Joel Burns (basketball)
Appearance
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]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- American emigrants to England
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
- Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players
- Basketball players from Wisconsin
- British men's basketball players
- Leicester Riders players
- London Lions (basketball) players
- Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
- Sheffield Sharks players
- Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Guards (basketball)
- British basketball biography stubs