Dominez Burnett

Dominez Burnett
Burnett in action with Pardubice
Personal information
Born (1992-10-28) October 28, 1992 (age 32)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
High schoolNorthwestern (Flint, Michigan)
CollegeDavenport (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2016–2018Pardubice
2018Ventspils
2018–2019Universo Treviso
2019–2020Tsmoki-Minsk
2021MZT Skopje
2021BK JIP Pardubice
2021–2022JA Vichy Basket
2022–2023Ironi Nahariya
Career highlights and awards

Dominez Burnett (born October 28, 1992) is an American professional basketball player from Flint, Michigan. Burnett last played for Ironi Nahariya. In 2016, Burnett was named the Bevo Francis National Small College Basketball Player of the Year.[1][2] Prior to that, in 2015, Burnett was named the NABC NAIA Division II Player of the Year, while playing for Davenport University.

Professional career

Burnett started his professional career in 2016 with BK Pardubice and as a rookie lead his team in scoring. He also was the fifth leading scorer in the FIBA Europe Cup.[3] Burnett shot 58% from the field as a rookie in FIBA and resigned with BK Pardubice for the 2017–18 season.[4]

On January 14, 2018, after leading the Czech Basketball League in scoring, Burnett was bought out his contract and joined BK Ventspils of the Latvian Basketball League where he won a Latvian Championship in the 2017–18 season.[5] Burnett won the Italian Serie A2 cup and the Italian Serie A2 Championship with Universo Treviso on June 17, 2019.

On August 7, 2019, Burnett signed with Tsmoki-Minsk of the VTB United League.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Burnett Named Bevo Francis Small College Player of the Year". 25 April 2016.
  2. ^ "SmallCollegeBasketball.com".
  3. ^ "2016–17 FIBA Profile Dominez Burnett".
  4. ^ "Dominez Burnett Resigns with BK Pardubice"."Burnett Named Top Performer".
  5. ^ "Dominez Burnett signs with BK Ventspils, agent says".
  6. ^ "Tsmoki-Minsk announces Dominez Burnett". Sportando. August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.