Ryan Burton

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Weight:
215
Height:
6-7
Position:
Forward
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Bedford, IN
High School:
Bedford North Lawrence

2015-16 (RS Senior)
Appeared in 24 games off the bench ... totaled 14 points and nine rebounds ... is 4-of-7 on 3-point field goals this season ... drained a three pointer and hauled in a rebound in five minutes of action against Eastern Illinois ... pulled down a rebound against Morehead State ... recorded a steal in the win over McNeese State ... yanked down a season-best two rebounds against Kennesaw State ... played a season-high 10 minutes at Rutgers, scored six points on two clutch 3-point shots ... scored five points on 2-of-2 shooting and added a rebound against Northwestern ... also saw time against Ohio State, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Michigan State ... grabbed one rebound in two minutes off the bench against Purdue ... played five minutes and grabbed one rebound against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament... played three minutes in the win over Chattanooga... played five big minutes in the Round of 32 win over Kentucky, added a defensive rebound ... contributed an assist in two minutes off the bench against North Carolina in the Regional Semifinal of the NCAA Tournament.

2014-15 (RS Junior)
Appeared in 14 games off the bench ... totaled eight points and 10 rebounds ... was 4-of-4 from the floor on the year ... played a season-high 13 minutes against Mississippi Valley State in the regular season opener, scoring six points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing out two assists ... played four minutes against Pitt ... scored two points in three minutes against Grand Canyon ... provided a spark off the bench in his Big Ten debut against Penn State, pulling down three offensive rebounds to help the Hoosiers surge past the Nittany Lions in the second half ... played one minute at Illinois ... also saw time against Maryland, Purdue, Rutgers, Northwestern and Iowa.

Canada Trip (Summer 2014)
Played in all five games on the trip ... averaged 1.6 points, 1.0 rebound ... scored two points and grabbed two rebounds against Laval ... against Ottawa scored two points in two minutes ... in game three scored two points against Carleton ... against McGill played six minutes ... in the last game against UQAM, scored two points and grabbed two rebounds.

at Bellarmine University
Played two seasons (2011-12, 2012-2013) at Bellarmine University ... played in 58 games and averaged 4.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per game ... shot 48.6 percent from the floor for his career and 40.0 percent from 3-point range (40-of-100) ... scored a career-best 18 points against Wheeling Jesuit on Dec. 8, 2012 ... the team went 53-12 in the two seasons Burton was there and advanced to at least the third round of the NCAA Division II Tournament ... a two-time Academic All-GLVC honoree.

Prep/Personal:
Guided BNL to an 18-2 record as a senior and Hoosier Hills Conference Championship ... averaged 11 points and six rebounds as a senior at BNL ... led his team in free throw and 3-point percentage in high school ... also garnered Indiana All-State Academic team honors ... parents are Richard and Tracy Burton ... his mother played collegiate basketball at Indiana State ... has two sisters, Megan (Indiana State) and Marcey (Florida Gulf Coast) that both played collegiate basketball as well ... birthdate is July 2, 1992.