Steve Burtt Jr.

Steven Burtt
Byblos Club
Position Point guard
League Lebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1984-03-07) March 7, 1984
New York City, New York
Nationality Ukrainian / American
Listed height 6 ft 2 14 in (1.89 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Rice (New York City, New York)
College Iona (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006 / Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006 Northeast Pennsylvania Breakers
2006–2007 Olympiada Patron
2007 Benfica
2007 Ignis Novara
2007–2009 Ironi Ashkelon
2009 ViveMenorca
2009 Apollon Limassol
2010 Ferro-ZNTU
2010–2012 BC Dnipro
2012–2013 Tofaş Bursa
2013 Avtodor Saratov
2013–2014 Spartak Saint Petersburg
2014 Stelmet Zielona Góra
2014–2015 Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
2015 Atléticos de San Germán
2015–present Byblos Club
Career highlights and awards

Steven Dwayne Burtt Jr. (Ukrainian: Стівен Буртт; born March 7, 1984) is an American-born Ukrainian professional basketball player who plays for Byblos Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.

College career

As of April 2015 Burtt Jr. is Iona’s second all-time leader in scoring with 2,034 points, behind his father Steve Burtt Sr..[1] 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.[2] In 2012 he was inducted in Iona basketball Hall of Fame.[1] Burtt Jr. was named first team All-MAAC in 2006, second team All-MAAC in 2005 and third team All-MAAC (2004).[3]

Professional career

On March 5, 2009, Burtt signed with Vive Menorca of Spain.[4] On April 28, 2009, he was released by Menorca.[5]

In the summer of 2009, he signed with Apollon Limassol of Cyprus. In January 2010, he moved to Ukraine and signed with BC Ferro-ZNTU for the remainder of the season.[6]

In August 2010, he signed with BC Dnipro of Ukraine.[7] In July 2011, he re-signed with Dnipro for one more season.[8]

In July 2012, he signed a 1+1 contract with Tofaş of Turkey.[9] In January 2013, he parted ways with Tofaş.[10] In March 2013, he moved to Russia and signed with Avtodor Saratov for the rest of the season.[11]

On September 26, 2013, he signed with Spartak Saint Petersburg of Russia for the 2013–14 season.[12]

On July 31, 2014, Burtt signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra of Poland.[13] On December 5, 2014, he left Zielona Góra and signed a two-year deal with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of Spain.[14] On April 13, 2015, he left Fuenlabrada and signed with Atléticos de San Germán of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[15]

On August 21, 2015, he signed with Byblos Club of Lebanon.[16]

Ukrainian national team

In 2011, he acquired Ukrainian citizenship[17] and represented the Ukrainian national team in EuroBasket 2011.[18]

Personal life

Burtt is the son of former Iona College and NBA player Steve Burtt Sr.[19] He received a degree from Iona in Marketing.[1]

References

External links

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