Kennedy Valentine Burke (born February 14, 1997) is an American professional

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player. She was drafted by the

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in the

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, and has played for the

Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the 2000 season began. The team is owned ...

Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm competes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded by Ginger Ackerl ...

, and the

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in the WNBA. Burke completed her

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career with the

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of the

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in 2019. Burke is from

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and played for

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in nearby Chatsworth.

Family

Burke has an older sister, Kody Burke, who played college basketball at

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. Her father, Rogelio Burke, is from Panama and played basketball professionally in Panama and Mexico.

UCLA statistics

Source

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Postseason

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References

External links

UCLA Bruins bio
1997 births Living people American sportspeople of Panamanian descent American women's basketball players Basketball players from Los Angeles Dallas Wings draft picks Guards (basketball) Indiana Fever players People from Northridge, Los Angeles Seattle Storm players Sierra Canyon School alumni UCLA Bruins women's basketball players Washington Mystics players {{US-women-basketball-bio-stub