Dillon Burns - 2013-14 Men's Basketball - LIU Post


#15 Dillon Burns

Position: Guard
Height: 5-7
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.
Previous School: Xaverian

2013-14: Started all 29 contests, averaging 27.1 minutes per game ... put up his best career numbers, averaging 7.2 points per game, 2.5 rebounds per game and 3.8 assists per game ... led the team in total assists (109) and total steals (41) ... shot 42% from the field and a team-leading 38% from beyond the three-point line, and made 76% of his free throws ... scored double-digit points in 12 games, including a season-high 16 points against Adelphi (Jan. 1) ... compiled a season-high 11 assists and 4 steals against Mercy (Jan. 15) ... shot 7-for-9 from the field in a 14-point, six-assist outing against Merrimack (Jan. 4).

2012-13: Saw action in 26 games with 2 starts ... averaged 5.1 points per game, 1.4 rebounds per game and 3.2 assists per game ... set a career high with 17 points and racked up 7 assists against Merrimack (11/25) ... dished out a career-high 14 assists against St. Thomas Aquinas (2/20) ... posted a 9-point, 8-assist game against the University of the District of Columbia (2/13).

Prior to LIU Post: Played two season of varsity for Jack Alesi ... earned CHSAA First Team, All-Brooklyn Second Team, and 2011 Holiday Hoop Festival MVP honors ... was named to the Daily News Top 25 Players in NYC ... scored 667 career points for the Clippers, averaging 16.3 points per game and scoring 437 points in his senior season ... averaged 8.2 points per game in his junior season, helping the Clippers to a 15-7 overall record.

Personal: Middle child of Thomas and Sharon Burns ... has an older sister, Megan, and a younger brother, Daniel ... Thomas played basketball at Quinnipiac from 1983-87, and Megan is currently a sophomore on the basketball team at Concordia ... enjoys listening to music ... lists Jason Kidd as his favorite athlete and his grandfather as the person he most admires ... aspires to become a physical therapist or sports trainer ... majoring in health sciences.

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