Steve Burtt
Height6 ft
Height in2
Weight lbs185
Birth dateNovember 5, 1962 (age 63)
Birth placeNew York City, New York, U.S.
HighschoolCharles Evans Hughes
(New York City, New York)
CollegeIona (1980–1984)
Draft year1984
Draft round2
Draft pick30
Draft teamGolden State Warriors
Career start1984
Career end2000
Career number15
Team 1Golden State Warriors
Years 21985–1986
Team 2Westchester Golden Apples
Years 31985
Team 3Connecticut Colonials
Years 41985–1986
Team 4Albany Patroons
Years 51987
Team 5Jersey Jammers
Years 61987
Team 6Long Island Knights
Years 71987–1988
Team 7Savannah Spirits
Team 8Los Angeles Clippers
Years 91988–1989
Team 9Gravelines
Years 101989–1990
Team 10Albany Patroons
Years 111990–1991
Team 11Oklahoma City Cavalry
Years 121991
Team 12Halifax Windjammers
Years 131991
Team 13Oklahoma City Cavalry
Team 14Phoenix Suns
Years 151992
Team 15Oklahoma City Cavalry
Years 161992
Team 16Iraklis Thessaloniki
Years 171992–1993
Team 17Oklahoma City Cavalry
Team 18Washington Bullets
Years 191993
Team 19Westchester Stallions
Years 201993–1994
Team 20Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Years 211994–1995
Team 21Illycaffé Trieste
Years 221995–1996
Team 22Reyer Venezia Mestre
Years 231996–1997
Team 23Genertel Trieste
Years 241997
Team 24Long Island Surf
Years 251997–1998
Team 25Casetti Imola
Years 261998–1999
Team 26Scandone Avellino
Years 271999–2000
Team 27Banco Sardegna Sassari
Highlights
Stats leagueNBA
Stat1labelPoints
Stat1value584 (5.6 ppg)
Stat2labelRebounds
Stat2value92 (0.9 rpg)
Stat3labelBlocks
Stat3value123 (1.2 apg)

Steven Dwayne Burtt (born November 5, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player. The 6'2" point guard played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) sporadically from 1984 until 1993. He also had an established playing career overseas. Born in New York City, Burtt played high school basketball for Charles Evans Hughes before enrolling at Iona to play for the Gaels. Burtt now teaches at Bronx Collegiate Academy (Bronx, New York).

College career

In his 4 seasons with Iona, Burtt played in 121 games, averaging 20.9 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game and 1.7 steals per game.[1] He is the all-time leader of Iona in total points scored for the school with 2,534.[2] He also has several other school records, including career field goals made, field goals attempted, and season field goals made.[2] Burtt also held the single-season scoring record with 732, a record broken in 2006 by his son, Steve Burtt Jr.[2] During his college career he was a three time All-MAAC first team (1982–1984) member and twice All-MAAC Player of the Year (1983–1984).[3] They are one of just two father-son duos to score 2,000 points each in NCAA Division I basketball, the other being Dell Curry and Steph Curry.[4]

Professional career

Burtt was selected 30th overall in the 1984 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. In his rookie season injuries shortened his playing to 47 games, averaging 4.2 points per game on .383 shooting.[5][6]

He played professionally in Greece in 1992 before being banned for life from its basketball league for drug violations, consisting of cocaine and hashish found in his luggage returning from a visit to the US.[7] In Italy Burtt changed teams annually in Serie A and, in a timespan of six years, he contested in 155 games averaging 28.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.[8] In 2007, Burtt was named by Maccabi Rishon LeZion B.C. as the "Best Foreigner Player" of the last 20 years.

Career statistics

NBA

Source[9]

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Golden State | 47 || 0 || 8.9 || .383 || .000 || .688 || .6 || .4 || .4 || .1 || 4.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers | 19 || 0 || 16.4 || .449 || .000 || .681 || 1.4 || 2.0 || .5 || .3 || 9.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | 31 || 2 || 11.5 || .463 || .167 || .704 || 1.1 || 1.9 || .5 || .1 || 6.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Washington | 4 || 0 || 8.8 || .385 || .333 || .800 || .8 || 1.5 || .5 || .0 || 7.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 101 || 2 || 11.1 || .426 || .143 || .695 || .9 || 1.2 || .5 || .1 || 5.8

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"|1992 | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | 8 || 0 || 13.0 || .421 || .000 || .857 || 1.5 || 1.8 || .6 || .0 || 6.3

Personal life

Burtt is the father of former Iona College basketball player Steve Burtt Jr., who shares his name, and played for the senior Ukraine national team.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Steve Burtt stats". sports-reference.com. Archived April 27, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Iona Men's basketball record book". Iona College. Archived March 15, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards". MAAC. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "The Best Father-Son Duos In College Hoops History". Campus Insiders. June 15, 2014. Archived March 7, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  5. ^ "Steve Burtt NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived February 16, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  6. ^ "NBA Journeyman, Steve Burtt, 34, Banned in Greece, Now Stars in Italy". St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO). December 29, 1996. Archived March 4, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  7. ^ SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Former Iona Player Faces Drug Charges
  8. ^ "Steve Burtt #15" (in Italian). Lega Basket Serie A. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "Bernard Thompson NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Biography". steveburtt.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.