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Interim head coach brings hard-rock attitude

  • Pacific interim men's basketball coach Mike Burns encourages his team during a West Coast Conference game against Santa Clara on Dec. 21 at Spanos Center. Burns took over for head coach Ron Verlin last month in wake of an NCAA investigation. RECORD FILE 2015

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    Updated at 8:08 PM

    STOCKTON — Mike Burns was asked to reflect on this season with the Pacific men’s basketball team.
    He smiled and quoted the Grateful Dead.
    “What a long strange trip it’s been,” he said.