No. 2–New York Liberty | |
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Position | Guard |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Burbank, California | February 14, 1997
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Sierra Canyon School (Chatsworth, California) |
College | UCLA (2015–2019) |
WNBA draft | 2019: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick |
Selected by the Dallas Wings | |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019-2020 | Indiana Fever |
2021 | Seattle Storm |
2022 | Washington Mystics |
2024–present | New York Liberty |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kennedy Valentine Burke (born February 14, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by the Dallas Wings in the 2019 WNBA draft, and has played for the Indiana Fever, Seattle Storm, and the Washington Mystics in the WNBA.
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]
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]
Source [4]
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 |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Indiana | 31 | 7 | 13.6 | .385 | .350 | .705 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
2020 | Indiana | 22 | 11 | 18.3 | .449 | .313 | .714 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
2021 | Seattle | 23 | 0 | 7.7 | .446 | .333 | .625 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
2022 | Washington | 16 | 4 | 13.9 | .446 | .344 | .588 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
Career | 4 years, 3 teams | 92 | 22 | 13.3 | .428 | .333 | .681 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.9 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Seattle | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
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