UC Santa Barbara
2015-2016 (Updated Mar. 4, 2016)
After playing 20 total minutes in the first three games of the season, Burks suffered a broken hand just before the team’s trip to South Dakota State and Vermont and has not played since...Is not expected to return until, at the earliest, March...Missed his only shot, a three-point attempt..Has played at least five minutes in each of the three games, including a season-high nine in the opener at Omaha...A shoulder injury caused him to miss much of the preseason.
2014-2015
Burks played in two games before redshirting his first year at UCSB...Made 1-of-2 three-point attempts in his brief playing time...
High School
As a senior at Arbor View High School, Burks averaged 23.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game...A two-time First Team All-Nevada selection, he was also named Northwest League MVP twice...Led Arbor View to consecutive Northwest League championships...1As a senior, he scored 30 or more points eight times, including a school record 42 in an overtime win over Sierra Vista HS...Made 52% of his field goal attempts...Led his team to a 22-3 record and the Sunset Region Semifinals...Hit 30 three-point baskets and shot 33% from outside the arc...Made as many as four three-pointers in a game, doing so against Spring Valley HS...Made 149 free throws as a senior...Averaged 21.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game as a junior...Burks was the only junior on the All-Nevada State team in 2013...Burks averaged 14.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per contest as a sophomore...In his career, he averaged 20.0 points and 6.6 boards per game...Coached by Kyle Hageness.
Personal
Justin D'andré Burks was born January 15, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nev....The son of Jerome and Katheryn Burks...Aspires to become an athletic trainer or professional basketball player...Nicknamed JB...Played varsity football as a freshman in high school...Favorite sports team is the Oklahoma City Thunder...Favorite athletes are LeBron James, Paul George, Kevin Durrant and Lance Stephenson...Favorite movies are Rember the Titans and Training Day...Burks' favorite television shows include Adventure Time and Regular Show...Undeclared major.
