Thomas Harold "Junior" Burrough (born January 18, 1973) is an American former professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player.
A 6'8"
power forward
The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their ba ...
, Burrough
played collegiately at the
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...
, and was selected by the
Boston Celtics 33rd overall in the
1995 NBA draft
The 1995 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1995, at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It marked the first NBA draft to be held outside the United States and was the first draft for the two Canadian expansion teams, Toronto Raptors and Vancouve ...
. His NBA career consisted of one season for the Celtics in
1995–96. He is currently the Head Boys' Basketball Coach at Norfolk Collegiate in Norfolk, VA.
External links
College & NBA stats@ basketballreference.com
Junior Burrough head shot@ eurobasket.com
1973 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
Anyang KGC players
Basketball players from Charlotte, North Carolina
Boston Celtics draft picks
Boston Celtics players
Maroussi B.C. players
Power forwards (basketball)
Richmond Rhythm players
Seoul SK Knights players
Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) alumni
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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