Jamarius Burton (born April 15, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Kortrijk Spurs. He finished his collegiate career with the

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of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He previously played for

Wichita State Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in ...

and

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. Burton was born in

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and his family moved to

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, where Burton starred at Independence High School before suffering an ACL injury. After recovering from his injury, he committed to Wichita State and spent his first two college seasons playing for the Shockers. Burton played two seasons at Wichita State, averaging 7.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. He the transferred to Texas Tech for the 2020–21 season. Burton played one season for the Red Raiders, averaging 4.3 points per game. Following the departure of his coach, Chris Beard, Burton re-entered the transfer portal. Burton landed at Pittsburgh where, in his first season with the Panthers in 2021–22, he suffered a knee injury causing him to miss the start of the season. He averaged 12.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. In his second season, Burton emerged as one of the top players in the conference. He averaged 15.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, earning First Team All-ACC honors.

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