Cierra Burdick
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| Born |
September 30, 1993 Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| High school |
David W. Butler (Matthews, North Carolina) | |||||||||||||
| College | Tennessee (2011–2015) | |||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | New York Liberty | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | San Antonio Stars / Las Vegas Aces | |||||||||||||
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Cassidie Cierra Burdick (born September 30, 1993) is an American former basketball player. Drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks in 2015, she was waived before the start of the season.
High school
Burdick graduated from David W. Butler High School in 2011. She was one of five finalists for the Naismith National High School Player of the Year award in 2011.
College
Burdick graduated from The University of Tennessee in 2015. Burdick was named a UT Torchbearer in 2015.[1]
Tennessee statistics
Source[2]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2011-12 | Tennessee | 36 | 165 | 46.3% | 33.3% | 76.1% | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 2012-13 | Tennessee | 27 | 227 | 45.3% | 35.3% | 76.6% | 6.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 8.4 |
| 2013-14 | Tennessee | 35 | 306 | 39.3% | 36.0% | 75.9% | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| 2014-15 | Tennessee | 34 | 374 | 43.7% | 37.1% | 82.5% | 7.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| Career | 132 | 1072 | 43.0% | 36.0% | 78.4% | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 8.1 |
WNBA
Burdick was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks, but was then signed by Atlanta Dream.[3] Her career includes stints for the New York Liberty and the San Antonio Stars, before the latter was sold and moved to become the Las Vegas Aces.
International basketball
Burdick was a member of the following teams. In total she won four gold medals.[4]
- 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship - Gold medal
- 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship - Gold medal
- 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Women - Gold medal
- 2011 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team
- 2010 USA U17 World Championship
- 2009 USA U16 National Team
Personal life
Burdick's great grandfather played for the Chicago Bears. She has a younger brother and two younger sisters. She grew up in Charlotte, NC.
References
- ↑ "Cierra Burdick - 2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster - University of Tennessee Athletics". www.utsports.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ↑ Cierra Burdick signed by WNBA's Atlanta Dream - GoVolsXtra Story
- ↑ "Butler High grad Cierra Burdick's WNBA dream comes true". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2017-09-04.