Sam Burgess Athlete Profile

#20 Sam Burgess

Sam Burgess
Position: Guard Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Roster Years: 2004-2008 Hometown: Alpine, UT Last School: Snow College

Personal

Parents are Andrew and Wealtha Burgess ... one of six children ... got married in the summer of 2007 ... served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Spokane, Wash. ... pre-business management major ... Academic All-MWC.
Honors
2008 Team Co-Captain
2008 Most Inspirational Player (team award)
2008 Best Conditioned Perimeter Player (team award)
2007 Competitive Spirit Award (team award)
2007 Best Conditioned Perimeter Player (team award)
2007 Academic All-MWC
2006 Best Conditioned Perimeter Player (team award)
2005 Academic All-MWC

Before BYU

SNOW COLLEGE: Sam Burgess played at Snow College (Utah) as a freshman prior to his mission and led the Scenic West Athletic Conference in three-point accuracy in 2001-02, making 49 percent (95-of-192) of his long-range attempts while shooting 53 percent overall from the floor ... shot 79 percent from the free-throw line ... a second-team All-SWAC Region 18 selection as a freshman, Burgess finished seventh in the league in scoring at 17.2 points per game.
LONE PEAK HIGH SCHOOL: Burgess prepped at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah, where he was a first-team all-state athlete in three sports ... 2001 Salt Lake Tribune Utah Male Prep Athlete of the Year, Burgess earned all-state honors three times in basketball, including first-team recognition his junior and senior seasons ... led Lone Peak to the state title his senior year, averaging 18 points and four rebounds while shooting 52 percent from the floor ... twice earned all-state accolades as a baseball pitcher and outfielder/first baseman while helping the Knights win back-to-back state championships in 2000 and 2001 ... a first-team all-state selection in football his senior year, Burgess quarterbacked Lone Peak to the Utah 4A quarterfinals and a 9-2 record, amassing 1,771 total yards with nine rushing and nine passing touchdowns.

Summary

Sam Burgess is a 6-foot-3, 190-pound shooting guard who played in 93 games for BYU over three years after transferring from Snow College prior to the 2004-05 season. An excellent shooter and good defender, Burgess made a significant impact on BYUs 27-8 Mountain West Conference Championship team in 2007-08, starting every game as a senior. The team co-captain increased his scoring total from his junior year by 5.1 ppg while averaging 17.5 more minutes per contest, totaling 8.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest. Burgess played in 31 of 34 contests for the Cougars during their 2006-07 Mountain West Conference Championship campaign. He played in 27 of 30 games for BYU in 2004-05 before redshirting in 2005-06. As a freshman at Snow, he averaged 17.2 points per game and led the Scenic West Athletic Conference in three-point accuracy in 2001-02, making 49 percent (95-of-192) of his long-range attempts while shooting 53 percent overall from the floor. After playing at Snow, he left to serve a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Spokane, Wash., returning in May 2004. Burgess prepped at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah, where he was a first-team all-state athlete in football, basketball and baseball.

Stats

CAREER HIGHS
POINTS: 18 vs. ISU (2008)
FG MADE: 6 vs. ISU (2008)
FG ATT: 11 vs. ISU (2008), vs. Chaminade (2005)
FG %: .1.000 (5-5) vs. Utah (2007)
3FG MADE: 4 vs. ISU (2008)
3FG ATT: 7 vs. LMU (2008)
3FG %: 1.000 (3-3) at Boise St., UNM, vs. AFA (2008) at UCLA (2007)
FT MADE: 7 at UNM (2008)
FT ATT: 8 at UNM (2008)
FT %: 1.000 (4-4) vs. Louisville, UNM (2008), vs. Utah (2007)
REB: 8 vs. Utah, at UNM (2008)
ASSISTS: 5 vs. ISU, Hartford, Pepperdine (2008), vs. SUU (2007)
STEALS: 3 vs. WOU (2007), MSU-Billings (2005)
BLOCKS: 3 vs. Chaminade (2005)
MINUTES: 41 at UNM (2008)
BURGESS YEAR-BY-YEAR BYU STATS
Year     GP-GS   Min--Avg   FG-FGA   Pct   3FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct
2004-05  27-1    215--8.0   19-70    .271  10-33     .303  9-11     .818
2006-07  31-0    315--10.2  39-70    .557  15-31     .484  18-27    .667
2007-08  35-35   970--27.7  95-212   .448  56-132    .424  59-71    .831
Total    93-36  1500--16.1  153-352  .435  81-196    .413  86-109   .789
Year     Off-Def-Tot--Avg  PF-FO   A--Avg   TO   Blk   Stl   Pts--Avg
2004-05   9-15-24--0.9     36-0    12--0.4  22   3     11    57--2.1
2006-07  18-29-47--1.5     32-0    31--1.0  21   1     10    111--3.6
2007-08  19-105-124--3.5   90-2    68--1.9  52   9     29    305--8.7   
Total    46-149-195--2.1   158-2   111--1.2 95   13    50    473--5.1

2004-2005 | Sophomore Year

Played in 27 of 30 games, making one start and averaging 2.1 ppg and 0.9 rpg ... led the team in steals once ... led the Cougars with a career-high 9 points, going 3-for-4 from beyond the arc, at Air Force while adding 2 rebounds in 18 minutes ... saw his most time in a month with 15 minutes at UNM, scoring 5 points on 2-of-3 shooting while grabbing 2 boards and making 2 steals ... played 14 minutes as the backup point guard at Wyoming, knocking down a trey and adding 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal ... played 18 minutes vs. MSU-Billings, adding 6 points and a career-high 4 assists ... saw 12 minutes on the floor vs. Southern Utah, scoring 5 points ... scored 5 points in 9 minutes vs. Utah State ... scored 5 points in 12 minutes in his only start vs. California ... scored 8 points with 3 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals in season-high 26 minutes vs. Chaminade in BYU's win.

2005-2006 | Redshirt Year

Burgess redshirted the 2005-06 season.

2006-2007 | Junior Year

Played in 31 of 34 games this year, averaging 3.6 points and 1.5 rebounds in 10.2 minutes of action on BYU's Mountain West Conference Championship team that posted a 25-9 overall record ... led BYU?in assists once with a career-high five against Southern Utah, in scoring once (tied with Keena Young) with a personal-best 15 points against Utah and in rebounds once with a career-best five boards against Xavier in the NCAA Tournament ... played double-digit minutes in 17 games, including eight of the last 12 outings ... tallied a career-high 5 rebounds against Xavier in the NCAA Tournament to go along with 2 points in just 6 minutes of action ... played 3 minutes at UNLV in the MWC Tournament Championship game, posting 1 rebound ... posted 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 7 minutes against TCU in the MWC Tournament quarterfinals ... scored a career-high 15 points on a perfect 5-for-5 performance from the field while tying his career mark with 4 rebounds and adding 1 assist and 1 block in 17 minutes against Utah ... recorded 2 points in 14 minutes at then-No. 20 Air Force while providing hustle play off the bench ... provided solid play off the bench at San Diego State, recording 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 21 minutes, tying his season high ... tallied 2 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound and 1 steal in 12 minutes against Colorado State ... went 2-for-2 from the floor against New Mexico to score 4 points while adding 2 assists and 1 rebound in 11 minutes ... played 10 minutes at TCU, making both of his shots from the floor to score 5 points while adding 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal ... posted 1 rebound and 1 assist in 13 minutes at Wyoming ... was counted on defensively to stop Wyoming's James Spencer who, after scoring 23 points, was held scoreless in the last seven minutes of the game ... contributed 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 10 minutes against then-No. 25 UNLV ... notched 5 points, 2 assists and 1 rebound in 13 minutes at New Mexico, his most playing time in league action ... notched a career-high 4 rebounds against TCU while adding 3 points and 1 assist in 12 minutes ... scored 12 points against Liberty on 4-for-6 shooting, including a 2-for-3 mark from three-point range, while adding 3 rebounds in 20 minutes ... was a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor, including two treys, while scoring 10 points and adding 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 rebounds ... his 3 steals and 4 field goals tied his career highs ... made one of his two shot attempts to score 2 points against Michigan State while adding 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 10 minutes ... went 3-for-3 from the floor, including a three-pointer, to score 7 points against San Jose State while adding 1 assist in 10 minutes off the bench ... scored 6 points and dished out a career-high 5 assists to share game-high honors with teammate Austin Ainge while adding 3 rebounds in 21 minutes vs. SUU ... scored a career-best 13 points, including a 9-0 individual scoring run with back-to-back-to-back treys against Portland ... saw his first regular-season action since 2004-05 at No. 5 UCLA, scoring 9 points on 3-for-3 shooting from three-point range while adding 3 assists and 2 rebounds ... after entering the game early in the first half, he drained back-to-back three-pointers to cap a 12-2 BYU?run and give the Cougars their first lead of the game at 14-12.

2007-2008 | Senior Year

Team co-captain averaged 8.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game ... started every contest after making just one start in his two prior seasons as a Cougar ... ranked second on the team in three-point shooting (.424), third in assists and third in field-goal percentage among plyers with at least 60 attempts (.448) ... increased his scoring total from his junior year by 5.1 ppg while averaging 17.5 more minutes per contest ... scored in double figures 15 times ... hit a trey in 27 games ... averaged 10.1 ppg and 4.2 rpg in last nine games ... went 2-for-3 from the field to score 6 points against Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament in his final game as a Cougar while adding 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist in 35 minutes ... went 3-for-4 from the field (2-for-2 from three) to score 9 points at UNLV in the MWC Tournament Championship game ... contributed across the board with 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals against CSU in the MWC tourney quarters ... hit three early treys while finishing with 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists at TCU ... tallied 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 32 minutes against Wyoming in his Marriott Center finale ... went 3-for-3 from three-point range while contributing 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 19 minutes against AFA ... scored 12 points while tying his career high with 8 rebounds in a personal-best 41 minutes at New Mexico ... went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line, including 4-for-4 in overtime to help BYU record the 70-69 victory ... went 4-for-5 from the field including three 3s to score 11 points at SDSU while adding 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal ... recorded a career-best 8 rebounds vs. Utah ... tallied 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist in 23 minutes against UNLV ... played a career-high 36 minutes at Colorado State, recording 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal ... went 3-for-5 from the field against TCU while recording 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in 31 minutes ... contributed 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in 29 minutes at Wyoming ... scored 15 points against New Mexico on 4-for-6 shooting from the field, including a perfect 3-for-3 mark from three-point range, while adding 2 rebounds, 1 block and 1 steal ... scored in double figures for the seventh time this season with 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting at Utah while adding 4 rebounds and 1 steal in 33 minutes ... with the game tied at 50-50 with 2:32 left to play, he hit a huge three-pointer from the corner that proved to be the difference in the 55-52 win ... went 0-for-5 from three-point range but 2-for-2 from the free-throw line to post 2 points at UNLV while adding 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 25 minutes ... contributed across the board with 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist and 1 block in 27 minutes against Colorado State ... contributed 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 20 minutes against Loyola Marymount ... reached double figures for the sixth time this season at Boise State with 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting, including three treys ... added 3 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in 28 minutes ... scored 10 points and tied his career high with 5 rebounds vs SUU, adding 1 steal, 1 block and 1 assist in his 31 minutes. ... tied his career high with 5 assists against Pepperdine to go along with 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals in 24 minutes ... went 3-for-6 from three-point range and 4-for-8 from the field overall to score 12 points against No. 9 Michigan State, adding 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block in a personal-best 35 minutes ... scored a game-high 16 points on 4-for-8 shooting from the field, including a 3-for-6 mark from three-point range against Weber State while adding 2 steals, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 28 minutes ... equaled his career high with 34 minutes against No. 1 North Carolina, contributing 9 points on 3-for-6 shooting from the field to go along with 4 rebounds and 1 assist ... played a career-most 34 minutes against No. 6 Louisville, going 4-for-4 from the free-throw line to contribute 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist ... scored 13 points, all in the first half, against Hartford with a 4-for-6 night from the field, including a 3-for-4 mark from long range ... also tied his career high with 5 rebounds to go along with 2 assists in 27 minutes ... tied for second in the league shooting .571 from three-point range ... tied his career high with 5 rebounds while adding 7 points and 1 assist in 15 minutes vs. Jackson State ... scored a career-high 18 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the field, including a 4-for-6 mark from three-point range, against Idaho State while posting personal bests in field goals made, three-pointers made, assists (5 - tied) and minutes (33) ... made his first four shots from behind the arc.