Bob Burlison

The 1974 Palma High graduate was hitting the shots and calling the shots as a basketball player and coach. He was league MVP his junior and senior year and a first-team All-NorCal pick as a senior. He left as the school’s all-time scoring leader. He then helped San Diego State to a Pacific Coast Athletic League title and NCAA berth, and while attending Hartnell College as a sophomore, was All-Conference.  Burlison coached Palma to the 1992 state D-IV championship and the Cal State University Monterey Bay cagers to its first title in history in 2001 and was named District Coach of the Year. While coaching MPC to four 20-win seasons he was conference Coach of the Year in 1995-96.