Antonio Burks (basketball, born 1982) explained

Antonio Burks
Position:Shooting guard, Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:220
Birth Date:1982 5, mf=yes
High School:Arkansas (Texarkana, Arkansas)
College:
Years1:2004–2006
Team1:Ulriken Eagles
Years2:2006–2008
Team2:Vermont Frost Heaves
Years3:2008–2010
Team3:Niigata Albirex BB
Years4:2010–2011
Team4:Akita Northern Happinets
Years5:2011–2012
Years6:2011–2013
Highlights:

Antonio Burks (born 30 May 1982) is an American professional basketball player who played for the Saint John Mill Rats of the National Basketball League of Canada. He was born in Texarkana, Arkansas. Burks is a 6'5" (1.96 m) and 220 lb (100 kg) guard-forward. Member of Omega Psi Phi. Burks now is a coach and assistant principal for the Rice Independent School District in Rice, Texas.

College career

Burks played at Arkansas High School, Jacksonville College, Moberly Area Community College and Stephen F. Austin State University.

A highlight of Burks's college career came on February 25, 2004, when as a member of the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, he scored 35 points, including 7 three-pointers, to go along with 12 rebounds[1] in a 63–60 win over Lamar University.

College statistics

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03| style="text-align:left;"| SFA| 28 ||3 ||18.8 || .490 || .429 || .550|| 3.46 ||1.00 || 0.46|| 0.04 || 9.14|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04| style="text-align:left;"| SFA| 30 ||30 ||30.1 || .493 || .476 || .756|| 4.53 ||1.37 || 0.50|| 0.13 || 15.30|-|- class="sortbottom"! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career

!58 ||33 || 24.6 ||.492 || .459 ||.689 || 4.02 ||1.19 || 0.48 ||0.09 || 12.33|-

Professional career

Burks was the first player ever that Vermont Frost Heaves signed.[2] He was re-signed by the team on August 21, 2007.[3] He also played professionally in Norway.[2] [3]

On November 27, 2011, it was announced that the Saint John Mill Rats of the National Basketball League of Canada had signed Burks to their active roster.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2008–09| align="left" | Niigata|32 ||27 || 24.7 ||.412 || .384 ||.700 || 4.6 || 1.6 || 0.6 ||0.2 ||13.0 |-| align="left" | 2009–10| align="left" | Niigata|52 ||39 || 25.7 ||.422 || .399 ||.734 || 6.2 || 1.9 || 1.1 ||0.3 ||13.1|-| align="left" | 2010–11| align="left" | Akita|47 ||11 || 21.0 ||.418 || .392 ||.694 || 3.4 || 1.3 || 0.4 ||0.1 ||10.9|-| align="left" | 2011–12| align="left" | Saint John |30 ||2 || 19.2 ||.437 || .415 ||.625 ||2.33 || 1.60 || 0.37 ||0.07 ||8.30|-| align="left" | 2012–13| align="left" | Saint John |43 ||8 || 19.3 ||.421 || .446 ||.682 ||2.23 || 1.09 || 0.28 ||0.14 ||9.60|-

Playoffs

|-|style="text-align:left;"|2010–11|style="text-align:left;"|Akita| 2 || || 9.5 || .333 || .200 || .000 || 2.0 || 1.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.5|-|style="text-align:left;"|2011–12|style="text-align:left;"|Saint John| 2 || || 23.0 || .154 || .125 || .000 || 3.0 || 1.5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 2.5|-|style="text-align:left;"|2012–13|style="text-align:left;"|Saint John| 3 || || 22.0 || .258 || .333 || .000 || 2.3 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 8.0|-

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=240562320 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks vs. Lamar Cardinals – Recap – February 25, 2004 – ESPN
  2. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/alexander_wolff/08/21/frost.heaves/index.html Long and limber
  3. http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070821/SPORTS/708210341/-1/SPORTS02 Frost Heaves re-sign Burks
  4. Web site: Transactions . National Basketball League of Canada . NBLCanada.ca . February 10, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120113083338/http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/players/transactions . January 13, 2012 .