Markus Burton

Position:
Guard
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Mishawaka, Ind.
High School:
Penn

CAREER AT NOTRE DAME
An All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer… produced 1,315 points, 232 rebounds, 259 assists, and 123 steals in 69 career games at Notre Dame… made 68 starts over the last three seasons under head coach Micah Shrewsberry and the Fighting Irish… averaged 19.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.8 steals in 33.2 minutes per game… shot 43.8% (469-of-1,071) from the floor, 33.2% (101-of-304) from the 3-point line, and 84.7% (276-of-326) from the free throw line… made 1.8 triples and 4.8 free throws per game… scored double figures in 63 career games, topped the 20-point barrier 33 times, and scored 30-plus points in four contests... compiled 31 career games with at least two steals… averaged 19.7 points and 3.7 assists per game in his last seven games against ranked opponents (six away from home).

2025-26 (Junior – Notre Dame)
• Preseason First Team All-ACC
• Naismith Trophy Watch List
• Bob Cousy Award Watch List
• Wooden Award Watch List
Started first 10 games of the season… missed the final 21 games of the season with an ankle injury… averaged 18.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.6 steals in 30.1 minutes per game… shot 48.9% (65-of-133) from the floor, 30.6% (11-of-36) from the 3-point line, and 91.7% (44-of-48) from the free throw line… one of three Notre Dame players (Jerian Grant and Chris Thomas) to tally at least 180 points, 30 assists, and 15 steals in the team’s first 10 games of the season in the last 30 years… scored at least 13 points in all nine games he finished healthy… topped the 20-point threshold on five occasions… opened the season with 24 points against LIU (Nov. 3)… tallied 13 points, three rebounds, and four steals against Detroit (Nov. 7)… collected 21 points, three assists, and two steals against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 11)… added 14 points and two rebounds at Ohio State (Nov. 16)... recorded 25 points and four assists against Bellarmine (Nov. 19)... secured 24 points, three rebounds, and three steals against Kansas (Nov. 24)... compiled 21 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals against Rutgers (Nov. 25)… registered 19 points, seven rebounds, and five assists against Houston (Nov. 26)… posted an 18-point, 10-assist double-double against Missouri (Dec. 2)… produced six points and five assists before exiting with a lower body injury in 10 minutes at TCU (Dec. 5).

2024-25 (Sophomore – Notre Dame)
• All-ACC Second Team
• Associated Press First Team All-ACC
• NABC Great Lakes All-District Second Team
• ACC Player of the Week (March 10)
• 2024-25 Preseason All-ACC First Team
• 2024-25 Naismith Starting Five – Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List
• 2024-25 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Watch List
Started 25 games in 26 appearances... averaged 21.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.7 steals in 33.7 minutes per game… shot 44.2% (194-of-439) from the floor, 37.5% (48-of-128) from the 3-point line, and 84.8% (117-of-138) from the free throw line… nation’s leading scoring for players listed at 6’0 or shorter… led the Atlantic Coast Conference in points per conference game (23.5)… reached double figures in the scoring column on 24 occasions… collected 17 games with 20-plus points… scored 30-or-more points in three games… added 12 multi-steal games… handed out at least five helpers in six games… opened the season with 18 points, three rebounds, and five assists against Stonehill (Nov. 6)… flirted with a triple-double with 19 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, and three steals against Buffalo (Nov. 11)… tallied 16 points, three rebounds, and five assists at Georgetown (Nov. 16)… collected 29 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals against North Dakota (Nov. 19)… added 25 points, three rebounds, and five assists against Elon (Nov. 22)… left with an injury three minutes into a game against Rutgers (Nov. 26) and missed the next seven contests… returned to the lineup to score 23 points against North Carolina (Jan. 4)… went for 15 points and four assists at NC State (Jan. 8)… recorded 23 points, five rebounds, and two assists at Duke (Jan. 11)… secured 20 points, four rebounds, and four steals against Boston College (Jan. 13)… registered 28 points and four rebounds at Syracuse (Jan. 18)… put up 21 points and three assists at Virginia (Jan. 25)… posted 26 points, three rebounds, four assists, and three steals against Georgia Tech (Jan. 28)… notched 17 points, two rebounds, two assists, and two steals at Miami (Feb. 1)… produced 25 points and four steals at Florida State (Feb. 4)… tallied 23 points, four rebounds, and three steals against Virginia Tech (Feb. 8)… collected 32 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and three steals at Boston College (Feb. 12)… charted 22 points, three rebounds, and four assists against Louisville (Feb. 16)… chipped in two points and three assists against SMU (Feb. 19)… added 20 points, six rebounds, and three assists against Pitt (Feb. 22)… went for 30 points, four rebounds, and five assists at Clemson (Feb. 26)… performance against the Tigers was one of 12 games in which a player produced 30-plus points and 5-plus assists against a ranked opponent… recorded 29 points, three rebounds, and four assists at Wake Forest (March 1)… secured 24 points and seven rebounds against Stanford (March 5)… erupted for 43 points, three rebounds, five assists, and three steals in 53 minutes against Cal (March 8)… compiled 10 points, five rebounds, three assists, and four steals against Pitt (March 11)… registered 11 points, four rebounds, and three steals against North Carolina (March 12).

2023-24 (Freshman – Notre Dame)
• 2024 ACC Rookie of the Year
• 2024 Third Team All-ACC
• 2024 ACC All-Freshman Team
• 2023 Legends Classic All-Tournament Team
• 4-time ACC Rookie of the Week – (Jan. 2, Feb. 12, Feb. 26, March 4)
Started all 33 games for head coach Micah Shrewsberry... averaged 17.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.9 steals in 33.7 minutes per game… shot 42.1% (210-of-499) from the floor, 30.0% (42-of-140) from the 3-point line, and 82.1% (115-of-140) from the free throw line… hit double figures in 30 games with 11 20-point outings… scored a Notre Dame freshman record 577 points… multiple steals in 15 games… ranked first in points and steals per game and second in assists per night among Atlantic Coast Conference freshmen… opened the season with a Notre Dame freshman debut record 29 points, four rebounds, and four assists against Niagara (Nov. 6)… tallied 17 points and five rebounds against Western Carolina (Nov. 11)… collected 12 points, three rebounds, and two assists against Auburn (Nov. 16)… scored 20 points against Oklahoma State (Nov. 17)… charted 12 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals against Maryland Eastern Shore (Nov. 22)… added eight points, five rebounds, and five assists at South Carolina (Nov. 28)… chipped in six points and six assists at Miami (Dec. 2)… went for 17 points and six assists against Western Michigan (Dec. 5)… recorded 20 points and four steals at Marquette (Dec. 9)… secured 17 points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals against Georgetown (Dec. 16)… compiled 13 points, three rebounds, and three assists against The Citadel (Dec. 19)… registered 21 points, three rebounds, three assists, and four steals against Marist (Dec. 22)… posted 15 points, three rebounds, and eight assists against Virginia (Dec. 30)… notched 18 points and four assists against NC State (Jan. 3)… put up 18 points, three rebounds, and four assists against Duke (Jan. 6)… chipped in 12 points, three rebounds, and seven assists at Georgia Tech (Jan. 9)… produced 20 points, four rebounds, and two steals against Florida State (Jan. 13)… tallied 19 points, five rebounds, and three assists at Boston College (Jan. 15)… collected 15 points, three rebounds, four assists, and two steals against Miami (Jan. 24)… added 10 points, seven assists, and three steals against Boston College (Jan. 27)… charted 17 points, four assists, and four steals at Virginia (Jan. 31)… went for 17 points, four rebounds, three assists, and three steals at Pitt (Feb. 3)… recorded 19 points and four assists at Duke (Feb. 7)… secured 16 points, four rebounds, eight assists, and six steals against Virginia Tech (Feb. 10)… compiled 18 points, five assists, and five steals against Georgia Tech (Feb. 14)… registered 16 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals at Louisville (Feb. 21)… posted 28 points and eight assists at Syracuse (Feb. 24)… exploded for a season-high 31 points, three rebounds, three assists, and four steals against Wake Forest (Feb. 27)… put up 21 points, six rebounds, and four assists against Clemson (March 2)… chipped in nine points, three rebounds, four assists, and two steals at North Carolina (March 5)… produced 24 points, four rebounds, and four assists at Virginia Tech (March 9)… tallied 21 points, five rebounds, and eight assists against Virginia Tech (March 12)… collected 21 points, three rebounds, and three assists against Wake Forest (March 13).

Prep/Personal
Played four years of varsity basketball for head coach Al Rhodes at Penn High School in Mishawaka… named 2023 Indiana Mr. Basketball, AP First Team All-State, and IBCA Senior Supreme 15… finished No. 20 all-time in scoring in Indiana with Penn High School and St. Joseph County record 2,273 career points… accumulated 533 rebounds, 512 assists, and 329 steals… averaged a state-best 30.3 points per game, along with 5.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 3.6 steals… shot 58.2% from the floor and 42.5% from the 3-point line… led Penn to a 28-2 record and semi-state runner-up finish as a senior… went 74-31 over four seasons at Penn… 2022 AP Third Team All-State and IBCA Underclass Supreme 15… 2021 IBCA Large School All-State… named the NIC’s most valuable player in 2022 and 2023 after earning honorable mention all-NIC accolades in 2021… son of Michelle Taylor and Markus Burton.