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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

Richard Palaikis

23 Alex Burr

23 Alex Burr

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Highschool:
    Westview
  • Hometown:
    Topeka, Ind.

Summary

Biography

2018-19
• Played in 28 games, starting the final seven games during her freshman season.
• Earned team's Most Improved award at the year-end banquet.
• Averaged 2.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 11.3 minutes per game.
• Shot 49.2 percent from the floor (30-for-61) and ranked third on the team in blocked shots (15).
• Made collegiate debut in season opener against Michigan-Deaborn (11/6), totaling two points, five rebounds and two blocks.
• Sank both field goal attempts in Horizon League opener against Youngstown State (12/28), recording six points and three rebounds.
• Connected on all five field goal attempts, scoring 10 points, while adding five rebounds in just 11 minutes at Cleveland State (1/31).
• First collegiate start came against Oakland (2/9) at home as she recording six points and four rebounds, sinking first career 3-pointer.
• Had a season-best three steals, adding seven points and five rebounds in home victory over UIC (2/14), the first of two-straight seven-point efforts also scoring seven points vs. IUPUI (2/16).
• Second double-figure scoring effort came in season finale against Northern Kentucky (3/2) as she made 3-of-6 FG and 3-of-4 FT.
• Averaged 6.4 points across the final nine games of the season, starting seven of those contests and scoring in double figures twice.
• Had multiple rebounds in a game 14 times during the season, including five contests of five rebounds.
• Ranked 24th in the Horizon League in blocks per game (0.5), which also was fourth on the squad.

High School
• A 2018 graduate of Westview High School in Topeka.
• Lettered on varsity all four seasons for the Warriors and coach Randy Yoder, while also lettering twice in volleyball.
• Earned KPC News All-Area honors in basketball as a junior in 2016-17, Most Improved and All-Conference Honorable Mention honors in volleyball during her career.
• Averaged 11.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game as a junior in 2016-17 for the Warriors.
• Played club basketball with the Indianapolis Lady Gymrats (four years).

Personal
• Full name is Alex Manasseh Burr.
• Daughter of Joe Burr & Marlynn Mast.
• Has six siblings, Katie, Chase, Brook, Nathan, Jeramiah & Lilleigh.
• Born in Goshen, Ind.
• Major is Business.
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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2018-19Freshman

    Forward
    6'1"
    23
  • 23

    2019-20Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0"
    23