Pat Burke

Pat Burke
Personal information
Born	December 14, 1973 (age 51); Tullamore, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Mariner (Cape Coral, Florida)
College	Auburn (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997: undrafted
Playing career	1997–2009
Position	Center
Career history
1997–1998	TAU Cerámica
1998–2001	Panathinaikos
2001–2002	Maroussi
2002–2003	Orlando Magic
2003–2004	Gran Canaria
2004–2005	Real Madrid
2005–2007	Phoenix Suns
2007–2008	Khimki BC
2008–2009	Asseco Prokom Sopot
Career highlights and awards
	EuroLeague champion (2000); 3x GBL champion (1999–2001); Liga ACB champion (2005); Russian Cup winner (2008); PLK champion (2009);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Patrick John Burke (born December 14, 1973) is an Irish former professional basketball player. Burke and his family moved from Tullamore in Ireland, to Cleveland, Ohio in the United States when he was three years old.^[1] He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for three seasons between 2002 and 2007, for the Orlando Magic and the Phoenix Suns. To date, he is the only Irishman to have played in the NBA. He also played in Europe, mainly in Greece and Spain, before ending his career with Asseco Prokom Sopot. He was a co-captain of the senior Ireland national team and also represented his country at the World University Games.

Early life

Burke played high school basketball at Mariner High School in Cape Coral, Florida. He played college basketball at Auburn University with the Auburn Tigers from 1993 to 1997.

Professional career

NBA

After not being drafted out of Auburn University in 1997, Burke became the first Irish-born player in NBA history when he signed a contract with the Orlando Magic in 2002.^[2] He played in 62 games with them, averaging 4.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. He did not play in the NBA during the 2003–04 NBA season, or the 2004–05 NBA season. In his return to the NBA, he played for the Phoenix Suns for two seasons. He was also in training camp with the Golden State Warriors in 2007 before being released.

Europe

Burke was a EuroLeague champion with Panathinaikos in the 1999–00 season and he also helped the "Greens" to win three consecutive Greek League titles from 1999 to 2001. In Europe, he also played with the Spanish clubs Tau Ceramica, Gran Canaria and Real Madrid, and with Maroussi in Greece. He helped Real to the final of the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) in 2004 and to the Spanish League title in 2005.

In November 2007, Burke signed with Russian club Khimki^[3] and helped the team win their first Russian Cup title. Burke averaged 8.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in 211 career games played over all of the different European leagues that he competed in. In 2008, he moved to the Polish club Asseco Prokom Sopot^[4] and he helped the team to win the league's title.

NBA Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Orlando	62	8	12.6	.382	.143	.690	2.4	.4	.3	.4	4.3
2005–06	Phoenix	42	0	8.2	.496	.286	.619	1.7	.4	.1	.3	3.4
2006–07	Phoenix	23	0	7.1	.354	.273	.615	2.0	.2	.1	.1	2.6
Career		127	8	10.2	.408	.250	.663	2.1	.3	.2	.3	3.7

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003	Orlando	6	7.2	.600	-	.833	1.8	.2	.2	-	2.8
2006	Phoenix	3	2.3	.500	.500	.000	.7	-	-	.3	1.7
2007	Phoenix	3	2.3	.500	-	-	.3	-	-	.3	.7
Career		12	4.8	.563	.500	.714	1.3	.1	.1	.2	2.0

EuroLeague

Regular Season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1997–98	TAU Cerámica	34	-	24.9	.616	-	.700	6.4	.4	1.2	1.2	9.6
2001–02	Maroussi Telestet	26	-	31.0	.577	.000	.704	9.8	1.2	1.0	.7	14.4
2003–04	Auna Gran Canaria	20	-	20.4	.509	.395	.727	5.4	.3	.7	.6	10.8
2003–04	Real Madrid	13	-	22.9	.531	.500	.571	5.2	.5	.7	.2	7.7
2004–05	Real Madrid	31	-	19.0	.515	.600	.674	4.4	.5	.5	.7	7.6
Career		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1997–98	TAU Cerámica	8	-	22.9	.517	-	.667	6.6	.4	1.1	-	9.5
1998–99	Panathinaikos	15	-	12.3	.587	.000	.538	1.3	.4	.4	-	4.1
1999–2000	Panathinaikos	21	-	17.3	.632	-	.605	4.3	.5	.5	.1	6.3
2000–01	Panathinaikos	16	-	12.0	.635	-	.696	3.2	.9	.6	.3	6.0
2001–02	Maroussi Telestet	14	-	29.0	.537	-	.722	9.2	1.1	.9	1.1	14.2
2003–04	Real Madrid	7	-	25.0	.551	.111	.667	6.7	.4	.9	.6	9.0
2004–05	Real Madrid	19	-	17.1	.510	.000	.680	4.4	.4	.5	.3	6.5
2007–08	Khimki	11	-	12.1	.350	.000	.875	2.5	.3	.3	.3	3.8
2008-09	Asseco Prokom Sopot	15	-	23.9	.508	.273	.694	6.9	.6	.5	.5	10.7
Career		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1993–94	Auburn	28	0	13.9	.480	-	.500	2.9	.5	.1	.9	4.0
1994–95	Auburn	29	15	22.1	.532	.333	.642	4.8	1.0	.9	1.0	9.0
1995-96	Auburn	32	31	28.1	.481	.241	.649	8.7	.9	.5	1.4	11.0
1996-97	Auburn	31	25	25.6	.474	.154	.645	7.0	.7	.9	1.1	11.0
Career		120	71	22.7	.491	.222	.631	6.0	.8	.6	1.1	8.9

References

^ Dublin boy Burke waits journey's next stop
^ "'Would it shock you if I said I don't watch the NBA finals?' – Ireland's only NBA player Pat Burke". Irish Independent. May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
^ BC Khimki signed Pat Burke
^ Prokom inks veteran center Burke

External links

[1] Dublin boy Burke waits journey's next stop

[2] "'Would it shock you if I said I don't watch the NBA finals?' – Ireland's only NBA player Pat Burke". Irish Independent. May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.

[3] BC Khimki signed Pat Burke

[4] Prokom inks veteran center Burke

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