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Steve Burtt Jr.

Steven Burtt Jr.
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Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1984-03-07) March 7, 1984 (age 34)
New York City, New York
Nationality Ukrainian / American
Listed height 6 ft 2 14 in (1.89 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Rice (New York City, New York)
College Iona (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006 / Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006 Northeast Pennsylvania Breakers
2006–2007 Olympiada Patron
2007 Benfica
2007 Ignis Novara
2007–2009 Ironi Ashkelon
2009 ViveMenorca
2009 Apollon Limassol
2010 Ferro-ZNTU
2010–2012 BC Dnipro
2012–2013 Tofaş Bursa
2013 Avtodor Saratov
2013–2014 Spartak Saint Petersburg
2014 Stelmet Zielona Góra
2014–2015 Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
2015 Atléticos de San Germán
2015–2016 Byblos Club
2016 Guizhou Senhang
2017 Apollon Patras
2017 Sagesse
2017 Caciques de Humacao
2017–2018 Sanat Naft Abadan
2018 Faros Larissas
Career highlights and awards
  • Lebanese Cup Winner (2016)
  • Lebanese SuperCup Winner (2016)
  • Ukrainian Cup winner (2010–2011)
  • Ukrainian League All-Star (2010)
  • First-team All-MAAC (2006)
  • Second-team All-MAAC (2005)
  • Third-team All-MAAC (2004)

Steven Dwayne Burtt Jr. (Ukrainian: Стівен Буртт; born March 7, 1984) is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball player. After four years at Iona, Burtt entered the 2006 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

Burtt Jr. played high school basketball at Rice High School, in New York City, New York.

As of April 2015 Burtt Jr. is Iona’s second all-time leader in scoring with 2,034 points, behind his father Steve Burtt Sr.. They are one of just two father-son duos to score 2,000 points each in NCAA Division I basketball, the other being Dell Curry and Steph Curry. In 2012, he was inducted in Iona basketball Hall of Fame. Burtt Jr. was named first team All-MAAC in 2006, second team All-MAAC in 2005 and third team All-MAAC (2004).

On March 5, 2009, Burtt signed with Vive Menorca of Spain. On April 28, 2009, he was released by Menorca.

In the summer of 2009, he signed with Apollon Limassol of Cyprus. In January 2010, he moved to Ukraine and signed with BC Ferro-ZNTU for the remainder of the season.

In August 2010, he signed with BC Dnipro of Ukraine. In July 2011, he re-signed with Dnipro for one more season.


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