2014-15 (M) Basketball Roster

10 Chris Burgess

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 170
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Lakeland, Fla.
  • High School George Jenkins

Biography

2014-15: Was one of three players to start all 29 games ... averaged 9.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game ... dished out a team-high 84 assists and committed just 47 turnovers on the season ... scored in double figures 12 times during the year, including a career-high 24 against UALR (Feb. 12) ... poured in 20 points in the win over Hampton (Nov. 24) ... set career-highs in free throws made (10) and free-throw attempts (12) in the victory ... dished out a career-best eight assists in a road win at Troy (Jan. 19) ... sank four or more three-pointers in four different games ... grabbed a career-best six rebounds in the upset of Virginia Tech (Nov. 22) ... also snagged six boards at UL Lafayette (Feb. 5).

2013-14: Saw his minutes increase tremendously as a sophomore ... averaged 25.1 minutes per game and made 26 starts on the year ... averaged 7.1 points, 2.3 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game ... dished out 70 assists while committing just 43 turnovers on the year ... scored in double figures 10 times during the season, including a stretch of five-straight games (Dec. 15 - Jan. 2) ... poured in a career-high 19 points in a loss to Elon (Feb. 1) while going 7-of-10 from the floor ... led the team in free-throw percentage (83.0 percent) ... tied a career-high with four three-point buckets at Duquesne (Jan. 2).

2012-13: Saw significant playing time as a freshman, appearing in all 31 games ... highlight of the season came when he hit the game-winning three-pointer with 12 seconds left in overtime to defeat Georgia Southern (Jan. 24) ... dished out a season-best seven assists and scored six points in a win over Milligan (Dec. 30) ... scored nine points and recorded two assists off the bench against Presbyterian (Dec. 22) ... tallied six points and five assists against Duquesne (Nov. 28) ... earned his first collegiate start against High Point (Nov. 13) and scored 16 points while going 4-of-5 from beyond the arc ... recorded a game-high six assists while playing a team-high 29 minutes in the season-opener against Montreat (Nov. 9).

High School: Was a four-time all-state and all-county selection ... earned 2011 Polk County Player of the Year honors after averaging 23.1 points, 5.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game ... finished his high-school career with more than 2,000 points, the second most in school history ... was a three-time team captain and three-time team MVP.

Personal: Full name is Christopher Juwan Burgess ... born Aug. 31, 1993 (22 years old) ... son of Sonya and Carl Burgess Jr. ... majoring in communication studies.

  Minutes  Total  3-Point  F-Throws  Rebounds   
Year  gp-gs  min  avg  fg  fga  pct  fg  fga  pct  ft  fta  pct  off  def  tot  avg  pf  fo  ast  t/o  blk  stl  pts  avg 
2012-13   31-6  441  14.2  33  91  .363  11  38  .289  16  20  .800  28  31  1.0  35  49  42  93  3.0 
2013-14   30-26  754  25.1  73  180  .406  29  88  .330  39  47  .830  37  45  1.5  72  70  43  17  214  7.1 
2014-15   29-29  864  29.8  89  229  .389  47  121  .388  35  45  .778  16  55  71  2.4  53  84  47  12  260  9.0 
TOTAL  90-61  2059  22.9  195  500  .390  87  247  .352  90  112  .804  27  120  147  1.6  160  203  132  38  567  6.3 

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2012-13Freshman

    Guard
    5'8" 175 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2013-14Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8" 175 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2014-15Junior

    Guard
    5'8" 170 lbs
    10