Marshall University Athletics
2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
C.J. Burks
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Martinsburg, W.Va.
- High School:
- Hedgesville HS
2017-18 (JUNIOR): An All-Conference USA second team selection … member of the NABC district 11 second team … two-time league Player of the Week (Jan. 22 and Feb. 19) … earned the Tamar Slay Excellence Award from Marshall coaches … MVP of five games according to KenPom.com … fifth in program history for points scored in a single season (702) … his points total gave the Herd its first duo (him and Jon Elmore) to reach 700 points in a single season … Elmore and Burks became the first tandem to each eclipse 700 points since 2009-10, when Duke’s Jon Scheyer (728) and Kyle Singler (707) did it … prior to that, MU never had two players eclipse 600 points in the season … his 88.9 free throw percentage was No. 3 in team history in an individual season … one half of the first Marshall duo to average 20 points since the 1957-58 season … one of 26 players in Division I basketball since 1992-93 to eclipse 700 points, 80 3s and shoot at least 88 percent from the line in the same season … was one of the national leaders in points per game (20.1 was No. 46 in the nation), made field goals (260 was 13th in the nation), made 3-pointers (86 was No. 99 in the nation), three-point field goal attempts (236 was No. 68 in the nation) and free throw percentage (No. 20) … one of the conference’s leaders in points per game (third), free throw percentage (second), 3-pointers per game (No. 7) … during conference play, he was one of the league’s leaders in scoring (21.8 ppg was second), field goal percentage (50.0 percent was No. 11), free throw percentage (89.7 percent was second), three-point field goal percentage (41.9 percent was No. 9) and three-pointers per game (3.1 was third) … led the team in made field goals and free throw percentage … was one of the team leaders in points, field goal attempts (551), 3-pointers, 3-point attempts, 3-point field goal percentage (36.4), free throws (96), free throw attempts (108), assists (107) and steals (36) … appeared in 35 games and made 35 starts … scored 23 points in the home opener against Tennessee at Martin (Nov. 10) from 9-of-21 shooting, four made 3-pointers and going 1-of-2 at the free throw line … reached 27 points at William & Mary (Nov. 29) from shooting 11-of-21 from field goals, 3-of-8 from 3-pointers and a perfect 2-of-2 at the charity stripe … collected 20 points against Akron (Dec. 2) from 7-of-15 FGs, 4-of-7 (57.1 percent) 3-pointers and going a perfect 2-of-2 from free throws, while also playing all 40 minutes of the contest … vs. Chattanooga (Dec. 5), Burks scored 23 points and pulled down five rebounds … his 23 points came from shooting 10-of-20 from the field and going 3-of-3 at the line … reached 31 points against Ohio (Dec. 16) from 12-of-22 FGs, 3-of-9 3-pointers and 4-of-6 made free throws ... it was the first time Burks reached 30 points in his career … collected 25 points in the non-conference finale vs. EKU (Dec. 22) thanks to going 10-of-14 from the field, 3-of-7 from behind the arc and 2-of-2 at the charity stripe and also dished out seven assists … at Charlotte (Jan. 11), he scored 32 points after going making 12-of-19 FGs, hitting 4-of-7 of 3-pointers and going 4-of-4 from the free throw line, while also pulling down seven rebounds … dished out a career-high eight assists and scored 19 points vs. WKU (Jan. 6) … pulled down six rebounds and dished out two assists at Old Dominion (Jan. 13), while also scoring 24 points … scored 25 points, pulled down six rebounds and distributed four assists against C-USA favorite Middle Tennessee on Jan 18 … his 25 points came from making 9-of-16 field goals, going 5-of-8 from behind the arc and making 2-of-2 free throws … reached 24 points from 7-of-16 shooting, 4-of-8 3-pointers and a perfect 6-of-6 free throws vs. UAB (Jan. 20) … at WKU (Jan. 27), he collected 29 points after he shot 10-of-16 from the field, made 6-of-10 3-pointers and made all three of his free throws ... scored a career-high 36 points at Rice after he made 13-of-19 FGs, 6-of-7 shots from behind the arc and 4-of-4 free throws, while he also pulled down eight rebounds … his 85.7 percent from 3-point land in that game was the third-best 3-point percentage recorded by a player in program history … made the game-winning shot at North Texas (Feb. 17), while also scoring 26 points from 11-of-13 shots, 2-of-3 3-pointers and all two of his shots at the charity stripe … scored a game-high points vs. UTSA (March 8) from making 9-of-16 FGs, 2-of-6 3-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws, while he also pulled down nine rebounds … made a career-high four steals and scored 13 points in the NCAA game against No. 4 seed Wichita State … from Jan. 11-Feb. 3 he did not miss a single free throw … made 33 consecutive free throws from Feb.8-March 16 … reached double figure scoring in 33 of 35 games … scored at least 20 points in 17 games … collected 30 points three times this season ... as it stands, his 1,235 points are No. 32 in program history …led the team in scoring in 10 contests this season … after Jan. 11, Burks made 96.9 percent of his free throws (63-of-65).
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 25 games and made one start (at Old Dominion on Feb. 23) … averaged 9.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.8 steals in 25.6 minutes per game … scored a career-high 27 points from 11-of-15 (73.3 percent) shooting, 4-of-7 (57.1 percent) 3-pointers and 1-of-1 at the free throw line against Middle Tennessee (Feb. 18) … scored 25 points from 7-of-10 (70.0 percent) field goals 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) 3-pointers and going 6-of-6 at the charity stripe at Pittsburgh (Dec. 28) … reached double figure scoring 10 times during the season …scored a team-high 16 points vs. Middle Tennessee (March 11) … collected a season-high six assists vs. WKU (Jan. 21) … reached five assists in four different games … pulled down a season-high six rebounds and scored 14 points at No. 24 Cincinnati … shot 81-of-181 (44.8 percent) FGs, 27-70 (38.6 percent) and 42-of-54 (77.8 percent) at the free throw line during the season … his 38.6 percent from three-point land was a career-high.
2015-16 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Two-time Conference USA Freshman of the Week (Nov. 30, Dec. 14) … appeared in all 33 games, making four starts (Dec. 1, 4, 6, 12) … reached double-figure scoring in 14 games … posted season-high 20 points at Ohio (Dec. 1) … third-best field goal percentage of Herd players with 100 makes or more (.478, 111-of-232) … averaged 8.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game … shot 47.8 percent from the field, 32.4 percent from long range and 70.8 percent from the free throw line … played season-high 39 minutes against Eastern Illinois (Dec. 9) … went 6-of-6 from the free throw line at Rice (Jan. 16) … sunk a season-high four 3-pointers against James Madison (Nov. 27) … had five rebounds against Eastern Illinois (Dec. 9), UTEP (Feb. 4) and UAB (Feb. 25).
2014-15 (FRESHMAN): Sat out the season as a prop.
HIGH SCHOOL: 6-foot-3 guard averaged 20 points per game for Hedgesville High in 2013-14, his senior season ... named to the Class AAA All-State first team, along with making the All-State Tournament Team after Hedgesville was eliminated by Hurricane in a triple-overtime semifinal contest ... in the quarterfinal round of the Class AAA State Tournament, scored a game-high 25 points in a 54-49 victory over Parkersburg South ... scored his high school career-high 36 points against Musselman, and was named Athlete of the Week for his performance ... MaxPreps.com had Burks pegged as the No. 9 recruit in the state of West Virginia ... Hedgesville won the state championship in 2012, his sophomore season.
