Steve Burtt Jr. Explained

Steve Burtt Jr.
Position:Shooting guard / point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:185
Birth Date:7 March 1984
Birth Place:New York City, New York
High School:Rice (New York City, New York)
College:Iona (2002–2006)
Nationality:American / Ukrainian
Draft Year:2006
Career Start:2006
Years1:2006
Team1:Northeast Pennsylvania Breakers
Years2:2006–2007
Team2:Olympiada Patron
Years3:2007
Team3:Benfica
Years4:2007
Team4:Ignis Novara
Years5:2007–2009
Team5:Ironi Ashkelon
Years6:2009
Team6:ViveMenorca
Years7:2009
Team7:Apollon Limassol
Years8:2010
Team8:Ferro-ZNTU
Years9:2010–2012
Team9:BC Dnipro
Years10:2012–2013
Team10:Tofaş Bursa
Years11:2013
Team11:Avtodor Saratov
Years12:2013–2014
Team12:Spartak Saint Petersburg
Years13:2014
Team13:Stelmet Zielona Góra
Years14:2014–2015
Team14:Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
Years15:2015
Team15:Atléticos de San Germán
Years16:2015–2016
Team16:Byblos Club
Years17:2016
Team17:Guizhou White Tigers
Years18:2017
Team18:Apollon Patras
Years19:2017
Team19:Sagesse
Years20:2017
Team20:Caciques de Humacao
Years21:2017–2018
Team21:Sanat Naft Abadan
Years22:2018
Team22:Faros Larissas
Years23:2018–2019
Team23:Rethymno Cretan Kings
Years24:2019–2020
Team24:Ionikos Nikaias
Years25:2020
Team25:Gimnasia y Esgrima
Years26:2020–2021
Team26:Budivelnyk
Years27:2023
Team27:Ionikos Nikaias
Years28:2023–2024
Team28:Milon
Highlights:

Steven Dwayne Burtt Jr. (Ukrainian: Стівен Буртт; born March 7, 1984) is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball player.

Born in the United States, he received Ukrainian citizenship in 2011 and played for the Ukrainian national team. After four years at Iona, Burtt entered the 2006 NBA draft but was not selected.

High school career

Burtt played high school basketball at Rice High School, in New York City, New York.[1]

College career

As of April 2015, Burtt is Iona’s second all-time leader in scoring with 2,034 points, behind his father Steve Burtt Sr.[2] They are one of just two father-son duos to score 2,000 points each in NCAA Division I basketball, the other being Dell Curry and Steph Curry.[3] In 2012, he was inducted in Iona basketball Hall of Fame.[2] Burtt was named first team All-MAAC in 2006, second team All-MAAC in 2005 and third team All-MAAC in 2004.[4]

Professional career

On March 5, 2009, Burtt signed with Vive Menorca of Spain.[5] On April 28, 2009, he was released by Menorca.[6]

In the summer of 2009, he signed with Apollon Limassol of Cyprus. In January 2010, he moved to Ukraine and signed with BC Ferro-ZNTU for the remainder of the season.[7]

In August 2010, he signed with BC Dnipro of Ukraine.[8] In July 2011, he re-signed with Dnipro for one more season.[9]

In July 2012, he signed a 1+1 contract with Tofaş of Turkey.[10] In January 2013, he parted ways with Tofaş.[11] In March 2013, he moved to Russia and signed with Avtodor Saratov for the rest of the season.[12]

On September 26, 2013, he signed with Spartak Saint Petersburg of Russia for the 2013–14 season.[13]

On July 31, 2014, Burtt signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra of Poland.[14] On December 5, 2014, he left Zielona Góra and signed a two-year deal with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of Spain.[15] On April 13, 2015, he left Fuenlabrada and signed with Atléticos de San Germán of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[16]

On August 21, 2015, he signed with Byblos Club of Lebanon.[17] In May 2016, he signed in China with the Guizhou White Tigers for the 2016 NBL season.[18]

On February 10, 2017, Burtt signed with the Greek club Apollon Patras.[19] On March 31, 2018, Burtt moved to Faros Larissas, after stints in Lebanon, Puerto Rico and Iran.[20] On May 10, 2018 Burtt signed with Ionikos Nikaias,[21] but the deal never came through. On September 26, 2018, he joined another Greek team, the Rethymno Cretan Kings.[22]

On October 28, 2020, Burtt signed with Budivelnyk of the Ukrainian Basketball Super League.[23]

In April of 2023, Burtt came out of retirement to play a single game with Ionikos Nikaias against Karditsa, in order for the Greek club to avoid relegation. He scored 29 points and passed out a career-high 9 assists, playing almost 39 minutes out of the available 40, but his club tragically fell to a final score of 85-83.

National team career

In 2011, Burtt acquired Ukrainian citizenship[24] and represented the senior Ukrainian national team at EuroBasket 2011.[25]

The Basketball Tournament

Steve Burtt played for Gael Nation in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In two games, he averaged 16.5 points, 2.5 assists, and 2 rebounds per game. Gael Nation reached the second round before falling to Armored Athlete.

Personal life

Burtt is the son of former Iona College and NBA player Steve Burtt Sr.[26] He received a degree from Iona in Marketing.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steve Burtt Player Profile, Iona . Real GM . October 17, 2022.
  2. Web site: Steve Burtt Hall of Fame Bio . Iona College . 21 April 2015 . 18 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418135556/http://www.icgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14900&ATCLID=207072211 . dead .
  3. Web site: The Best Father-Son Duos In College Hoops History . Campus Insiders . June 15, 2014 . April 21, 2015 . March 7, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307000126/http://campusinsiders.com/news/the-best-father-son-duos-in-college-hoops-history . dead .
  4. Web site: Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards . . 21 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090312044952/http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=940275 . 12 March 2009 .
  5. Web site: Steve Burtt is the second arrival in ViveMenorca.
  6. Web site: ViveMenorca, Nemeth to replace Burtt.
  7. Web site: Ferro-ZNTU inks scoring machine Steve Burtt.
  8. Web site: Ukrainian Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket. Eurobasket LLC.
  9. Web site: Dnipro re-signs with Steve Burtt.
  10. Web site: Steven Burtt inks with Tofas Sport Club. https://web.archive.org/web/20140906201424/http://www.youfirstsports.com/Noticias/tabid/63/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3183/language/en-US/Steven-Burtt-inks-with-Tofas-Sport-Club.aspx. dead. September 6, 2014.
  11. http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/burtt-leaves-tofas-bursa/ Burtt leaves Tofas Bursa
  12. http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/steven-burtt-to-avtodor-saratov/ Steven Burtt to Avtodor Saratov
  13. Web site: SPARTAK ST. PETERSBURG lands Burtt - Eurocup 2013-14 - Welcome to Eurocup. February 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221111700/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2013-14/i/117106/8174/spartak-st-petersburg-lands-burtt. 2014-02-21.
  14. Web site: Stelmet Zielona Gora lands scoring ace Burtt Jr.. Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL.
  15. http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=109107 Steven Burtt, puntos y asistencias para el Montakit Fuenlabrada
  16. Web site: Steve Burtt signs with Atleticos de San German.
  17. Web site: Steven Burtt signs in Lebanon with Byblos.
  18. Web site: Chinese Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket. Eurobasket LLC.
  19. Web site: Apollon Patras inks Steve Burtt jr.
  20. Web site: Greek Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket. Eurobasket LLC.
  21. News: Η βόμβα της χρονιάς στο ελληνικό μπάσκετ: Στον Ιωνικό Νικαίας ο Στιβ Μπαρτ!. 2018-05-10. en.
  22. Web site: Steven Burtt added by Rethymno. . September 27, 2018.
  23. News: Steve Burtt signs with Budivelnyk. Sportando . 27 October 2020 . Lupo . Nicola .
  24. Web site: European Championships Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket. Eurobasket LLC.
  25. Web site: Steven Burtt–Eurobasket 2011 Profile.
  26. Web site: Steve Burtt finally joins father among Iona champions. ESPN.com.