Trahson Burrell

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Trahson Burrell, 2014-15 Men's Basketball

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-7 / 182
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Albany, N.Y.
HS:
St. Thomas More (Conn.)
Prev School:
Lee College (Texas)

Career

Played in 63 games over his two seasons, starting 20 times ... Scored 602 points over his two seasons, averaging 9.6 per game ... Also averaged 5.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.0 steals per game ... Shot 44 percent from the field (219-of-502), and 31 percent from long range (49-of-160) ... Made 72 percent of his free throws (115-of-159) ... Had seven double-doubles, 44th-most in a career in program history ... Transferred to the University of Memphis from Lee College in Baytown, Texas, prior to the start of the 2014-15 campaign … Had 33 double-figure scoring games.

2015-16 Season (Senior)

Was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll on January 25 ... Finished 14th in the AAC in assists per game (2.7), 15th in rebounding (6.2) ... Averaged 10 points per game (320 points) during his senior season, playing 32 times and starting nine times ... Finished fourth on the team in scoring, third on the team in rebounding, second in assists, and third in blocks and steals ... Closed the season by averaging 4.5 assists per game over the final four games ...

Postseason (The American Tournament): Averaged 12 points per game over the three games of the AAC Tournament, while dishing out four assists in all three of the games, and averaged 5.3 rebounds per game ... Opened the tournament with a 19-point game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane ... Hit 7-of-13 shots from the field, 1-of-4 from long range, and 4-of-5 from the charity stripe ... Pulled down five rebounds while dishing out four assists against Tulsa ... In the AAC Tournament Semifinals against Tulane, he played 24 minutes, and scored 10 points ... Hit 3-of-8 shots from the field, and 4-of-4 from the free throw line ... Pulled down seven rebounds and dished out four assists and grabbed a pair of steals ... In the championship game against the UConn Huskies he played 30 minutes despite foul trouble, and scored seven points, hitting 3-of-14 shots from the field, including one three-pointer ... Pulled down four rebounds in the season-ending loss, while giving out four assists and adding a steal.

American Athletic Conference play: In the 2015-16 AAC-opener had 21 points and 13 rebounds in 34 minutes of play against the Tulane Green Wave ... Also added three blocks and four steals in the Tiger win ... Hit 9-of-20 shots from the field and 3-of-5 from long range ... At UConn on January 9 he scored 17 points, hitting 5-od-13 shots from the field, 2-of-4 from long range, and 5-of-6 from the free throw line ... Added four assists and three assists in the narrow loss ... At Cincinnati on January 21 he scored a career-high 24 points, hitting 8-of-13 shots from the field, 4-of-7 from three-point range, and all four of his free throw attempts ... Pulled down 11 rebounds, and dished out five assists against the Bearcats ... Narrowly missed a triple-double a game later against East Carolina on January 24 as he scored 13 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, and dished out a career-high nine assists ... Hit 6-of-15 from the field against the Pirates, while blocking a shot and grabbing a steal ... Scored 10 points at Houston on February 10, hitting 3-of-8 from the field and half of his four three-point attempts ... At Tulane he hit 6-of-13 shots from the field, scoring 12 points while pulling down 11 rebounds for the double-double ... At home against the UCF Knights he hit 4-of-7 shots, scoring 13 points while dishing out six assists and five rebounds over 25 minutes of action ... Playing a season-high 36 minutes in the senior-day game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, he scored 11 points (3-of-7 from the field), pulling down nine rebounds, and dished out four assists ... In the 2015-16 regular-season finale against East Carolina he scored 13 points with six assists and a career-high five steals.

Non-Conference play (regular season only): Opened the season with three straight double-figure scoring games ... Scored in double-figures in seven of 12 non-conference games ... Hit 3-of-6 shots from the field and all four free throws, scoring 11 points in the season opener against Southern Miss ... Against then-eighth-ranked Oklahoma he scored 10 points, hitting 5-of-10 shots from the field, while grabbing six rebounds ... Scored 12 points and pulled down six assists against Grambling State on November 19 ... Pulled down a then-season-high 12 rebounds against UT-Arlington on November 23 while scoring seven points ... Recorded his first double-double of the season on December 1 against Louisiana Tech with 10 rebounds and 11 rebounds ... Dished out three assists against Louisiana Tech and added a blocked shot ... Hit 5-of-6 shots from the field against Manhattan, and all three free throws, scoring 13 points while grabbing eight rebounds and three assists ... Scored 15 points in 25 minutes against Southern, hitting 5-of-9 from the field and pulled down eight rebounds ... In the final non-conference game of the season, he scored 12 points, hitting 5-of-9 shots from the field, and dished out six assists while grabbing three steals.

2014-15 Season (Junior)

Played his first full season of NCAA Division I basketball after transferring from Lee College … Played in 31 games … Averaged 9.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists … Third on team in both scoring and rebounding … Had 17 blocked shots and 27 steals … Shot 44.9 percent from the field, 29 percent from the three-point arc and 64.2 percent from the free throw line … Third on team in field goal percentage … Ranked among the American Athletic Conference statistical leaders in scoring (29th), rebounding (14th) and field goal percentage (12th) … Posted 15 double-figure scoring games … Recorded 15 contests with five or more rebounds … Had two double-double performances … Led team in scoring four times and rebounding five occasions …

Postseason (The American Tournament): Played only 24 minutes before fouling out in the Tigers’ American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal game vs. Temple (loss) … Scored a team-high 16 points and grabbed seven boards vs. the Owls … The double-figure scoring performance was his third in the Tigers’ final four games …

American Athletic Conference play: Played in all 18 league contests … Made four starts … Averaged 7.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists … Squad’s fifth-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder in conference action … Shot 39.7 percent from the field, 24.2 percent from the three-point line and 70 percent from the charity stripe … Had one double-double performance … Posted five double-figure scoring games … Had seven games with five or more rebounds … Averaged 14.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists in the regular-season’s final three games … Started two of the those three games … Had eight points, three rebounds and three assists in the regular-season finale at Cincinnati (loss) … Had no turnovers in 35 minutes of action vs. the Bearcats … Posted season bests for points (22), FG made (9), FG attempts (19), three-pointers made (4) and three-point attempts (7) in a road win at Connecticut … Netted seven of his 22 points in the game’s first seven minutes to help Memphis build a 14-4 lead over the Huskies … Scored four critical points in the game’s final six minutes to put the Tigers in a position to win the game (layup at 6:08 tied game at 48-all; jumper at 3:13 gave Memphis a 52-51 lead) … Posted 12 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in a home setback to Tulsa … Tied a season high for FT made (5) and set a season best for FT attempts (8) vs. the Golden Hurricane … Scored seven points and grabbed five boards in a road win at UCF … Pulled down five boards in a home victory over Connecticut … Had seven points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals in a road win at USF … Scored six points and grabbed three boards in a home loss to Temple … Blocked a season-high three shots in a home win over East Carolina … Also posted 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and one steal vs. the Pirates … Played a season-low 11 minutes in a road win at Tulane … In his limited action, had two points, two boards and two blocked shots vs. the Green Wave … Recorded second double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in a home win over UCF … The 12 boards tied a season high … Nine of his 12 rebounds came on the offensive glass … Dished out a season-best five assists vs. the Knights … Grabbed six boards and added four points, three assists and three steals (tied season high) in a road win at Houston … Sat out the road loss at SMU as a result of a team rule violation … Had six points, four rebounds and four assists in a home setback to Tulane … Scored 12 points and pulled down five rebounds in his American Athletic Conference debut vs. Houston (home win) … Also had two assists and three steals (tied season high) vs. the Cougars

Non-conference play (regular season games only): Played in all 13 non-league contests (25.6 minutes played/game) … Made six starts … Averaged 10.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists … Had eight blocked shots and 10 steals … Shot 51.5 percent from the floor, 33.3 percent from the three-point arc and 61.7 percent from the foul line … Had nine double-figure scoring games … Posted one double-double … Had eight games with five or more rebounds … Scored 13 points and added four boards, four assists, one blocked shot and one steal in a home win over Jacksonville State … Nearly posted a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds in a road loss at Gonzaga … Had a five-game stretch in December (Dec. 13-23) in which he averaged 13.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists … Netted double figures in all five contests … Started four of those five games … Also shot 53.3 percent from the field, 38.8 percent from the three-point line and 66.7 percent from the free throw line in those five games … Ended the five-game stretch with a near double-double of 10 points and nine rebounds vs. Western Illinois (home win) … Had 12 points, seven boards, two assists, two steals and one blocked shot in a home win over Oral Roberts … Recorded his first NCAA Division I double-double performance with 17 points and 12 rebounds in a home win over USC Upstate … The 12 boards and five FT made (5-of-7) were season bests … Played a season-high 37 minutes vs. the Spartans … Scored 15 points and grabbed four rebounds in a home victory over N.C. Central … Began five-game stretch with a 13-point, nine-board performance in a home loss to Oklahoma State … Eight of his nine rebounds came on the offensive glass … Also had three assists, two blocked shots and three steals vs. the Cowboys … The three steals were a season high … Scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in a home loss to Stephen F. Austin … Netted 15 points and pulled down five boards in a neutral-site win over Indiana State … Received his first NCAA Division I start in a neutral-site loss to Baylor … Had nine points and nine rebounds in a home win over Prairie View A&M … In his NCAA Division I debut, scored 11 points and added four boards in a neutral-site setback to Wichita State … Played 24 minutes vs. the Shockers.

Junior College

Played both seasons at Lee College in Baytown, Texas ... Helped lead the Rebels to a combined 45-23 overall record (25-11 in 2012-13; 20-12 in 2013-14) and a 25-14 conference mark (13-7 in 2012-13; 12-7 in 2013-14) ... Saw action in 48 of 68 games in his two-year junior college career ... Averaged 20.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.9 steals in his 48 appearances ... Also had 45 blocked shots ... Shot 51.8 percent from the floor, 33.8 percent from the three-point arc and 67.9 percent from the free throw line ... Posted double-figure scoring performances 41 times ... Had 25 contests in which he netted 20 or more points, including nine 30-point outings and one 40-point game ... Recorded 15 double-doubles, including two that were points-assists ... Posted two triple-doubles ... Had 32 games with six or more rebounds ... Following 2013-14 season, rated the nation's No. 7 junior college player by 247sports.com ... Named to the 2013-14 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Region XIV Team ... Lee College finished 2013-14 with a 20-12 overall record and a 12-7 conference mark (Region XIV South) ... Helped lead Lee College to the NJCAA Region XIV quarterfinal round ... Played in 28 games and made 24 starts ... Posted a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds in the quarterfinal loss to Trinity Valley ... Also had four steals and two assists in 39 minutes vs. Trinity Valley ... In the Region XIV opening-round win over Jacksonville College, had 36 points, nine boards and seven steals ... NJCAA's third-leading scorer and team's top scorer with a 25.2 average ... In conference games only (19 games), scoring average was 27.2 ppg, which was second in the nation and first in Region XIV ... Also averaged 7.5 rebounds (second on team), 5.6 assists (led team) and 2.3 steals (led team) ... Saw action in 28 games ... Shot 51.9 percent from the floor (led team), 34.2 percent from the arc and 67 percent from the free throw line ... Netted double figures in 27 of the 28 games in which he played ... Netted 20 or more points 21 times, including eight 30-point performances and one 40-point outing ... Scored a career-high 40 points in a 94-91 win at Tyler Junior College ... Also posted career highs for treys (5) and free throws made (15) in that win ... Hit a career-best 15 FG twice in victories over Lone Star College-Kingwood (15-of-22) and Angelina College (15-of-22) ... Had 16 games in which he shot 50 percent or better from the field ... Had 16 games with double-digit FG made (10 or more) ... Recorded two triple-doubles in back-to-back wins over Houston C.C.-Southwest (15 points-10 rebounds-16 assists) and Lone Star College-Kingwood (34-12-10) ... The 16 assists vs. Houston C.C.-Southwest were a career high ... Had six other double-double performances vs. Bossier Parrish (33 points-17 rebounds), Trinity Valley twice (27 points-10 rebounds; 19 points-10 rebounds), Panola College (23 points-12 assists), Angelina College (33 points-14 rebounds) and Lamar State College-Port Arthur twice (30 points-10 rebounds; 18 points-10 assists) ... The 17 rebounds vs. Bossier Parrish were a career best ... Had a career-high seven steals vs. Jacksonville College in Region XIV Tournament play ... In 2012-13, helped the Runnin' Rebels to a 24-11 overall record and a 13-7 Region XIV Athletic Conference mark ... Lee College won the Region XIV title and advanced to the National Junior College Tournament for the first time in the program's history ... The Runnin' Rebels won their first game at the national tournament, before falling in the second round ... In his first season at Lee College, averaged 13.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 21 games ... Shot 51.4 percent from the field and 70 percent from the free throw line ... Made eight starts ... Netted double figures in 14 of his 21 appearances, including four 20-point performances ... Had six double-figure rebounding contests ... Scored a season-high 28 points in the season-opening win over Lone Star-Kingwood ... Scored 16 points in each game at the National Junior College Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan. ... Pulled down a season-best 15 boards twice in wins over Baton Rouge Community College and Lamar State College-Port Arthur.

High School

Played his final season of high school in 2010-11 at Summit Christian Academy in East Lansing, Mich. ... Prior to his year at Summit Christian Academy, played at St. Thomas More in Oakdale, Conn. ... Averaged 15.2 points and 10.4 rebounds for St. Thomas More in 2009-10 ... Helped lead the Chancellors to a 26-9 record and the semifinal round of the National Prep School Championship ... In the summers, played with Lamar Odom's Rich Soil AAU program.

Personal

Interdisciplinary studies major ... Son of Lisa Burrell ... Birthday is November 16 ... Born in Albany, N.Y.