Kennedy Burke

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Kennedy Burke
Burke 20190901.jpg
Burke in 2019
No. 8 – Seattle Storm
PositionGuard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-02-14) February 14, 1997 (age 24)
Burbank, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High schoolSierra Canyon School
(Chatsworth, California)
CollegeUCLA (2015–2019)
WNBA draft2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019-2020Indiana Fever
2021-presentSeattle Storm
Career highlights and awards

Kennedy Valentine Burke (born February 14, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women’s National Basketball Association.

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]

Legend
  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

References[]

  1. ^ "Kennedy Burke - Women's Basketball Roster". Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ MacDonald, Reed (November 13, 2015). "Quiet freshman guard brings loud game to women's basketball team". Daily Bruin. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.

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