Nimari Burnett

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Nimari Burnett
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Burnett at the Nike EYBL in 2019
No. 4–Michigan Wolverines
Position Shooting guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-12-20) December 20, 2001 (age 22)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA Under-18 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Mongolia Team

Nimari Keith Burnett (born December 20, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Alabama Crimson Tide.

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Early life and high school career

Burnett played basketball for the eighth grade team at Beasley Elementary for three years and won a city championship. [1] [2] In his freshman season, he played for Morgan Park High School in Chicago and was teammates with junior Ayo Dosunmu. [3] Burnett helped his team win the Class 3A state title, scoring 20 points in the championship. [4] He earned MaxPreps Freshman All-American second team honors. [5]

Entering his sophomore year, after initially enrolling at San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno, California, Burnett transferred to Prolific Prep, a national program based in Napa, California and began attending Napa Christian Campus of Education. [6] [7] He missed five weeks of his sophomore season with a broken hand. [8] On April 14, 2019, Burnett won a gold medal with Attack at the USA 3x3 Under-18 Championship. [9] As a senior, he averaged 25.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game for Prolific Prep. [10] Burnett was named Finals MVP of the Grind Session World Championship after scoring 37 points in a win over Our Saviour Lutheran School in the title game. [11] He was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic, but both games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]

Recruiting

On November 12, 2019, Burnett committed to play college basketball for Texas Tech over offers from Alabama, Oregon and Michigan, among others. He became the highest-ranked recruit in program history. Burnett explained, "I chose Texas Tech because of the winning culture of the program and the coaching staff. It felt like a big family." [13]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Nimari Burnett
SG 		Chicago, IL Prolific Prep (CA)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)Nov 12, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 5 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 39   247Sports: 38   ESPN: 22
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Texas Tech 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  • "2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

College career

Texas Tech

On December 6, 2020, Burnett recorded a freshman season-high 12 points and six steals in an 81–40 win over Grambling State. [14] On January 7, 2021, he left Texas Tech due to personal reasons. As a freshman, Burnett came off the bench, averaging 5.3 points and 1.8 rebounds through 12 games. [15]

Alabama

On April 8, 2021, Burnett announced that he had committed to Alabama. [16] He was ruled out for the season on September 8, after undergoing right knee surgery. [17]

Michigan

On March 30, 2023, Burnett announced he would be transferring to the University of Michigan. In 2023, he set career highs in every major statistical category with the exception of free throw percentage, steals and blocks per game. He averaged 9.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists, while shooting 40% from the field and 35% from three point territory. On April 30, 2024 Burnett officially announced he would be staying in Ann Arbor for his final collegiate season under new coach Dusty May. [18]

National team career

In 2019, Burnett helped the United States win its first gold medal at the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He accumulated 40 points, the fifth-most in the tournament. [19] He also won silver medal at the dunk contest. [20]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Texas Tech 12017.7.280.174.8891.8.91.4.55.3
2021–22 Alabama Did not play (injury)
2022–23 Alabama 27914.7.368.321.7802.0.7.4.15.6
2023–24 Michigan 323231.3.399.347.7214.12.4.9.49.6
Career714122.7.377.323.7832.91.5.8.37.3

Personal life

Burnett's mother Nikki Burnett opened a dollar store and became a real estate broker by the age of 25. Nikki created basketball apparel clothing lines BasketballMom and HoopLegend Apparel. She also helped start the Lifetime reality show Bringing Up Ballers, which follows the lives of several Chicago-based entrepreneur mothers whose children are talented basketball players. Burnett is one of the players featured in the show. [21]

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References

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  5. ↑ "2016-17 MaxPreps Boys Basketball Freshman All-American Team". MaxPreps. April 18, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
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  15. ↑ "Texas Tech Nimari Burnett opts out of basketball season". The Athletic . January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Texas Tech transfer Nimari Burnett chooses Alabama basketball". Tuscaloosanews.com. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Alabama's Nimari Burnett to miss season after knee surgery". ESPN . September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Nimari Burnett to Return for 2024-25 Season". UM Hoops.
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  20. ↑ "History". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  21. ↑ Monique, Porsha (April 23, 2017). "Nikki B. of Lifetime reality series 'Bringing up Ballers' talks NBA prodigy son". Rolling Out. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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