Michael Burtscher Explained

Michael Burtscher
Nationality:Swiss / Filipino
Birth Date:March 8, 1985
Birth Place:Baden, Switzerland
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:224
College:Clearwater Christian College
Draft Year Pba:2009
Draft Round Pba:1
Draft Pick Pba:5
Draft Team Pba:Alaska Aces
Career Start:2009
Career End:2015
Career Position:Power forward / center
Years1:2009–2011
Team1:Alaska Aces
Years2:2012
Team2:B-Meg Llamados
Years3:2012–2013
Team3:San Miguel Beermen
Years4:2013–2014
Team4:Air21 Express
Years5:2014–2015
Team5:Kia Sorento / Kia Carnival
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Michael Burtscher (born March 8, 1985) is a Filipino-Swiss former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.

Initially one of the 51 rookie aspirants in the 2009 PBA draft, Burtscher was selected as the sixth overall pick by the Alaska Aces. Burtscher won his first ring as a rookie when he played for the Aces for two seasons before being traded to the then B-Meg Llamados and winning his second PBA championship. Shortly after winning his first title, Burtscher was waived by the Llamados. He was later signed to the San Miguel Beermen of the ASEAN Basketball League where he also won a championship. The entry of two new expansions teams in the PBA signaled his return to the second oldest league in the world, he was signed by the then Kia Sorento where he played for a season averaging 3 points per game.[1]

Burtscher hinted his retirement on September 10, 2016 on his Facebook account citing that his 'heart isn't on the game anymore'. Four days later, he finally made an official announcement thanking all the people who contributed to his 'good career'.[2] Burtscher currently enjoys being an indigenous people advocate, photographer and philanthropist.[3]

PBA career statistics

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Season-by-season averages

|-| align=left | | align=left | Alaska| 13 || 5.8 || .312 || .000 || .167 || 1.2 || .1 || .1 || .2 || .9|-| align=left | | align=left | B-Meg| 12 || 1.9 || .125 || .000 || .000 || .6 || .0 || .0 || .3 || .2|-| align=left | | align=left | Air21| 2 || 5.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|-| align=left | | align=left | Air21| 31 || 7.6 || .419 || .000 || .667 || 1.4 || .2 || .0 || .3 || 1.2|-| align=left | | align=left | Kia| 11 || 10.8 || .478 || .000 || .500 || 1.7 || .2 || .1 || .6 || 2.5|-| align=left | Career| align=left || 69 || 6.7 || .385 || .000 || .516 || 1.2 || .1 || .0 || .3 || 1.1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joble. Rey. After being put in spotlight, Mahindra comes to terms with players Alex Nuyles, Mike Burtscher. interaksyon.com. October 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151008211226/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/after-being-put-in-spotlight-mahindra-comes-to-terms-with-players-alex-nuyles-mike-burtscher. October 8, 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Acosta Delacruz. Angelo. Former PBA journeyman Michael Burtscher retires from basketball. AADC Sports. September 10, 2016.
  3. Web site: Life after PBA: Mike Burtscher turns into philanthropist. foxsportsasia.com/. June 20, 2016.
  4. Web site: Mike Burtscher Player Profile - PBA-Online.net . PBA-Online.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214044139/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Mike-Burtscher/218/ . February 14, 2017 .