The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Athletic Trainer Fred Burnett
01.10.2008 | Men's Basketball
6th season at Texas
Fred Burnett begins his sixth season as the athletic trainer for the men's basketball program at The University of Texas. In addition to his responsibilities with men's basketball, the 33-year-old Burnett also assists with the football team and serves as the liaison to the University's athletic training educational program.
Prior to coming to Texas, Burnett spent three years (1999-2002) as an assistant athletic trainer at Auburn University. He served as the primary athletic trainer for women's basketball. Burnett also managed the Olympic Sports athletic training facility and coordinated the recruitment of undergraduate and graduate student athletic trainers.
He earned his bachelor's of science degree in physical education and exercise science from Michigan State University in December of 1996. Burnett served four years as a student athletic trainer at Michigan State, assisting in the medical care of student-athletes for football, men's basketball, baseball and men's and women's golf during his first three years. He was directly responsible for the daily medical care for men's track and field and cross country in 1995 and men's soccer in the fall of 1996.
Burnett also served a three-month internship with the Philadelphia Eagles in the summer of 1996. He earned a master of education degree in administration of higher education from Auburn in June of 1999.
This past summer, Burnett was the athletic trainer for USA Archery during the Outdoor Archery World Championships in Leipzig, Germany.
A native of Centreville, Mich., Burnett is a nationally certified athletic trainer (ATC). He and his wife, Courtney, reside in Austin.