Cheryl Elaine Burnett (born June 13, 1958) is an American former women's college basketball coach and player.
At Southwest Missouri State, she compiled a 319–136 record (.701) and led her teams to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament in 1992 and 2001.
She also served as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team from 2003 to 2007, compiling a record of 35–83 (.297).
Her teams won nine Missouri Valley Conference championships, received invitations to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 10 times, and advanced to the Final Four in 1992 and 2001.
[3] Players recruited and developed by Burnett include Jackie Stiles who set the NCAA career scoring record with 3,393 points.
[4] In April 2002, Burnett resigned her post at Southwest Missouri State, indicating that she intended to look for another job.