Steve Burtt Sr.

Steve Burtt
Personal information
Born	November 5, 1962 (age 62); New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Charles Evans Hughes; (New York City, New York)
College	Iona (1980–1984)
NBA draft	1984: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
	Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career	1984–2000
Position	Point guard
Number	15
Career history
1984–1985	Golden State Warriors
1985–1986	Westchester Golden Apples
1985	Connecticut Colonials
1985–1986	Albany Patroons
1987	Jersey Jammers
1987	Long Island Knights
1987–1988	Savannah Spirits
1987–1988	Los Angeles Clippers
1988–1989	Gravelines
1989–1990	Albany Patroons
1990–1991	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1991	Halifax Windjammers
1991	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1991–1992	Phoenix Suns
1992	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1992	Iraklis Thessaloniki
1992–1993	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1992–1993	Washington Bullets
1993	Westchester Stallions
1993–1994	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
1994–1995	Illycaffé Trieste
1995–1996	Reyer Venezia Mestre
1996–1997	Genertel Trieste
1997	Long Island Surf
1997–1998	Casetti Imola
1998–1999	Scandone Avellino
1999–2000	Banco Sardegna Sassari
Career highlights and awards
	Italian League Top Scorer (1997); Italian All-Star Game 3-Point Contest Champion (1998); 2× MAAC champion (1983, 1984); 2× MAAC Tournament Champion (1982, 1984); 2× MAAC Player of the Year (1983, 1984); MAAC Leading Scorer (1982); 3× First-team All-MAAC (1982–1984); MAAC Conference Tournament MVP (1984); MAAC Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team (1983, 1984); Haggerty Award (1984); Great Alaska Shootout MVP (1981); 3× AP Honorable Mention All-American (1982, 1983, 1984); Iona Gales Athletics Hall of Fame (1992);
Career NBA statistics
Points	584 (5.6 ppg)
Rebounds	92 (0.9 rpg)
Blocks	123 (1.2 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Steven Dwayne Burtt (born November 5, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'2" point guard played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) sporadically from 1984 until 1993. He also had an established playing career overseas. Born in New York City, Burtt played high school basketball for Charles Evans Hughes before enrolling at Iona to play for the Gaels. Burtt now teaches at Bronx Collegiate Academy (Bronx, New York).

College career

In his 4 seasons with Iona, Burtt played in 121 games, averaging 20.9 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game and 1.7 steals per game.^[1] He is the all-time leader of Iona in total points scored for the school with 2,534.^[2] He also has several other school records, including career field goals made, field goals attempted, and season field goals made.^[2] Burtt also held the single-season scoring record with 732, a record broken in 2006 by his son, Steve Burtt Jr.^[2] During his college career he was a three time All-MAAC first team (1982–1984) member and twice All-MAAC Player of the Year (1983–1984).^[3] 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.^[4]

Professional career

Burtt was selected 30th overall in the 1984 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. In his rookie season injuries shortened his playing to 47 games, averaging 4.2 points per game on .383 shooting.^[5]^[6]

He played professionally in Greece in 1992 before being banned for life from its basketball league for drug violations, consisting of cocaine and hashish found in his luggage returning from a visit to the US.^[7] In Italy Burtt changed teams annually in Serie A and, in a timespan of six years, he contested in 155 games averaging 28.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.^[8] In 2007, Burtt was named by Maccabi Rishon LeZion B.C. as the "Best Foreigner Player" of the last 20 years.

Personal life

Burtt is the father of former Iona College basketball player Steve Burtt Jr., who shares his name, and played for the senior Ukraine national team.^[9]

References

^ "Steve Burtt stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Iona Men's basketball record book" (PDF). Iona College. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
^ "Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards". MAAC. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "The Best Father-Son Duos In College Hoops History". Campus Insiders. June 15, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "Steve Burtt NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "NBA Journeyman, Steve Burtt, 34, Banned in Greece, Now Stars in Italy". St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO). December 29, 1996. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Former Iona Player Faces Drug Charges
^ "Steve Burtt #15" (in Italian). Lega Basket Serie A. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "Biography". steveburtt.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

External links

College & NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com
"Burtt Banned in Greece" @ nytimes.com, published December 1, 1992
"Burtt Has Place to Play" @ nytimes.com, published January 1, 1993
Steve Burtt @ Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian)

[1] "Steve Burtt stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

[ionarecords-2] "Iona Men's basketball record book" (PDF). Iona College. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

[3] "Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards". MAAC. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

[4] "The Best Father-Son Duos In College Hoops History". Campus Insiders. June 15, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

[5] "Steve Burtt NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

[6] "NBA Journeyman, Steve Burtt, 34, Banned in Greece, Now Stars in Italy". St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO). December 29, 1996. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

[7] SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Former Iona Player Faces Drug Charges

[8] "Steve Burtt #15" (in Italian). Lega Basket Serie A. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

[9] "Biography". steveburtt.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

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