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player. After four years at

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, Burtt entered the 2006 NBA draft but was not selected.

High school career

Burtt played high school basketball at Rice High School, in

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College career

As of April 2015, Burtt is

’s second all-time leader in scoring with 2,034 points, behind his father

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They are one of just two father-son duos to score 2,000 points each in NCAA Division I basketball, the other being

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and

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. In 2012, he was inducted in Iona basketball Hall of Fame. Burtt was named first team All-MAAC in 2006, second team All-MAAC in 2005 and third team All-MAAC in 2004.

Professional career

On March 5, 2009, Burtt signed with Vive Menorca of Spain. On April 28, 2009, he was released by Menorca. In the summer of 2009, he signed with

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of Cyprus. In January 2010, he moved to Ukraine and signed with

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for the remainder of the season. In August 2010, he signed with BC Dnipro of Ukraine. In July 2011, he re-signed with Dnipro for one more season. In July 2012, he signed a 1+1 contract with

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of Turkey. In January 2013, he parted ways with Tofaş. In March 2013, he moved to Russia and signed with

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for the rest of the season. On September 26, 2013, he signed with

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of Russia for the 2013–14 season. On July 31, 2014, Burtt signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra of Poland. On December 5, 2014, he left Zielona Góra and signed a two-year deal with

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of Spain. On April 13, 2015, he left Fuenlabrada and signed with Atléticos de San Germán of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season. On August 21, 2015, he signed with

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of Lebanon. In May 2016, he signed in China with the Guizhou White Tigers for the 2016 NBL season. On February 10, 2017, Burtt signed with the Greek club

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. On March 31, 2018, Burtt moved to Faros Larissas, after stints in Lebanon, Puerto Rico and Iran. On May 10, 2018 Burtt signed with Ionikos Nikaias B.C., but the deal never came through. On September 26, 2018, he joined another Greek team, the Rethymno Cretan Kings. On October 28, 2020, Burtt signed with Budivelnyk of the

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National team career

In 2011, Burtt acquired Ukrainian citizenship and represented the senior Ukrainian national team at

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The Basketball Tournament

Steve Burtt played for Gael Nation in the 2018 edition of

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. In two games, he averaged 16.5 points, 2.5 assists, and 2 rebounds per game. Gael Nation reached the second round before falling to Armored Athlete.

Personal life

Burtt is the son of former

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and

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player

He received a degree from Iona in

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