Kennedy Burke
![]() Burke in 2019 | |
No. 2 – New York Liberty | |
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Position | Guard |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Burbank, California, U.S. | February 14, 1997
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Sierra Canyon School (Chatsworth, California) |
College | UCLA (2015–2019) |
WNBA draft | 2019: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick |
Selected by the Dallas Wings | |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2020 | Indiana Fever |
2021 | Seattle Storm |
2021–2022 | Spar Girona |
2022 | Washington Mystics |
2022–present | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
2024–present | New York Liberty |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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
[edit]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
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Overseas
[edit]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
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Indiana | 31 | 7 | 13.6 | .385 | .350 | .705 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
2020 | Indiana | 22 | 11 | 18.3 | .449 | .313 | .714 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
2021 | Seattle | 23 | 0 | 7.7 | .446 | .333 | .625 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
2022 | Washington | 16 | 4 | 13.9 | .446 | .344 | .588 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
Career | 4 years, 3 teams | 92 | 22 | 13.3 | .428 | .333 | .681 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.9 |
Postseason
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Seattle | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015–16 | UCLA | 35 | 203 | 40.9% | 32.3% | 56.6% | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 5.8 |
2016–17 | UCLA | 34 | 415 | 45.7% | 28.6% | 66.3% | 4.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 12.2 |
2017–18 | UCLA | 35 | 372 | 43.4% | 29.6% | 72.8% | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
2018–19 | UCLA | 34 | 523 | 48.8% | 29.6% | 73.2% | 6.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 15.4 |
Career | 138 | 1513 | 45.4% | 29.8% | 69.0% | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 11.0 |
Source[14]
Awards and honors
[edit]Overseas
[edit]- All-EuroLeague Second Team (2024)
- MVP of the Month (2023)[13]
- 2x Team of the Month (2023–2024)[13]
- 4x MVP of the Round (2023–2024)
References
[edit]- ^ Rzewnicki, Anna (April 29, 2014). "Kody Burke, Poole College senior and student athlete, begins training with Washington Mystics". Poole College of Management News. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Kennedy Burke - Women's Basketball Roster". Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ MacDonald, Reed (November 13, 2015). "Quiet freshman guard brings loud game to women's basketball team". Daily Bruin. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ "Kennedy BURKE at the EuroCup Women 2019-20". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Eurobasket. "Dinamo Sassari Roster". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Kennedy BURKE at the EuroLeague Women 2021-22". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Kennedy Burke - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Nemchock, Eric (2021-11-02). "Kennedy Burke lighting it up for Spar Girona heading into ELW Week 5". Swish Appeal. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Kennedy BURKE at the EuroCup Women 2022-23". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Kennedy BURKE at the EuroLeague Women 2022-23". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Kennedy BURKE at the EuroLeague Women 2023-24". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Trophées LFB : Kennedy Burke, Dominique Malonga et Rachid Méziane récompensés". BasketEurope.com (in French). 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ a b c "Burke banks December MVP award". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ a b "LFB 2023 TROPHIES". L'Union des Baskettuers Professionels. 28 April 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "LFB 2024 Trophy Winners". SN Basket. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
External links
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- American sportspeople of Panamanian descent
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Los Angeles
- Dallas Wings draft picks
- Guards (basketball)
- Indiana Fever players
- New York Liberty players
- People from Northridge, Los Angeles
- Seattle Storm players
- Sierra Canyon School alumni
- UCLA Bruins women's basketball players
- Washington Mystics players
- American women's basketball biography stubs