Deonte Burton (basketball, born 1994)

Deonte Burton
Personal information
Born (1994-01-31) January 31, 1994
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Harold S. Vincent (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
College
NBA draft 2017 / Undrafted
Position Forward
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2017)
  • Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (2016)
  • Big East All-Rookie Team

Deonte Burton (born January 31, 1994) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for Marquette and the Iowa State Cyclones.

Early life and high school career

Deonte was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Charles Burton and the late Barbara Malone. He has five brothers, Demario Burton, Omar Burton, Charles Grafton, Prentiss Grafton and Keylow Rogers and one sister Nicole Grafton.[1]

After his freshman year at Harold S. Vincent, Burton decided to transfer to Brewster Academy in New Hampshire. When Deonte's mother was diagnosed with cancer he transferred back to Vincent to be close to family.[2] After being recruited by Memphis, Rutgers, and others, Burton ultimately accepted a scholarship from Marquette to again stay close to home.[3]

Recruitment Profile

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Deonte Burton
F		 Milwaukee, WI Harold S. Vincent (WI) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sep 2, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 52 11 (F)  ESPN: 39, 2 (WI), 9 (F)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

Freshman season

As a freshman Burton was a rotation player off the bench. He averaged 6.9 points per game while earning a spot on the Big East All-Rookie team. He scored a season high 23 points against Xavier and scored in double figures in 13 games during the season.[4]

Sophomore season

Burton only played in eight games at Marquette before deciding to transfer.[5] During that time, he averaged 6.4 points and 40% from beyond the three-point arc. He transferred to Iowa State mid-season.[6]

Junior season

After transferring mid-season, Burton had to sit out the first half of the 2015-16 season becoming eligible on December 19th.[7] During his 26 games and seven starts, Burton had an up and down season. He averaged 9.7 points and 3.9 rebounds and was able to secure 24 steals and 16 blocks. He was also named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year.[8] At the conclusion of the season Burton entered the NBA Draft for evaluation but ultimately withdrew his name.[9]

Senior season

Burton's breakout season was his senior season. He started all 35 games for the Cyclones en route to averaging 15.1 points and 6.2 rebounds.[4] His 60 steals tie for 16th most most by a Cyclone in a single season. He scored a career high points with 31 again Oklahoma.[10] Burton scored 29 and hit a career best 7-9 three-pointers in a win at Kansas.[11] At the conclusion of the season He was named to the Second-team All-Big 12.[12] After the season he participated in the NABC's Reese's College All-Star[13] game and the Portsmouth Invitational.[14]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Marquette 32 3 12.6 .477 .500 .647 2.2 0.5 1.1 0.4 6.9
2014–15 Marquette 8 8 16.1 .500 .400 .765 1.4 0.3 1.3 0.4 6.4
2015–16 Iowa State 26 7 18.8 .533 .474 .635 3.9 1.0 0.9 0.6 9.7
2016–17 Iowa State 35 35 29.5 .456 .375 .675 6.2 1.8 1.7 1.4 15.1
Career 101 53 20.3 .478 .405 .664 4.0 1.1 1.3 0.8 10.4

Professional career

Burton went undrafted in the NBA draft but was signed by the Minnesota Timberwolves.[15]

References


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