Chris Burgess

Nationality: USA
Date of Birth: 23/4/1979
Place of Birth: Provoa, Utah (USA)
Position: F/C
Height (CM): 208
Weight (KG): 111
Junior Assoc: None
College: Duke (1997-1999) / Utah (2000-2002)

NBL DEBUT: 28/01/04
AGE AT DEBUT: 24
LAST NBL GAME: 17/02/06
AGE AT LAST GAME: 26
NBL History: Cairns 2004-06
Championships: 0
None

BIO: Chris Burgess was born in Provoa, Utah (USA). Burgess started his freshman year at Mater Dei High School, then transferred to his local school Woodbridge High School in California and played his remaining high school years.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Chris Burgess made his NBL debut with the Cairns Taipans at 24 years of age. He scored 16 points in his first game.

Burgess attended Duke University and University of Utah.

In 2013, he officially retired from professional basketball and joined the coaching staff at the University of Utah as a undergraduate assistant coach.

From 2015 to 2019, Burgess served as a assistant coach for the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team.

Chris Burgess played three seasons the Cairns Taipans. He averaged 16.6 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 66 NBL games.

CAREER RANKINGS:
– 26th in rebounds per game.
– 29th in blocks per game.

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NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2005-06	26	Cairns	18-14 (5)	28	874.0	379	307	38	109	198	14	43	57	75	156	306	51%	3	7	43%	64	117	55%	52%	51%	27
2004-05	25	Cairns	11-21 (10)	29	1,124.0	591	393	53	144	249	19	70	77	91	227	433	52%	9	22	41%	128	199	64%	56%	53%	33
2003-04	24	Cairns	16-17 (6)	9	269.0	127	85	13	32	53	4	12	21	22	56	117	48%	0	2	0%	15	32	47%	48%	48%	16
Totals				66	2267	1097	785	104	285	500	37	125	155	188	439	856	51.3%	12	31	38.7%	207	348	59.5%	54%	52%	33

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2005-06	26	Cairns	18-14 (5)	28	31.2	13.5	11.0	1.4	3.9	7.1	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.7	5.6	10.9	51%	0.1	0.3	43%	2.3	4.2	55%	52%	51%	27
2004-05	25	Cairns	11-21 (10)	29	38.8	20.4	13.6	1.8	5.0	8.6	0.7	2.4	2.7	3.1	7.8	14.9	52%	0.3	0.8	41%	4.4	6.9	64%	56%	53%	33
2003-04	24	Cairns	16-17 (6)	9	29.9	14.1	9.4	1.4	3.6	5.9	0.4	1.3	2.3	2.4	6.2	13.0	48%	0.0	0.2	0%	1.7	3.6	47%	48%	48%	16
Total				66	34.3	16.6	11.9	1.6	4.3	7.6	0.6	1.9	2.3	2.8	6.7	13.0	51.3%	0.0	0.0	38.7%	0.2	0.5	59.5%	54%	52%	33

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
33	28	7	3	6	5	0

NBA EXPERIENCE

Although Burgess attended training camp with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, and played on several NBA Summer League teams, he never played in a regular-season NBA game.

He did, however, play professional basketball in a variety of League in various parts of the world.

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	86%	70%	62%	99%
2	1	33	7	3	6
Total						439	856	51.3%	12	31	38.7%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
2005-06	26	Cairns	18-14 (5)	28	874.0	379	307	38	109	198	14	43	57	75	156	306	51%	3	7	43%	64	117	55%	52%	51%	27
2004-05	25	Cairns	11-21 (10)	29	1,124.0	591	393	53	144	249	19	70	77	91	227	433	52%	9	22	41%	128	199	64%	56%	53%	33
2003-04	24	Cairns	16-17 (6)	9	269.0	127	85	13	32	53	4	12	21	22	56	117	48%	0	2	0%	15	32	47%	48%	48%	16
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Turkey - Galatasaray (2003)

COLLEGE

Out of high school, Burgess was recruited by several high-profile programs, and he eventually narrowed the choices to Duke and Brigham Young University.

After consideration, he signed with the Blue Devils.

Burgess' decision to attend Duke rather than BYU prompted a controversial series of comments from Cougar head coach Roger Reid, who accused Burgess of letting down his religion by turning down the offer from BYU.

As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Burgess was anticipated by many in the community to sign with BYU, which is owned and operated by that faith.

In a twist of fate, Burgess would eventually end up at BYU as a assistant coach, his current job.

AWARDS

- 1x All-NBL First Team
- 1x All-NBL Third Team
- 1x NBL Leading Rebounder
- McDonald's All-American (1997)

COACHING HISTORY

Following the 2019 season, Burgess followed UVU head coach Mark Pope to BYU and is now the current assistant coach for the Brigham Young Cougars men's basketball team.

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