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American professional basketball player

Joel Burns (born February 27, 1975) is a retired American-British professional basketball player.

Career

The 6'2" guard from Wisconsin attended Western Michigan University, scoring a total of 1225 points over his four years (1993-1997). With 181 three-point field goals made, Burns ended his NCAA career as the school’s all-time leader in this category, before being surpassed by Ben Reed in the early 2000s.

He signed for the Watford Royals in 1997. Burns, who holds also British citizenship, spent the large part of his playing career in the British Basketball League (BBL) and had a short stint with German side Braunschweig. Known as a sharp shooter, he had a runner-up finish with Derby Storm in the 1998-99 BBL Trophy competition and with the Edinburgh Rocks in the 1999-00 BBL championship.

Burns retired from professional basketball in January 2009.

Career history

References

  1. "RIDERS TOO STRONG FOR BEARS". SportingLife. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  2. Taylor, Richard (13 January 2007). "Basketball: Bonds leads the Sheffield line to hold back Raiders -". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  3. "Men's Basketball Records: Career Records". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Fact File: Joel Burns". www.britball.com. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Rocks back in for Huntley". BBC. 19 September 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Joel Burns Hangs Up His Boots". mikeshaft.com. Retrieved 1 November 2024.


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