Steven Dwayne Burtt (born November 5, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'2" point guard played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) sporadically from 1984 until 1993. He also had an established playing career overseas. Born in New York City, Burtt played high school basketball for Charles Evans Hughes before enrolling at Iona to play for the Gaels. Burtt now teaches at Bronx Collegiate Academy (Bronx, New York).
In his 4 seasons with Iona, Burtt played in 121 games, averaging 20.9 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game and 1.7 steals per game.[1] He is the all-time leader of Iona in total points scored for the school with 2,534.[2] He also has several other school records, including career field goals made, field goals attempted, and season field goals made.[2] Burtt also held the single-season scoring record with 732, a record broken in 2006 by his son, Steve Burtt Jr.[2] During his college career he was a three time All-MAAC first team (1982–1984) member and twice All-MAAC Player of the Year (1983–1984).[3] They are one of just two father-son duos to score 2,000 points each in NCAA Division I basketball, the other being Dell Curry and Steph Curry.[4]
He played professionally in Greece in 1992 before being banned for life from its basketball league for drug violations, consisting of cocaine and hashish found in his luggage returning from a visit to the US.[7] In Italy Burtt changed teams annually in Serie A and, in a timespan of six years, he contested in 155 games averaging 28.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.[8] In 2007, Burtt was named by Maccabi Rishon LeZion B.C. as the "Best Foreigner Player" of the last 20 years.
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Steven Dwayne Burtt born November 5 1962 is a retired American professional basketball player The 6 2 point guard played in the National Basketball Association NBA sporadically from 1984 until 1993 He also had an established playing career overseas Born in New York City Burtt played high school basketball for Charles Evans Hughes before enrolling at Iona to play for the Gaels Burtt now teaches at Bronx Collegiate Academy Bronx New York Steve BurttPersonal informationBorn 1962 11 05 November 5 1962 age 61 New York City New York U S Listed height6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Listed weight185 lb 84 kg Career informationHigh schoolCharles Evans Hughes New York City New York CollegeIona 1980 1984 NBA draft1984 2nd round 30th overall pickSelected by the Golden State WarriorsPlaying career1984 2000PositionPoint guardNumber15Career history1984 1985Golden State Warriors1985 1986Westchester Golden Apples1985Connecticut Colonials1985 1986Albany Patroons1987Jersey Jammers1987Long Island Knights1987 1988Savannah Spirits1987 1988Los Angeles Clippers1988 1989Gravelines1989 1990Albany Patroons1990 1991Oklahoma City Cavalry1991Halifax Windjammers1991Oklahoma City Cavalry1991 1992Phoenix Suns1992Oklahoma City Cavalry1992Iraklis Thessaloniki1992 1993Oklahoma City Cavalry1992 1993Washington Bullets1993Westchester Stallions1993 1994Maccabi Rishon LeZion1994 1995Illycaffe Trieste1995 1996Reyer Venezia Mestre1996 1997Genertel Trieste1997Long Island Surf1997 1998Casetti Imola1998 1999Scandone Avellino1999 2000Banco Sardegna SassariCareer highlights and awardsItalian League Top Scorer 1997 Italian All Star Game 3 Point Contest Champion 1998 2 MAAC champion 1983 1984 2 MAAC Tournament Champion 1982 1984 2 MAAC Player of the Year 1983 1984 MAAC Leading Scorer 1982 3 First team All MAAC 1982 1984 MAAC Conference Tournament MVP 1984 MAAC Conference Tournament All Tournament Team 1983 1984 Haggerty Award 1984 Great Alaska Shootout MVP 1981 3 AP Honorable Mention All American 1982 1983 1984 Iona Gales Athletics Hall of Fame 1992 Career NBA statisticsPoints584 5 6 ppg Rebounds92 0 9 rpg Blocks123 1 2 apg Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference com Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCollege career editIn his 4 seasons with Iona Burtt played in 121 games averaging 20 9 points per game 3 5 rebounds per game and 1 7 steals per game 1 He is the all time leader of Iona in total points scored for the school with 2 534 2 He also has several other school records including career field goals made field goals attempted and season field goals made 2 Burtt also held the single season scoring record with 732 a record broken in 2006 by his son Steve Burtt Jr 2 During his college career he was a three time All MAAC first team 1982 1984 member and twice All MAAC Player of the Year 1983 1984 3 They are one of just two father son duos to score 2 000 points each in NCAA Division I basketball the other being Dell Curry and Steph Curry 4 Professional career editBurtt was selected 30th overall in the 1984 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors In his rookie season injuries shortened his playing to 47 games averaging 4 2 points per game on 383 shooting 5 6 He played professionally in Greece in 1992 before being banned for life from its basketball league for drug violations consisting of cocaine and hashish found in his luggage returning from a visit to the US 7 In Italy Burtt changed teams annually in Serie A and in a timespan of six years he contested in 155 games averaging 28 4 points 3 3 rebounds and 2 6 assists per game 8 In 2007 Burtt was named by Maccabi Rishon LeZion B C as the Best Foreigner Player of the last 20 years Personal life editBurtt is the father of former Iona College basketball player Steve Burtt Jr who shares his name and played for the senior Ukraine national team 9 References edit Steve Burtt stats sports reference com Retrieved April 20 2015 a b c Iona Men s basketball record book PDF Iona College Retrieved April 20 2015 Men s Basketball All MAAC Awards MAAC Archived from the original on March 12 2009 Retrieved April 21 2015 The Best Father Son Duos In College Hoops History Campus Insiders June 15 2014 Retrieved April 21 2015 Steve Burtt NBA stats basketball reference com Retrieved April 21 2015 NBA Journeyman Steve Burtt 34 Banned in Greece Now Stars in Italy St Louis Post Dispatch MO December 29 1996 Retrieved April 21 2015 SPORTS PEOPLE BASKETBALL Former Iona Player Faces Drug Charges Steve Burtt 15 in Italian Lega Basket Serie A Retrieved April 21 2015 Biography steveburtt com Archived from the original on April 27 2015 Retrieved April 20 2015 External links editCollege amp NBA stats basketball reference com Burtt Banned in Greece nytimes com published December 1 1992 Burtt Has Place to Play nytimes com published January 1 1993 Steve Burtt Lega Basket Serie A in Italian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Burtt Sr amp oldid 1218121841, 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