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]

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.

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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. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2011.

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