
*Centro Basket for Jr. Men (Sub-18)
Guaynabo, PR -Most Valuable Player – Leader in Assists - Gold Medal
*America Basketball Tournament for Jr. Men (Sub-18)
La Pampa, Argentina –Bronze Medal - Leader in Assists
*World Basketball Tournament for Junior Men (Sub-18)
Athens, Greece – 10th place
1994-1999 Student-Athlete University of Sacred Heart, Santurce PR
*Most Valuable Player – 1996 – 1997-1998 - 1999
*Student-athlete with best GPA -1996-1997
*Student-athlete of the Year – 1999
1993-1996 Puerto Rico Basketball League / Professional Basketball Player
*Humacao Grises 1993-1995 (two semi-finals)
*Moca TNT 1996 (Champions)
1993-2007 BSN League of Puerto Rico / Professional Basketball Player
*Caguas Criollos 1993-2001 (four playoff appearance/two quarter finals and two semi-finals)
*Cayey Toritos 2002
*San Germán Atléticos 2003(semi-final)
*Coamo Maratonistas 2004 (runner up)
*Bayamón Vaqueros 2005 (runner up)
*Humacao Grises 2006 (playoff round)
*Guaynabo Conquistadores 2007