Alec Burks

Alec Burks

No. 10 – Utah Jazz
Position	Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	July 20, 1991 Grandview, Missouri
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school	Grandview (Grandview, Missouri)
College	Colorado (2009–2011)
NBA draft	2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–present	Utah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Big 12 (2011) Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2010) Big 12 All-Rookie Team (2010)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Alec Burks (born July 20, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Utah Jazz as the 12th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft, but made his first pro start in his third year with the team. Burks primarily plays the shooting guard position.

He played for the Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team during his college years, and was most notably the school's first-ever Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year in 2010. As a sophomore, Burks was statistically the eighteenth-best scorer in the Division I. With Colorado, he missed only a single college game. Burks also gained national attention following his nomination to the Big-12 First Team in second season with the Buffaloes. He entered the 2011 NBA draft shortly after his sophomore year, projected to be a first-round draft pick despite playing just two seasons at Colorado.

High school career

Burks attended Grandview High School, where in 2009 he was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Missouri. As a senior, he averaged 23.0 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He was also named the Kansas City Star and Metro Sports Player of the Year during his senior year.^[1]

Prior to his senior year of high school, Burks signed with Colorado during the November 2008 signing period.^[1]

Considered a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Burks was listed as the No. 49 shooting guard and the No. 196 player in the nation in 2009.^[2]

College career

In his freshman year at Colorado, Burks was awarded the 2010 Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year, while also being named in the Big 12 All-Rookie team.^[1]

In his sophomore year, he was named in the All-Big 12 first team.^[1]

In April 2011, Burks decided to forgo his two remaining eligible college years to enter the NBA draft.

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Colorado	30	30	30.2	.538	.352	.772	5.0	1.8	1.2	0.4	17.1
2010–11	Colorado	38	37	31.4	.469	.292	.825	6.5	2.9	1.1	0.3	20.5

Professional career

Utah Jazz (2011–present)

Burks was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz.^[3] On December 9, 2011, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Jazz.^[4] In his rookie season, he averaged 7.2 points in 15.9 minutes per game. The Jazz made the 2012 playoffs as the eighth seed, but they were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round.

On October 25, 2012, the Jazz exercised their third-year team option on Burks' rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2013–14 season.^[5] On October 29, 2013, the Jazz exercised their fourth-year team option on Burks' rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2014–15 season.^[6] On January 13, 2014, he scored a career-high 34 points in a 118–103 win over the Denver Nuggets.^[7]

On October 31, 2014, Burks signed a four-year, $42 million contract extension with the Jazz.^[8][9] On December 30, 2014, he was ruled out for the rest of the 2014–15 season due to a shoulder injury.^[10]

On December 27, 2015, Burks was ruled out for six weeks with an ankle fracture.^[11] Two days later, he elected to undergo surgery on his fractured left fibula.^[12] On April 8, 2016, he returned to action for the first time after missing 50 games with the injury. In 13 minutes off the bench, he scored 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting in a 102–99 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.^[13]

On November 1, 2016, Burks was ruled out indefinitely after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure to debride his left ankle.^[14]

NBA career statistics

Legend
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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011–12	Utah	59	0	15.9	.429	.333	.727	2.2	.9	.5	.1	7.2
2012–13	Utah	64	0	17.8	.420	.359	.713	2.3	1.4	.5	.2	7.0
2013–14	Utah	78	12	28.1	.457	.350	.748	3.3	2.7	.9	.2	14.0
2014–15	Utah	27	27	33.3	.403	.382	.822	4.2	3.0	.6	.2	13.9
2015–16	Utah	31	3	25.7	.410	.405	.752	3.5	2.0	.6	.1	13.3
Career		259	42	23.0	.432	.365	.751	2.9	1.9	.6	.2	10.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012	Utah	4	0	15.8	.250	.000	.857	2.8	.8	.5	.0	6.5
Career		4	0	15.8	.250	.000	.857	2.8	.8	.5	.0	6.5

Personal life

Burks is the son of Steve and Dina Burks. He also has an older brother, Steve Jr.^[1]

References

1. "Alec Burks Bio". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
2. Alec Burks Recruiting Profile
3. Jazz Selects Enes Kanter and Alec Burks in 2011 NBA Draft
4. Jazz Signs 2011 Lottery Picks
5. Jazz Exercises Team Options on Four Players
6. Jazz Exercises Team Options on Burks and Kanter
7. Notebook: Jazz 118, Nuggets 103
8. Jazz Sign Alec Burks to Multi-Year Contract Extension
9. Alec Burks gets 4-year extension
10. Alec Burks Injury Update – December 30, 2014
11. Sources: Jazz's Alec Burks sidelined at least six weeks
12. Sources: Jazz's Alec Burks to have surgery on fractured fibula
13. Crawford scores 30, including winner to lead Clippers
14. Alec Burks Injury Update

External links

• NBA.com Profile