Joel Burns (basketball)

Joel Burns (born February 27, 1975) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League.^[1]^[2]

The 6'2" guard from Wisconsin attended Western Michigan University, before signing for Watford Royals in 1997. Noted as a journeyman in British basketball, Burns has played for no fewer than seven different BBL franchises, as well as a short stint in Germany. He also has British citizenship. Throughout his BBL career, Burns developed a reputation of being consistently one of the finest spot up shooters.

Career history

2007–present Leicester Riders
2006-2007 Sheffield Sharks
2006 Scottish Rocks
2004-2006 Leicester Riders
2002-2004 Milton Keynes Lions
2001-2002 Braunschweig
2000-2001 Derby Storm
2000 Birmingham Bullets
1999-2000 Edinburgh Rocks
1998-1999 Derby Storm
1997-1998 Worthing Bears
1997 Watford Royals

References

↑ "RIDERS TOO STRONG FOR BEARS". SportingLife. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
↑ Taylor, Richard (13 January 2007). "Basketball: Bonds leads the Sheffield line to hold back Raiders -". The Independent. Retrieved 6 April 2011.

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[1] "RIDERS TOO STRONG FOR BEARS". SportingLife. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.

[2] Taylor, Richard (13 January 2007). "Basketball: Bonds leads the Sheffield line to hold back Raiders -". The Independent. Retrieved 6 April 2011.