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Steve Burtt
Personal information
Born (1962-11-05) November 5, 1962 (age 62)
New York City, New York, U.S.
High school Charles Evans Hughes
(New York City, New York)
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College Iona (1980–1984)
NBA Draft 1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 30th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Pro career 1984–2000
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
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)
  • 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)

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

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.

..... 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. 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.

See also

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