Elijah Burns serves as Assistant Coach for University at Albany's Men's Basketball program in Albany, New York.
Burns joined the UAlbany Men's Basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach in June of 2025. In his first season alongside Coach Killings in 2025–26, UAlbany finished 11–21 overall and 7–9 in America East play while navigating a demanding schedule and a tightly contested conference race. UAlbany showed resilience throughout the year, earning key conference wins and positioning itself in the postseason picture before falling to UMass Lowell in the America East Quarterfinals.
