She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois[1] and played for Westark Community College in Fort Smith, Arkansas from 1994 to 1996 and helped lead the Lady Lions to the 1995 JUCO National Championship. She left Westark with school records for points (1481), rebounds (534), and blocks (121). Legendary coach Leon Barmore offered Burras a scholarship to play for Louisiana Tech University, and she played with the Lady Techsters from 1996 to 1998. Burras led LA Tech to the NCAA Championship Game in 1998 but lost to Tennessee 93–74. In the championship game, she posted 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Techsters. During her two seasons at LA Tech, the Lady Techsters compiled a 62–8 record. Burras was drafted in the first round (fifth overall) by the Colorado Xplosion in the 1998 ABL Draft. When the ABL folded, she was signed by the WNBA and allocated to the Cleveland Rockers on May 11, 1999. After the 1999 season, Burras was selected in the first round (fourth overall) of the December 1999 WNBA Expansion Draft by the Portland Fire. She played for the Fire for 3 seasons until the franchise folded and was then selected in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2003 WNBA Dispersal Draft by the Seattle Storm. Burras retired after the 2003 season.
Honors
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Hall of Fame (2011)[2]
References
^"Conference Player of the Year - Louisiana Tech University" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2012.
^"Alisa Burras (2011) - Hall of Fame". UA Fort Smith Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
External links
Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
alisa, burras, alisa, marzatte, burras, born, june, 1975, former, professional, women, basketball, player, personal, informationborn, 1975, june, 1975, chicago, illinoisnationalityamericanlisted, height6, listed, weight218, career, informationhigh, schooljohn,. Alisa Marzatte Burras born June 23 1975 is a former professional women s basketball player Alisa BurrasPersonal informationBorn 1975 06 23 June 23 1975 age 47 Chicago IllinoisNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Listed weight218 lb 99 kg Career informationHigh schoolJohn Marshall Chicago Illinois CollegeArkansas Fort Smith 1994 1996 Louisiana Tech 1996 1998 Playing career1998 2003PositionCenterCareer history1998Colorado Xplosion1999Cleveland Rockers2000 2002Portland Fire2003Seattle StormCareer highlights and awardsSecond team All American AP USBWA 1998 Sun Belt Player of the Year 1997 First team All Sun Belt 1998 First team NJCAA All American 1996 Stats at WNBA comStats at Basketball Reference comShe was born and raised in Chicago Illinois 1 and played for Westark Community College in Fort Smith Arkansas from 1994 to 1996 and helped lead the Lady Lions to the 1995 JUCO National Championship She left Westark with school records for points 1481 rebounds 534 and blocks 121 Legendary coach Leon Barmore offered Burras a scholarship to play for Louisiana Tech University and she played with the Lady Techsters from 1996 to 1998 Burras led LA Tech to the NCAA Championship Game in 1998 but lost to Tennessee 93 74 In the championship game she posted 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Techsters During her two seasons at LA Tech the Lady Techsters compiled a 62 8 record Burras was drafted in the first round fifth overall by the Colorado Xplosion in the 1998 ABL Draft When the ABL folded she was signed by the WNBA and allocated to the Cleveland Rockers on May 11 1999 After the 1999 season Burras was selected in the first round fourth overall of the December 1999 WNBA Expansion Draft by the Portland Fire She played for the Fire for 3 seasons until the franchise folded and was then selected in the first round ninth overall of the 2003 WNBA Dispersal Draft by the Seattle Storm Burras retired after the 2003 season Honors EditUniversity of Arkansas Fort Smith Hall of Fame 2011 2 References Edit Conference Player of the Year Louisiana Tech University PDF Retrieved 2 January 2012 Alisa Burras 2011 Hall of Fame UA Fort Smith Athletics Retrieved 2021 05 31 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from WNBA com and Basketball Reference com WNBA player profile at the Wayback Machine archived 2012 10 22 This biographical article relating to United States women s basketball is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alisa Burras amp oldid 1056192132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
