DETROIT (6/3/2013) -- Graduate assistant coach Brittany Burkhardt spent the last two seasons on the sidelines for Detroit learning the coaching profession and it was well worth it as she was named an assistant coach at East Tennessee State.

“I am very happy for Brittany getting this opportunity to be a full time coach,” said UDM head coach Autumn Rademacher. “She loves the game of basketball and started at the bottom and has quickly moved up. She worked extremely hard in her duties at Detroit and I know she will give that full effort at ETSU.”

In her two years with Detroit, Burkhardt assisted the program in on the court preparation, film exchange, game management and day-to-day office responsibilities. During her time, UDM recorded back-to-back 20-win seasons, a trip to the Horizon League Championship in 2012 and a Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) title in 2013.

Burkhardt joined the Titans in the summer of 2011 as a graduate manager and served as a graduate assistant coach for the 2012-13 campaign. Prior to that, she was a four-year starter and 1,000-point scorer for Saginaw Valley State. She received numerous accolades during her time including a selection to GLIAC All-Academic team, Dean's List, and preseason All-Conference. She also served as team captain her senior year finishing her playing career with 1,031 points and 606 rebounds. She scored in double digits in three of her four years, including leading SVSU in scoring as a junior at 11.7 ppg.