Cassidie Cierra Burdick (born September 30, 1993) is an American

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player who is currently playing for

Valencia Basket Club Valencia Basket Club S.A.D., commonly known as Valencia Basket (), is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, with home games played at the Fuente de San Luis. The club is spons ...

High school

Burdick graduated from

David W. Butler High School David W. Butler High School (commonly referred to as "Butler") was established in 1997 and is located in Matthews, North Carolina, United States. Butler's campus is . The mascot is the bulldog and school colors are black, red and silver. Its boun ...

in 2011. She was one of five finalists for the Naismith National High School Player of the Year award in 2011.

College

Burdick graduated from

The University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state, ...

in 2015. Burdick was named a UT Torchbearer in 2015.

Tennessee statistics

Source

WNBA

Burdick was drafted by the

Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks (LA Sparks) are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was foun ...

in 2015, but was cut before the season began. She then signed with the

Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded for the 2008 WNBA season. The team is owned by real ...

. Her career includes stints for the

New York Liberty The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as part of the league's Eastern Conference. The team was f ...

and the

San Antonio Stars The San Antonio Stars were a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before the ...

, before the latter was sold and moved to become the

Las Vegas Aces The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conferenc ...

. On July 31, 2020, Burdick signed a contract with the Aces to resume her WNBA career.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

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Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

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Playoffs

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International basketball

Burdick was a member of the following teams. In total she won four gold medals. *2010 FIBA U17 World Championship - Gold medal *2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship - Gold medal *2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Women - Gold medal *2011 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team *2010 USA U17 World Championship *2009 USA U16 National Team

Personal life

Burdick's great grandfather

Lloyd Burdick Lloyd Sumner "Shorty" Burdick (August 8, 1909 – August 9, 1945) was an American football tackle who played three seasons in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Reds. He played college football at the University o ...

played for the

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...

. She has a younger brother and two younger sisters. She grew up in Charlotte, NC.

References

External links

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Ten Questions with Tennessee Lady Vols' Cierra BurdickCierra Burdick (@C_Burdick11), TwitterButler Bulldogs bio, www.wsoctv.comWNBA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burdick, Cierra 1993 births Living people American women's 3x3 basketball players American women's basketball players Atlanta Dream players Basketball players from Charlotte, North Carolina Forwards (basketball) Las Vegas Aces players Los Angeles Sparks draft picks McDonald's High School All-Americans Minnesota Lynx players New York Liberty players Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball) Phoenix Mercury players San Antonio Stars players Seattle Storm players Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball players