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Personal information
Born (1973-12-14) December 14, 1973 (age 50)
Tullamore, Ireland
Nationality Irish
High school Mariner (Cape Coral, Florida)
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College Auburn (1993–1997)
NBA Draft 1997 / Undrafted
Pro career 1997–2009
Career history
1997–1998 TAU Cerámica
1998–2001 Panathinaikos
2001–2002 Maroussi
2002–2003 Orlando Magic
2003–2004 Gran Canaria
2004–2005 Real Madrid
2005–2007 Phoenix Suns
2007–2008 Khimki BC
2008–2009 Asseco Prokom Sopot
Career highlights and awards
  • EuroLeague champion (2000)
  • 3x GBL champion (1999–2001)
  • Liga ACB champion (2005)
  • Russian Cup winner (2008)
  • PLK champion (2009)

Patrick John Burke (born December 14, 1973) is an Irish former professional basketball player. Burke and his family moved from Tullamore in Ireland, to Cleveland, Ohio in the United States when he was three years old. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for three seasons between 2002 and 2007, for the Orlando Magic and the Phoenix Suns. To date, he is the only Irishman to have played in the NBA. He also played in Europe, mainly in Greece and Spain, before ending his career with Asseco Prokom Sopot. He was a co-captain of the senior Ireland national team and also represented his country at the World University Games.

Early life

Burke played high school basketball at Mariner High School in Cape Coral, Florida. He played college basketball at Auburn University with the Auburn Tigers from 1993 to 1997.

Professional career

NBA

After not being drafted out of Auburn University in 1997, Burke became the first Irish-born player in NBA history when he signed a contract with the Orlando Magic in 2002. He played in 62 games with them, averaging 4.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. He did not play in the NBA during the 2003–04 NBA season, or the 2004–05 NBA season. In his return to the NBA, he played for the Phoenix Suns for two seasons. He was also in training camp with the Golden State Warriors in 2007 before being released.

Europe

Burke was a EuroLeague champion with Panathinaikos in the 1999–00 season and he also helped the "Greens" to win three consecutive Greek League titles from 1999 to 2001. In Europe, he also played with the Spanish clubs Tau Ceramica, Gran Canaria and Real Madrid, and with Maroussi in Greece. He helped Real to the final of the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) in 2004 and to the Spanish League title in 2005.

In November 2007, Burke signed with Russian club Khimki and helped the team win their first Russian Cup title. Burke averaged 8.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in 211 career games played over all of the different European leagues that he competed in. In 2008, he moved to the Polish club Asseco Prokom Sopot and he helped the team to win the league's title.

NBA Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Orlando 62 8 12.6 .382 .143 .690 2.4 .4 .3 .4 4.3
2005–06 Phoenix 42 0 8.2 .496 .286 .619 1.7 .4 .1 .3 3.4
2006–07 Phoenix 23 0 7.1 .354 .273 .615 2.0 .2 .1 .1 2.6
Career 127 8 10.2 .408 .250 .663 2.1 .3 .2 .3 3.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003 Orlando 6 0 7.2 .600 - .833 1.8 .2 .2 - 2.8
2006 Phoenix 3 0 2.3 .500 .500 .000 .7 - - .3 1.7
2007 Phoenix 3 0 2.3 .500 - - .3 - - .3 .7
Career 12 0 4.8 .563 .500 .714 1.3 .1 .1 .2 2.0

EuroLeague

Regular Season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997–98 TAU Cerámica 34 - 24.9 .616 - .700 6.4 .4 1.2 1.2 9.6
2001–02 Maroussi Telestet 26 - 31.0 .577 .000 .704 9.8 1.2 1.0 .7 14.4
2003–04 Auna Gran Canaria 20 - 20.4 .509 .395 .727 5.4 .3 .7 .6 10.8
2003–04 Real Madrid 13 - 22.9 .531 .500 .571 5.2 .5 .7 .2 7.7
2004–05 Real Madrid 31 - 19.0 .515 .600 .674 4.4 .5 .5 .7 7.6
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Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997–98 TAU Cerámica 8 - 22.9 .517 - .667 6.6 .4 1.1 - 9.5
1998–99 Panathinaikos 15 - 12.3 .587 .000 .538 1.3 .4 .4 - 4.1
1999–2000 Panathinaikos 21 - 17.3 .632 - .605 4.3 .5 .5 .1 6.3
2000–01 Panathinaikos 16 - 12.0 .635 - .696 3.2 .9 .6 .3 6.0
2001–02 Maroussi Telestet 14 - 29.0 .537 - .722 9.2 1.1 .9 1.1 14.2
2003–04 Real Madrid 7 - 25.0 .551 .111 .667 6.7 .4 .9 .6 9.0
2004–05 Real Madrid 19 - 17.1 .510 .000 .680 4.4 .4 .5 .3 6.5
2007–08 Khimki 11 - 12.1 .350 .000 .875 2.5 .3 .3 .3 3.8
2008-09 Asseco Prokom Sopot 15 - 23.9 .508 .273 .694 6.9 .6 .5 .5 10.7
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College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993–94 Auburn 28 0 13.9 .480 - .500 2.9 .5 .1 .9 4.0
1994–95 Auburn 29 15 22.1 .532 .333 .642 4.8 1.0 .9 1.0 9.0
1995-96 Auburn 32 31 28.1 .481 .241 .649 8.7 .9 .5 1.4 11.0
1996-97 Auburn 31 25 25.6 .474 .154 .645 7.0 .7 .9 1.1 11.0
Career 120 71 22.7 .491 .222 .631 6.0 .8 .6 1.1 8.9

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