Pat Burke

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Pat Burke
Personal information

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Born	(1973-12-14) December 14, 1973 Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (211 cm)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College	Auburn (1993–1997)
Pro playing career	1997–2009
Career history
TAU Cerámica (1997–1998) Panathinaikos (1998–2001) Maroussi BC (2001–2002) Orlando Magic (2002–2003) CB Gran Canaria (2003–2004) Real Madrid (2004–2005) Phoenix Suns (2005–2007) Khimki BC (2007–2008) Asseco Prokom Sopot (2008–2009)

Patrick (Pat) John Burke (born December 14, 1973 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish former professional basketball player. Burke (who moved from Ireland to Cleveland, Ohio when he was three years old ^[1]) competed in the National Basketball Association and also played in Europe, ending his career with the Polish club Asseco Prokom Sopot. He was a co-captain of the Irish national basketball team and also represented his country at the World University Games.

NBA

Undrafted out of Auburn University in 1997, he became the first Irish player in NBA history when he signed a contract with the Orlando Magic in 2002 and played 62 games for them, averaging 4.3 points and 2.4 rebounds. He did not play in the NBA during the 2003-04 NBA season or the 2004-05 NBA season. On his return, he played for the Phoenix Suns for two seasons and was in training camp with the Golden State Warriors in 2007 before being released.

Europe

Burke was a Euroleague champion with Panathinaikos in 2000, and also helped the Greens to win three consecutive Greek League titles from 1999 to 2001. In Europe, Burke has also played for Tau Ceramica, Gran Canaria and Real Madrid in Spain and Maroussi in Greece. He helped Real to the final of the ULEB Cup in 2004 and the Spanish League title in 2005.

In November 2007, Burke signed with the Russian team Khimki BC.^[2] Burke helped the Khimki BC win their first Russian Cup championship. He has averaged 8.2 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game in 211 career games in the Euroleague. In 2008, he moved to the Polish club Asseco Prokom Sopot,^[3] and helped the team win the league title.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and honors

Panathinaikos BC

Euroleague: 2000
Greek Championship: 1999, 2000, 2001

Real Madrid

Spanish League: 2005
ULEB Cup: (Runner-Up): 2004

Khimki BC

Russian Cup: 2008

Asseco Prokom Sopot

Dominet Bank Ekstraliga:2009

Notes

External links

v t e Panathinaikos B.C. 1999–2000 Euroleague Champions

4 Alvertis 5 Kalaitzis 6 Koch 7 Rogers 8 Fotsis 9 Gentile 10 Bodiroga 11 Boudouris 12 Rebrača (Final4 MVP) 13 Burke 14 Kattash 15 Karagoutis 16 Maglos 17 Glyniadakis Coach Obradović

Persondata
Name	Burke, Pat
Alternative names
Short description	Irish basketball player
Date of birth	December 14, 1973
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death
Place of death

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