Kennedy Burke Explained

Kennedy Burke
Number:2
Position:Guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:182
League:WNBA
Team:New York Liberty
Birth Date:14 February 1997
Birth Place:Burbank, California, U.S.
High School:Sierra Canyon School
(Chatsworth, California)
College:UCLA (2015–2019)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2019
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:22
Draft Team:Dallas Wings
Career Start:2019
Years1:
Team1:Indiana Fever
Team2:Seattle Storm
Years3:2021–2022
Team3:Spar Girona
Team4:Washington Mystics
Years5:2022–present
Team5:Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Years6:–present
Team6:New York Liberty
Highlights:

Kennedy Valentine Burke (born February 14, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by the Dallas Wings in the 2019 WNBA draft, and has played for the Indiana Fever, Seattle Storm, and the Washington Mystics in the WNBA.

Burke completed her college career with the UCLA Bruins of the University of California, Los Angeles in 2019.

Early life

Burke is from Northridge, Los Angeles. Her father played professional basketball in the Mexican league and competed for the Panamanian national team.[1] Burke attended Sierra Canyon School in nearby Chatsworth.[2] She has an older sister, Kody Burke, who played college basketball at NC State.[3]

Career

Overseas

Burke began her international career in Turkey, playing for Bellona Kayseri Basketbol in the Super League where she averaged 18 points and eight rebounds a game; Kayersi also played in the truncated 2020–21 EuroCup Women competition.[4]

During the 2020–2021 season, Burke played for the Lega Basket Femminile team Dinamo Sassari in Italy.[5] The following year she played for Spar Girona in the Spanish league;[6] they competed in the 2021–22 EuroLeague Women season.[7] [8]

In 2022, Burke joined ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq in France's Ligue Féminine de Basketball.[9] [10] [11] She has become a breakout star in the league and was named its Most Valuable Player two years in a row (2023, 2024).[12] The team played in the EuroCup and the 2023 EuroLeague Qualifying Round; for the 2023–2024 season, the team was promoted to the EuroLeague and were the runner-ups of the season. Burke was named All-EuroLeague Second Team and MVP of the Month in December,[13] among other honors

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2019| align="left" | Indiana| 31 || 7 || 13.6 || .385 || .350 || .705 || 1.5 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 4.4 |-| align="left" | 2020| align="left" | Indiana| 22 || 11 || 18.3 || .449 || .313 || .714 || 1.8 || 1.1 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 1.2 || 7.2|-| align="left" | 2021| align="left" | Seattle| 23 || 0 || 7.7 || .446 || .333 || .625 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 2.9|-| align="left" | 2022| align="left" | Washington| 16 || 4 || 13.9 || .446 || .344 || .588 || 2.2 || 0.4 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 5.4|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 4 years, 3 teams| 92 || 22 || 13.3 || .428 || .333 || .681 || 1.5 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 4.9

Postseason

|-| align="left" | 2021| align="left" | Seattle| 1 || 0 || 5.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 3.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 1 year, 1 team| 1 || 0 || 5.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 3.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0

College

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16UCLA3520340.9%32.3%56.6%3.71.01.30.75.8
2016–17UCLA3441545.7%28.6%66.3%4.91.91.91.112.2
2017–18UCLA3537243.4%29.6%72.8%4.32.21.70.910.6
2018–19UCLA3452348.8%29.6%73.2%6.22.32.00.915.4
Career138151345.4%29.8%69.0%4.81.91.70.911.0
Source[14]

Awards and honors

Overseas

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Rzewnicki, Anna . April 29, 2014 . Kody Burke, Poole College senior and student athlete, begins training with Washington Mystics . April 17, 2019 . Poole College of Management News.
  2. News: Kennedy Burke - Women's Basketball Roster . April 14, 2019.
  3. Web site: MacDonald, Reed . November 13, 2015 . Quiet freshman guard brings loud game to women's basketball team . April 15, 2019 . Daily Bruin.
  4. Web site: Kennedy BURKE at the EuroCup Women 2019-20 . 2024-04-18 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  5. Web site: Eurobasket . Dinamo Sassari Roster . 2024-04-18 . Eurobasket LLC.
  6. Web site: Kennedy BURKE at the EuroLeague Women 2021-22 . 2024-04-18 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  7. Web site: Kennedy Burke - Player Profile . 2024-04-18 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  8. Web site: Nemchock . Eric . 2021-11-02 . Kennedy Burke lighting it up for Spar Girona heading into ELW Week 5 . 2024-04-18 . Swish Appeal . en.
  9. Web site: Kennedy BURKE at the EuroCup Women 2022-23 . 2024-04-18 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  10. Web site: Kennedy BURKE at the EuroLeague Women 2022-23 . 2024-04-18 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  11. Web site: Kennedy BURKE at the EuroLeague Women 2023-24 . 2024-04-18 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  12. Web site: 2024-04-11 . Trophées LFB : Kennedy Burke, Dominique Malonga et Rachid Méziane récompensés . 2024-04-18 . BasketEurope.com . fr.
  13. Web site: Burke banks December MVP award . 2024-04-18 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  14. Web site: NCAA Statistics . 2017-09-07 . web1.ncaa.org.
  15. Web site: 28 April 2023 . LFB 2023 TROPHIES . April 17, 2024 . L'Union des Baskettuers Professionels.
  16. Web site: April 12, 2024 . LFB 2024 Trophy Winners . April 17, 2024 . SN Basket.