2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kennedy Burke
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Sierra Canyon School
- Hometown:
- Northridge, Calif.
2018-19:
Started in all 34 games she appeared in … Finished second on the team in scoring with 15.4 points per game … Led the Bruins in steals (2.03 SPG) and field goal percentage (48.8) … Made 199 of her 408 field goal attempts … Finished third on the squad in rebounding (6.2) … Dished out 79 assists on the year, finishing third on the team … Tallied 31 blocks to rank second on UCLA … Scored a career-high 29 points to lead UCLA to a thrilling 74-69 victory over No. 2 Oregon, as the Bruins came from 22 down and handed the Ducks their first home loss of the season (Feb. 22) … In that win over Oregon, Burke shot 12-for-17, including 2-for-3 from downtown, in 38 minutes of action … Scored in double figures in all but four games … Compiled four double-doubles, including a 13-point, 13-rebound effort in UCLA’s season opener at Loyola Marymount (Nov. 6) … Scored in double figures in her final 16 games as a Bruin … Eclipsed the 20-point mark six times as a senior … Scored 27 points to go along with 10 rebounds vs. No. 6 Oregon in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament, shooting 9-for-17 and 3-for-5 from 3-point range (March 9) … Registered a 19-point, 11-rebound effort in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to help UCLA knock off No. 9 Maryland (March 25) … Had four or more steals in eight games, including four straight games with four in a stretch of Pac-12 games between Feb. 24-March 8 … Matched a career-high of five steals three times as a senior … Shot a perfect 7-for-7 from the field en route to a 15-point, five-rebound effort in a dominant 81-35 win over Cal Poly (Dec. 28) … With a two-block tally vs. Indiana on Dec. 2, Burke became just the fourth Bruin in program history to accumulate 1,000+ points, 500+ rebounds and 100+ blocks … 22nd player in program history with 500 career field goals … 18th player in program history to score at least 1,500 points … Was one of 20 players named to the 2018 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award watch list … Selected by the Dallas Wings as the 22nd overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. HONORS: All-Pac-12 Team Honorable Mention … Pac-12 All-Defensive Team. PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: 11th – Field Goals Made (199) … 6th – Field Goal Percentage (48.8) … 12th – Points (523) … 10th – Free Throw Percentage (73.2) … 13th – Points Per Game (15.4) … 3rd – Steals (69) … 4th – Steals Per Game (2.03). UCLA STATISTICAL RANKS: Career Charts: 18th – Scoring (1,513) … 5th – Games Played (138) … 8th – Three-Point Field Goals Made (106) … 6th – Three-Point Field Goal Attempts (356) … 3rd – Blocked Shots (123).
2017-18:
Kennedy Burke played in all 35 games, making 34 starts … scored at least one point in 34-of-35 games and in double figures in 25-of-35 … the only game she was held scoreless was in the 84-49 blowout win over Oregon State (Jan. 5) … she scored in double figures in a season-high six consecutive games (Nov. 10 through Nov. 25) … tallied at least one block in 22-of-35 games and at least one steal in 28-of-35 … scored a season-high 19 points and added five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals in the Bruins' 82-68 upset home win over #3 Baylor (Nov. 18) … was third on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg) and second on the squad in assists (78, 2.2 apg), steals (59, 1.7 spg) and blocks (30, 0.9 bpg) … was a stat sheet stuffer, recording at least one assist, one block and one steal in the same game in 16 outings on the year … led the team in rebounding three times and in scoring and assists once … had the second double-double of her career with 13 points, 13 rebounds with two assists, one block and one steal in the season-opening 129-69 win over San José State (Nov. 10) … scored 12 points and added eight rebounds, two blocks, one assist and a season-high-tying five steals in a loss at Oklahoma State (Dec. 8) … also scored 12 points and contributed three rebounds, five assists, one block and a season-high-tying five steals in the blowout win at Colorado (Jan. 15). HONORS: Named to the preseason watch list for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (top shooting guard in the country) and to the preseason watch list for the Cheryl Miller Award (top small forward) … named Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 by both the coaches and the media and also named Honorable Mention Pac-12 All-Defensive Team. PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: All Games: 6th - Steals (1.71 spg); 14th - Blocked Shots (1.09 bpg) and 26th - Scoring (10.6 ppg). Pac-12 Games: 6th - Steals (1.7 spg); 13th - Blocked Shots (0.8 bpg) and 14th - Field Goal Percentage (.449).
2016-17:
Burke played in all 34 games, making 29 starts … scored at least one point in 33-of-34 games and in double figures in 25-of-34 … tallied at least one block in 24-of-34 games and at least one steal in 30-of-34 … scored a season-high 23 points and added two rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in a home win over Southern (Nov. 18) … matched her season-high of 23 points and tallied nine rebounds, one block and one steal in a home win over USC (Jan. 22) … her 37 total blocks ranked 10th on UCLA’s single-season charts and 4th on the UCLA sophomore single-season list … was a stat sheet stuffer, recording at least one assist, one block and one steal in the same game in 15 outings on the year … led the team in scoring five times and in rebounding four times … had the first double-double of her career with 14 points, 10 rebounds with three blocks, three steals and one assist in the First Round NCAA Tournament win over Boise State (Mar. 18) … registered nine points, a career-high nine assists, five rebounds, two blocks and one steal in the Second Round NCAA Tournament win over Texas A&M (Mar. 20). HONORS: Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 by both the coaches and the media. PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: All Games: 7th - Steals (1.91 spg); 11th - Offensive Rebounds (2.24 orpg); 14th - Blocked Shots (1.09 bpg); 15th - Field Goal Percentage (.457) and 18th - Scoring (12.2 ppg). Pac-12 Games: 2nd - Steals (2.22 spg); 8th - Offensive Rebounds (2.56); 10th - Blocked Shots (1.28 bpg); 14th - Field Goal Percentage (.454); 15th - Scoring (12.9 ppg) and 19th - Rebounding (5.3 rpg). NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKS: 95th - Steals (65); 155th - Steals Per Game (1.91) and 216th - Blocked Shots Per Game (1.09).
2015-16:
Burke played in all 35 games her first season … scored in 32-of-35 games, including six double-digit performances in 35 outings ... recorded at least one assist in 20-of-35 games and tallied multiple assists in nine games … recorded at least one steal in 23-of-35 games and tallied multiple steals in 14 games … scored five points and added five rebounds and three steals in her collegiate debut in the win over St. John’s (Nov. 13) … added eight points and six rebounds in a loss to No. 2 South Carolina (Nov. 22) … had six points, six rebounds, three assists and a season-high four steals in a win over Louisiana Tech (Nov. 27) … registered a season-high 16 points and had five rebounds in an overtime loss to Notre Dame (Nov. 28) … has made a three-pointer in 5-of-7 games (none vs. Louisiana Tech, Nov. 27 or Michigan, Dec. 13) … scored five points and had a season-high seven rebounds and seven assists in the blowout win over UC Irvine (Dec. 16) … had 12 points, eight rebounds, two steals, one assist and one block in the blowout win at Sacramento State (Dec. 18) … had 10 points, four rebounds and two steals in the win at UC Riverside (Dec. 28) … had five points, a season-high four blocks, three rebounds and one assist in a win over USC (Dec. 30) … had four points, four rebounds, a season-high-tying four steals, three blocks and one assist in a win over Oregon (Jan. 2) … had five points, four rebounds, two blocks and a steal in a loss at USC (Jan. 10) … had five points, four rebounds, two steals, one block and one assist in a loss at Washington (Jan. 10) … had seven points, six rebounds, three steals and one assist in a blowout win over California (Jan. 22) … had four points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal in a blowout win over Stanford (Jan. 24) … had seven points and five rebounds to go with a career-high-tying four blocks in a win at Utah (Jan. 31) … had 10 points and six boards in a blowout win at Arizona (Feb. 7) … had six points, four boards, one steal and one assist in a win over Washington State (Feb. 12) … had 10 points and six rebounds in a blowout win over Arizona (Feb. 26) … had five points, four rebounds and one block in a Pac-12 Semifinal win over California (Mar. 5) … had 15 points and five rebounds on 6-for-7 shooting in the NCAA First Round win over Hawai’i (Mar. 19) … had 19 blocks and 19 steals in 18 Pac-12 games ... was 3rd on the team in blocks (25), 4th in assists (36), 4th in steals (44) and 6th in rebounds (3.7 rpg). HONORS: Was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team by the coaches.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Burke was a four-year letterwinner at Sierra Canyon High School (Chatsworth, Calif.) under head coach Alicia Komaki ... she was the girl's champion at the 2015 High School 3-Point Championship ... led SCHS to its third-straight CIF title last year (won Division V in 2012-13 and Division IV in 2013-14 and 2014-15) ... she was named the California Div. IV Player of the Year after her junior and senior seasons and scored over 2,200 points in her career ... she averaged 18.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in 2014-15 as the Trailbalzers went 25-5 overall and 8-0 in the Gold Coast ... she averaged 15.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in 2013-14 as the Trailblazers went 28-4 ... also averaged 21.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 3.0 blocks per game as a sophomore in 2012-13 and 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals as a freshman in 2011-12 ... she had 28 points, 24 rebounds, six blocks and four steals as a sophomore in the 2013 state finals ... a four-time team and three-time first team All-CIF SS and All-League player, she was a member of Team USA when the Americans won gold with a 7-0 record at the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championships in the Czech Republic ... she garnered Cal-Hi All-State honors as a sophomore (2013), junior (2014) and senior (2015) and also named to the Los Angeles Times’ and Los Angeles Daily News’ All-Area teams in 2014 and 2015 ... she was also named a third team MaxPreps 2013-14 All-State selection ... Burke was ranked as one of the Top 40 players in the country by most recruiting services including No. 16 by ESPN’s HoopGurlz, No. 19 by Full Court, No. 33 by Prospects Nation and No. 41 by BlueStar Media ... she was also ranked near the top in the guard/wing rankings, coming in as the No. 5 rated guard by HoopGurlz, No. 6 by Full Court and No. 8 by Prospects Nation.
PERSONAL:
Full name: Kennedy Valentine Burke … born Feb. 14, 1997 in Burbank, Calif. … her parents are Rogelio and Janice Burke … her father played at UC Riverside and professionally in Mexico as well as with the National Team of Panama … has one older sister, Kody Burke … says she chose to attend UCLA because of the “great coaching staff and team with an excellent environment that is close to home” … names Kevin Durant of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder as the famous athlete she admires … lists the biggest thrills of her athletic career as winning three straight state titles and the 2014 gold medal … majoring in African American Studies.
