Dallas Baptist University Athletics

CAREER HONORS
2016-2017:
First Team All-Heartland Conference
NABC South Central Region Second Team All-District
Spring Heartland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Fall Heartland Conference President’s Honor Roll
2015-2016:
MVP Heartland Conference Tournament
Honorable Mention All-Heartland Conference
Spring Heartland Conference President’s Honor Roll
 
2016-2017 (JUNIOR)
Garnered First Team All-Heartland Conference and NABC South Central Regional Second Team All-District honors ... Posted the top field goal percentage in the nation at the end of the regular-season and finished the year with the second highest percentage in the NCAA Division II ranks ... His .638 field goal percentage also set a new single-season school record ... Also finished the year with the second most offensive rebounds (77) and fifth most field goals (180) in a single-season in school history ... Made 34 starts on the season ... Scored in double-digits on 24 occasions ... Registered a team-high 23 points against Colorado Christian (11/12) ... Helped lift DBU to a win over Northeastern State (12/19)  with a 29-point performance ... Notched his fifth career double-double after scoring 15 points and grabbing a season-high 13 rebounds at St. Mary's (1/2) ... Totaled 29 points at UA Fort Smith (1/7) ... Scored 20 points in a 37-point victory at St. Edward's (1/21) ... Poured in 25 points at Rogers State (2/11) ... Recorded another 25-point effort versus Newman (2/18) ... Scored a career-high 37 points, a mark that tied the third highest point total in a single-game in school history, in a win over St. Edward's (2/23).

2015-2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Earned Honorable Mention All-Heartland Conference honors in his first season at DBU … Played in 31 games and made 27 starts … Second on the team in scoring with 448 points and 14.5 points per game … Led the team and ranked No. 8 in the Heartland Conference in rebounding, averaging 5.8 rebounds per game … Shot a team-best .579 percent from the field, which also ranked as the fifth best single-season percentage in school history and the third highest mark in the Heartland … Made his debut as a Patriot in the season opener at Colorado Christian (11/13) and scored nine points off the bench … Registered his first career double-double with a 24-point and 10-rebound performance against East Central (11/24) … Led the Patriots with 16 points on the way to a win at Southeastern Oklahoma (12/8) Paced DBU with 22 points in an upset win on the road at No. 23 St. Edward’s (1/11) … Led the team in scoring with 27 points at Oklahoma Panhandle State (2/1) … Delivered his second double-double of the year with 19 points and 12 rebounds versus St. Edward’s (2/6)  … Scored a game-high 21 points in DBU’s one-point win at Newman (2/13) … Totaled 24 points in an overtime loss to UA Fort Smith (2/25) … Contributed his third double-double of the year with 22 points and 11 rebounds versus Rogers State (2/29) … Poured in 19 points in the Patriots victory over Newman in the Heartland Conference Tournament (3/5) … Named the Heartland Conference Tournament’s MVP after scoring a season-high 35 points and pulling down a season-best 14 rebounds in a thrilling overtime win over UA Fort Smith (2/25).
 
2014-2015 (FRESHMAN – SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY)
Played in all 29 games and made one start … Averaged 5.9 points per game and shot a team-best 60 percent from the field … Pulled down 111 rebounds and averaged 3.8 boards per game.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered three years at Arlington Martin High School … Coached by Jeff Plemons … Two-time First Team All-District selection as a junior and senior … Ranked by TexasHoops.com as a top 50 player in the class of 2014 … Played in the Tarrant County vs. Dallas All-Star game … Competed in the summers with Dallas Showtyme.
 
PERSONAL
Born on February 2, 1996 … Parents are Richard and Melissa Burke … Majoring in Environmental Science … Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 23:4.