Dominez Burnett

Dominez Burnett (born October 28, 1992) is an American professional basketball player from Flint, Michigan. Burnett currently plays for Tsmoki-Minsk of the VTB United League. 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.

Dominez Burnett
Burnett in action with Pardubice
No. 2 – Tsmoki-Minsk
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueVTB United League
Personal information
Born (1992-10-28) October 28, 1992
Flint, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorthwestern (Flint, Michigan)
CollegeDavenport (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018Pardubice
2018Ventspils
2018–2019Universo Treviso
2019–presentTsmoki-Minsk
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Burnett started his professional basketball career in 2016 with BK Pardubice and as a rookie lead his professional team in scoring. As a rookie, Burnett was the fifth leading scorer in one of the three high ranking leagues in European basketball outside of the NBA, the FIBA Europe Cup.[3] Burnett shot 58% from the field as a rookie in FIBA and as a result he 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, he has signed with Tsmoki-Minsk of the VTB United League.[6]

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References
  1. "Burnett Named Bevo Francis Small College Player of the Year".
  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.
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