Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball head coach Scott Burrell was featured in ESPN's highly-anticipated documentary series, "The Last Dance" which followed Michael Jordan and the NBA Champion Chicago Bulls during their historic 1997-98 season, of which Burrell was a member of. Coach Burrell was highlighted by multiple national media outlets, including ESPN SportsCenter, CBS Sports HQ, Good Morning America, Newsday, New York Daily News, Bleacher Report, Yahoo! Sports and The Undefeated.
 

• "How Scott Burrell, bullied by Bulls' Michael Jordan on 'The Last Dance,' became buddies with NBA great | 'We talk all the time!'" by Randy Miller, NJ.com (May 21, 2020)
• "Scott Burrell's Last Words on 'The Last Dance'? No complaints" by Jeff Jacobs, Hearst Media (May 20, 2020)
• Inside Michael Jordan's Game-day Routine During 'The Last Dance' by Ryne Nelson, SLAM (May 20, 2020)
• "How did Scott Burrell get along with other Bulls teammates other than Michael Jordan?" by Dave Borges, CTInsider.com (May 19, 2020)
• "Scott Burrell: Michael Jordan Didn't Bully Me, but Tactics Wouldn't Work Today" by Tyler Conway, Bleacher Report (May 18, 2020)
• "Along for the ride: Three stories from the end of the Bulls' bench" by Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer (ESPN.com, May 17, 2020)
• NBA Together: Twitter Q&A with Scott Burrell (Video on NBA.com, May 17, 2020)
• "Scott Burrell loved being bullied by Michael Jordan" by Howie Kussoy, New York Post (May 12, 2020)
• "'The Last Dance:' Why Scott Burrell enjoyed Michael Jordan's trash talking on 1997-98 Chicago Bulls" by Mark Medina, USA Today (May 11, 2020)
• "SCOTT BURRELL DEFENDS MJ'S PRACTICE ANTICS He's No Bully, I Loved It!!!" TMZSports.com (May 11, 2020)
• "'The Last Dance' shines spotlight on Scott Burrell, whose athletic career is much better than you might remember" by Ryan Fagan, The Sporting News (May 10, 2020)
• "Riding with Michael Jordan: 'It was quite an experience'" by Jerry Bembry, TheUndefeated.com (May 5, 2020)
• Scott Burrell with Adam Finkelstein on "The Upside Podcast)
• Inside "The Last Dance" Season With Former Bull Scott Burrell
• CBS SPORTS HQ (Sunday, Apr. 26, 2020, 11 PM EST)
• "Ex-Bull Scott Burrell: Michael Jordan's 'Bullying' Was Never Physical with Me" by Joseph Zucker (Bleacherreport.com, Apr. 26, 2020)
• PODCAST: "Scott Burrell on 'The Last Dance", playing with Michael Jordan and more" with Alex Kennedy (HoopsHype.com, Apr. 24, 2020)
• "'Last Dance' Reminds Scott Burrell How Awed He Was By Michael Jordan" by Greg Washburn, Boston Globe (BostonGlobe.com, Apr. 23, 2020)
• "Scott Burrell one of many Bulls role players to shine during dynasty" by Mark Schanowski, NBC Sports Chicago (Apr. 23, 2020)
• "Former Bull Scott Burrell on being Michael Jordan's teammate" Bulls Talk Podcast (Apr. 23, 2020)
• "Why Scott Burrell appreciated Michael Jordan's harsh leadership style" by Rob Schaefer (Yahoosports.com, Apr. 20, 2020)
• "Scott Burrell says Bulls would have more titles if team remained intact" by Leila Rahimi, NBC Sports Chicago (Yahoosports.com, Apr. 20, 2020)
• Bulls Talk Podcast: Former Bull Scott Burrell on being Michael Jordan's teammate, NBC Sports Chicago (Yahoosports.com, Apr. 20, 2020)
• Scott Burrell Feature On Heavy.com (Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson (Apr. 20, 2020)
• "Scott Burrell Appreciates Michael Jordan's Torment, 2 Years Later", by Stefan Bondy (New York Daily News, Apr. 19, 2020)
• "Former Bulls Guard Scott Burrell: 'Michael Jordan Was Underpaid'" by Orlando Silva (Fadeawayworld.net, Apr. 19, 2020)
• "Michael Jordan's Competitiveness Was Misunderstood Says Bulls' Scott Burrell" by Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson (Heavy.com, Apr. 17, 2020)
• Michael Jordan never interfered with documentary by Chris Lingebach (thefandc.radio.com, 106.7 FM The Fan, Apr. 17, 2020)
• The Upside with Adam Finkelstein (Podcast, Apr. 17, 2020)
• "Bulls, Scott Burrell played to beat of Michael Jordan", by Neil Best (Newsday, Apr. 15, 2020)

Burrell recently completed his fifth season as the Owls' head coach in 2019-20. Burrell joined the Owls after eight seasons as an assistant coach at nearby Quinnipiac University, a stretch in which the Bobcats claimed 143 victories and made four Division I post-season appearances. Burrell played an instrumental role in the Bobcats' overall success and transition from the Northeast Conference to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
 
A first-round draft pick (20th overall) of the Charlotte Hornets in the 1993 NBA Draft, he also suited up with the Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls and New Jersey Nets in a professional career that ran from 1993-2006. Burrell was a member of the 1998 Chicago Bulls team that won the NBA Championship and averaged 7.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game over his NBA career. 
 
He was the first athlete in professional sports history to be drafted in the first round of two different sports. A three-sport scholastic standout at Hamden High School, he was drafted in the first round of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners (and again drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays the following year), but enrolled at the University of Connecticut instead, where he developed into one of the Huskies' all-time greats.
 
Burrell was the first player in UConn's Division I history to top 1,500 points, 750 rebounds, 275 assists and 300 steals in his career. He averaged 13.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game over his four seasons and set a new Huskies record with 310 steals. Burrell finished his career as the school's all-time leader in blocked shots and was eighth on the school's all-time scoring list before heading to the NBA.