Steve Burtt Jr.

Steven Dwayne Burtt Jr. (Ukrainian: Стівен Буртт; born March 7, 1984) is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball player for Budivelnyk of the Ukrainian Basketball Super League. After four years at Iona, Burtt entered the 2006 NBA draft but was not selected.

Steve Burtt Jr.
Budivelnyk
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueUkrainian Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born (1984-03-07) March 7, 1984
New York City, New York
NationalityUkrainian / American
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolRice (New York City, New York)
CollegeIona (2002–2006)
NBA draft2006 / Undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006Northeast Pennsylvania Breakers
2006–2007Olympiada Patron
2007Benfica
2007Ignis Novara
2007–2009Ironi Ashkelon
2009ViveMenorca
2009Apollon Limassol
2010Ferro-ZNTU
2010–2012BC Dnipro
2012–2013Tofaş Bursa
2013Avtodor Saratov
2013–2014Spartak Saint Petersburg
2014Stelmet Zielona Góra
2014–2015Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
2015Atléticos de San Germán
2015–2016Byblos Club
2016Guizhou White Tigers
2017Apollon Patras
2017Sagesse
2017Caciques de Humacao
2017–2018Sanat Naft Abadan
2018Faros Larissas
2018–2019Rethymno Cretan Kings
2019–2020Ionikos Nikaias
2020Gimnasia y Esgrima
2020–presentBudivelnyk
Career highlights and awards

High school career

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

College career

As of April 2015 Burtt is Iona’s second all-time leader in scoring with 2,034 points, behind his father Steve Burtt Sr..[1] 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.[2] In 2012, he was inducted in Iona basketball Hall of Fame.[1] Burtt was named first team All-MAAC in 2006, second team All-MAAC in 2005 and third team All-MAAC (2004).[3]

Professional career

On March 5, 2009, Burtt signed with Vive Menorca of Spain.[4] On April 28, 2009, he was released by Menorca.[5]

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.[6]

In August 2010, he signed with BC Dnipro of Ukraine.[7] In July 2011, he re-signed with Dnipro for one more season.[8]

In July 2012, he signed a 1+1 contract with Tofaş of Turkey.[9] In January 2013, he parted ways with Tofaş.[10] In March 2013, he moved to Russia and signed with Avtodor Saratov for the rest of the season.[11]

On September 26, 2013, he signed with Spartak Saint Petersburg of Russia for the 2013–14 season.[12]

On July 31, 2014, Burtt signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra of Poland.[13] On December 5, 2014, he left Zielona Góra and signed a two-year deal with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of Spain.[14] On April 13, 2015, he left Fuenlabrada and signed with Atléticos de San Germán of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[15]

On August 21, 2015, he signed with Byblos Club of Lebanon.[16] In May 2016, he signed in China with the Guizhou White Tigers for the 2016 NBL season.[17]

On February 10, 2017, Burtt signed with the Greek club Apollon Patras.[18] On March 31, 2018, Burtt moved to Faros Larissas, after stints in Lebanon, Puerto Rico and Iran.[19] On May 10, 2018 Burtt signed with Ionikos Nikaias B.C.,[20] but the deal never came through. On September 26, 2018, he joined another Greek team, the Rethymno Cretan Kings.[21]

On October 28, 2020, Burtt signed with Budivelnyk of the Ukrainian Basketball Super League.[22]

National team career

In 2011, Burtt acquired Ukrainian citizenship[23] and represented the senior Ukrainian national team at EuroBasket 2011.[24]

The Basketball Tournament

Steve Burtt played for Gael Nation in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In two games, he averaged 16.5 points, 2.5 assists, and 2 rebounds per game. Gael Nation reached the second round before falling to Armored Athlete.

Personal life

Burtt is the son of former Iona College and NBA player Steve Burtt Sr.[25] He received a degree from Iona in Marketing.[1]

References
  1. "Steve Burtt Hall of Fame Bio". Iona College. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. "The Best Father-Son Duos In College Hoops History". Campus Insiders. June 15, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. "Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards". MAAC. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. "Steve Burtt is the second arrival in ViveMenorca".
  5. "ViveMenorca, Nemeth to replace Burtt".
  6. "Ferro-ZNTU inks scoring machine Steve Burtt".
  7. "Ukrainian Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  8. "Dnipro re-signs with Steve Burtt".
  9. "Steven Burtt inks with Tofas Sport Club". Archived from the original on September 6, 2014.
  10. Burtt leaves Tofas Bursa
  11. Steven Burtt to Avtodor Saratov
  12. "SPARTAK ST. PETERSBURG lands Burtt - Eurocup 2013-14 - Welcome to Eurocup". web.archive.org. February 21, 2014.
  13. "Stelmet Zielona Gora lands scoring ace Burtt Jr". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL.
  14. Steven Burtt, puntos y asistencias para el Montakit Fuenlabrada; ACB.com, 5 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  15. "Steve Burtt signs with Atleticos de San German".
  16. "Steven Burtt signs in Lebanon with Byblos".
  17. "Chinese Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC.
  18. "Apollon Patras inks Steve Burtt jr".
  19. "Greek Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  20. "Η βόμβα της χρονιάς στο ελληνικό μπάσκετ: Στον Ιωνικό Νικαίας ο Στιβ Μπαρτ!". Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  21. News, Latest Basketball (September 27, 2018). "Steven Burtt added by Rethymno".
  22. "Steve Burtt signs with Budivelnyk".
  23. "European Championships Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  24. "Steven Burtt–Eurobasket 2011 Profile".
  25. "Steve Burtt finally joins father among Iona champions". ESPN.com.
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