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Jordan Burks
Name
Jordan Burks
Position
Forward
Class
FR
Hometown (Last School)
Decatur, AL (Overtime Elite)
Ht
6'9"
Wt
190
Seasons
2023-24
Birthday
August 11, 2004

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 11 … Mother is Vicki Burks … Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as scoring 40 or more in three straight games … His most prized possession is his Bible … His mom is his life’s greatest influence … Favorite food is wings (flats) … Favorite TV show is Ghost … Has to listen to music before he plays … Dunked for the first time in eighth grade … Anthony Davis is his favorite former Wildcat … Chose Kentucky over Ole Miss, Oregon State and Georgia Tech.

HIGH SCHOOL
An explosive scorer at Overtime Elite and led the league with 27.1 points per game in 2022-23 … Also contributed 7.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game … Scored 20 or more points in all but one game and had a season-high of 42 against OTE competition … Suited up for Hillcrest Prep with Overtime Elite and connected on 46.7% of his field-goal attempts, 26.7% from 3-point range and 67% from the charity stripe … Began his high school career at Heritage Christian in his hometown and also suited up for Southern California Academy (California) before his move to OTE … A consensus three-star prospect.

Burks entered the transfer portal on April 19, 2024.

 

College Statistics:

NCAA

SeasonTeamMINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAORDRPFASTTOBLKSTLPTSGMPGFG%FT%3P%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kentucky1401525255992424554337207.060.0055.5640.001.70.30.20.21.9
Total-1401525255992424554337207.060.0055.5640.001.70.30.20.21.9

Career Totals

SeasonMINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAORDRPFASTTOBLKSTLPTSGMPGFG%FT%3P%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023-241401525255992424554337207.060.0055.5640.001.70.30.20.21.9
Total1401525255992424554337207.060.0055.5640.001.70.30.20.21.9

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 19, 1966, in one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, top-ranked UK, featuring “Rupp’s Runts,” loses in the NCAA Championship game, 72-65, to Texas Western.

 

On March 19, 1966, Pat Riley joined the 1,000-point club.  He did it in 54 games.

 

On March 19, 1989, in the wake of an NCAA investigation, Eddie Sutton resigns as UK basketball coach.

 

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