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Kennedy Burke
Kennedy Valentine Burke (born February 14, 1997) is an American professional basketball player. 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 in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1997 Burbank, California |
| Nationality | American |
| 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 / Round: 2 / Pick: 22nd overall |
| Selected by the Dallas Wings | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 25 |
| Career history | |
| 2019-2020 | Indiana Fever |
| 2021 | Seattle Storm |
| 2022 | Washington Mystics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Burke completed her college career with the UCLA Bruins of the University of California, Los Angeles in 2019. Burke is from Northridge, Los Angeles and played for Sierra Canyon School in nearby Chatsworth.[1]
Family
Burke has an older sister, Kody Burke, who played college basketball at NC State.[2] Her father, Rogelio Burke, is from Panama and played basketball professionally in Panama and Mexico.[3]
UCLA statistics
Source[4]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| 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 |
WNBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 high | ° | League leader | ||||
Regular season
| 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
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
External links
- UCLA Bruins bio