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Burgess signs with Dutch pro team
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (7-14-06) -- Former University of
Alaska Anchorage basketball star Kemmy Burgess has signed
a contract to play for Woon!Aris, a club in The Netherlands'
top professional division.
Woon!Aris, which finished 5-21 last season, is located
in Leeuwarden, a city of about 90,000 located 80 miles
north of Amsterdam. The season runs from August through
April.
We are thrilled for Kemmy to get an opportunity
to play profession basketball, said Seawolves
head coach Rusty Osborne. At UAA, he grew tremendously
as both a person and a basketball player, and Im
confident he will continue to flourish in Europe.
A 6-1, 185-pound shooting guard, Burgess is coming
off an outstanding 2005-06 season that saw him earn
honorable mention All-America recognition, plus All-West
Region and All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference accolades.
He finished second in the GNACs overall scoring
race with 21.1 points per game and led the league in
conference-only scoring by more than a point with 23.1
ppg. In his two seasons at UAA, the El Cajon Valley
High product helped the Seawolves to a 39-22 overall
record and a pair of NCAA Tournament bids.
Burgess chosen UAA Athlete of the Year
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (5-2-06) -- KEMMY BURGESS, who led
the University of Alaska-Anchorage men's basketball
team back to the NCAA Division II Tournament and captured
numerous postseason honors, was the winner of the 2005-06
UAA Athlete of the Year Award at the athletic department's
22nd annual end-of-year banquet, Sunday (Apr. 30) at
the Hilton Anchorage Hotel.
Burgess, a 6-1 senior guard out of El Cajon Valley
High, finished second in the Great Northwest Athletic
Conference's overall scoring race with 21.1 points per
game and led the league in conference-only scoring by
more than a point at 23.1 ppg. The transfer student
from Southern California College (now Vanguard University)
in Costa Mesa paced the Seawolves to a 19-12 overall
record in one of the nation's strongest conferences
in Division II.
He was named an honorable mention All-American by
Division II Bulletin, in addition to first-team
All-West Region and All-GNAC accolades.
Burgess was the only player in Division II this season
to rank among the nation's top 25 in scoring (22nd),
three-point percentage (8th, .450), three-pointers made
(20th, 3.1 per game) and free throw percentage (20th,
.868). In the second half of league play, he averaged
27.4 ppg as the Seawolves went 6-3 and posted victories
over 5th-ranked Seattle Pacific and 9th-ranked Western
Washington.
In two seasons at UAA, Burgess crushed the school's
career three-point percentage record (.474) and finished
among the all-time Seawolf leaders in scoring average
(7th, 18.6 ppg), points (9th, 1,136), threes made (3rd,
195) and free throw percentage (4th, .854). He also
claimed the team MVP trophy in 2003-04, when team advanced
to the NCAAs with a 20-10 record.
When playing high school ball with the Braves (1996-98),
Burgess became the all-time leading scorer in Grossmont
Conference history with 2,066 points, which ranks second
in East County history behind the 2,549 recorded by
TONY CLARK (Valhalla and Christian high schools), who
now plays professional baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Burgess' 33.1 scoring average in 1998 was surpassed
just twice in San Diego Section history. Clark averaged
43.1 as a senior for Christian in 1990, then Chase Budinger
of La Costa Canyon went for 34.0 this past winter. Burgess
also had a streak of 31 straight made free throws, the
3rd-longest streak in the CIFSDS record book, and made
118 three-point shots in 1998, the 4th-most in local
high school basketball.
The Athlete of the Year award, sponsored by the Benton
Bay Athletic Lions Club and UAA, is voted on by a 15-member
committee of UAA employees, Benton Bay members and local
media.
All-America
citation awarded to El Cajon Valley's Kemmy Burgess
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BEAVERTON, Ore. (3-28-06) University of Alaska
Anchorage mens basketball senior Kemmy Burgess
claimed another major postseason award Monday (Mar.
27) when he was chosen honorable mention All-America
by The Division II Bulletin. The Seawolves star
had previously earned a pair of all-region accolades
(1st team NABC, 2nd team Daktronics) in addition to
first team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honors.
Another
major award for Seawolves Burgess
Tabbed First-team All-region
by coaches
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (3-22-06) University of Alaska
Anchorage senior Kemmy Burgess claimed his third major
postseason award when he was chosen this week to the
Division II All-West Region First Team by the National
Association of Basketball Coaches. The NABC honor recognizes
Burgess among the regions top six players and
puts him on the ballot for the organizations All-America
team.
Burgess, a 6-1 guard, finished second in the Great
Northwest Athletic Conferences overall scoring
race with 21.1 points per game and led the league in
conference-only scoring by more than a point at 23.1
ppg. The product of El Cajon Valley High helped the
Seawolves to a 19-12 overall record, reaching the NCAA
Tournament for the second straight season. He had previously
been named First Team All-GNAC and Daktronics Second
Team All-West Region (sports information directors).
Burgess is the only player in Division II this season
to rank among the nation's top 25 in scoring (22nd),
three-point percentage (8th, .450), three-pointers made
(20th, 3.1 per game) and free throw percentage (20th,
.868). In the second half of league play, Burgess averaged
27.4 ppg as the Seawolves went 6-3 and posted victories
over 5th-ranked Seattle Pacific and 9th-ranked Western
Washington.
In two seasons at UAA, Burgess claimed the schools
career three-point percentage record (.474) and finished
among the all-time Seawolf leaders in scoring average
(7th, 18.6 ppg), points (9th, 1,136), three-pointers
made (3rd, 195) and free throw percentage (4th, .854).
Burgess scored 20 or more points on 18 occasions in
2005-06, including four times over 30, and he was the
primary threat on a UAA squad that ranks second in Div.
II in both team three-point (.446) and free throw (.775)
accuracy. The Seawolves led all NCAA divisions in the
three-point percentage in 2003-04, when Burgess earned
GNAC Newcomer of the Year and second-team All-GNAC honors.
He redshirted in 2004-05 due to a shoulder injury.
Burgess
selection to All-West Region team
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BAKERSFIELD (3-10-06) -- Alaska-Anchorage senior KEMMY
BURGESS added another postseason honor Thursday (Mar.
9) when he was one of 10 players chosen to the Daktronics
NCAA Division II All-West Region teams. Burgess was
a second-team selection in voting by the region's 26
sports information directors.
Burgess, a 6-1 guard, leads the
Great Northwest Athletic Conference in scoring at 21.4
points per game, propelling the Seawolves (19-11, 10-8)
back to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in his
two seasons. On Monday (Mar. 6), he was named first-team
All-GNAC, too.
Burgess is the only player in
Division II to ranks among the nation's top 20
in scoring (20th), three-point percentage (8th, .454),
three-pointers made (18th, 3.1 per game) and free throw
percentage (18th, .868). After tallying 31 points in
a Mar. 2 loss to Central Washington and 34 in a Mar.
4 win over 9th-ranked Western Washington, Burgess finished
as the GNACs leading scorer in league games by
more than a full point (23.1 to 21.8 ppg) over fellow
second-team selection Lance Den Boer of Central Washington.
In the second half of league play, Burgess averaged
27.4 ppg as the Seawolves went 6-3.
The San Diego (El Cajon Valley HS) native is UAAs
career record-holder for three-point percentage (.477)
and ranks among the schools all-time leaders in
scoring average (7th, 18.7 ppg), points (9th, 1,124),
three-pointers made (3rd, 193) and free throw percentage
(4th, .854).
Burgess has scored 20 or more points on 18 occasions
this season, including four times over 30, and he has
been the primary threat on a UAA squad that currently
leads Div. II in team three-point accuracy at 44.5 percent.
The Seawolves led all NCAA divisions in the same category
in 2003-04, when Burgess earned GNAC Newcomer of the
Year and second-team all-league honors. He redshirted
last season due to a shoulder injury.
The Seawolves begin the NCAA West Region Tournament
on Friday at 11:30 a.m. AST (2:30 p.m. Pacific) when
they take on Chaminade (18-8) in Seattle.
Burgess lifts UAA to upset victory and NCAA berth
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ANCHORAGE (3-6-06) -- Senior guard KEMMY BURGESS scored
34 points and the Alaska-Anchorage men's basketball
team assured itself of an NCAA Tournament berth with
Saturday's (Mar. 4) 99-95 upset over nationally 9th-ranked
Western Washington before a sellout crowd at the Wells
Fargo Sports Complex.
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Kemmy Burgess drives past Western Washington's
Grant Dykstra for two of his 34 points
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Burgess, an All-America candidate out of El Cajon Valley
High, nailed 11-of-22 shots from the floor and added
four assists to down the Vikings, as the Seawolves rolled
to 55 second-half points on Senior Night.
Burgess finished the regular season with nine straight
games of 21 or more points. He currently stands ninth
on UAA's career scoring list (1,124 points) in just
two seasons.
With the victory, the NCAA announced Sunday (Mar. 5)
that UAA has been named to the 64-team Division II tournament
field, gaining the sixth seed in the West Region. The
Seawolves (19-11) will play Pacific West Conference
champion Chaminade (18-8), the third seed, in one of
four first-round games this Friday in Seattle.
The other match-ups for the West Regional are No. 1
Seattle Pacific vs. No. 8 Central Washington, No. 4
Sonoma State vs. No. 5 Cal State-Bakersfield, and No.
2 Western Washington vs. No. 7 Humboldt State. The winners
of each of the eight regions advance to the Div. II
Elite 8, to be held Mar. 22-25 in Springfield, Mass.
It's the 12th NCAA appearance for UAA, which last qualified
for the nationals in 2004, losing a 67-61 first-round
decision to BYU-Hawaii in San Bernardino.The Seawolves'
last NCAA Tournament win was in 1993, and their furthest
advancement came in 1988 when they went all the way
to the title game, losing 77-72 to UMass-Lowell.
Burgess nets record 36 points for Seawolves
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SEATTLE (02-09-06) -- Former El Cajon Valley High standout
KEMMY BURGESS scored a career-high 36 points for the
University of Alaska-Anchorage on Saturday night (Feb.
4), but it wasn't enough as the Seawolves lost 82-72
to Seattle University.
The Seawolves looked unstoppable early as Burgess connected
on his first six shots -- including four three-pointers
-- to take a 21-9 lead just six minutes in.
Burgess' point total was the most for a Seawolves in
a regulation game in four years. A senior southpaw,
Burgess, UAA's all-time three-point percentage leader
made 8 of 13 treys on the night, coming one short of
the school record.
Feb. 14 Follow-Up -- Seawolves Burgess, Kielpinski
sweep GNAC weekly honors
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SPOKANE, Wash. (2-14-06) University of Alaska
Anchorage basketball players Kemmy Burgess and Rebecca
Kielpinski were named the Great Northwest Athletic Conferences
mens and womens Players of the Week today
for their performances Feb. 9 and 11. It is the second
such honor for both players this season.
Burgess, of San Diego. (El Cajon Valley HS), had a
pair of 22-point performances in home victories over
Northwest Nazarene (100-76) and 5th-ranked Seattle Pacific
(89-75). In the two games, the 6-1 senior guard made
16 of 33 shots from the floor, went 9 of 9 on nine free
throws, and had 10 assists and three steals. In the
win over SPU, the West Regions top-ranked team,
Burgess was 8 of 8 from the free throw line and dished
six assists with one turnover in 38 minutes. It was
the third career GNAC weekly honor for Burgess.
Kielpinski, of Mandan, N.D., scored 55 points in a
home split with 8th-ranked Western Washington (L, 74-62)
and Central Washington (W, 70-64), including a UAA freshman-record
31 against CWU. The 6-2 center shot 64.8 percent (24
of 37) from the field and accumulated 10 rebounds, 11
assists and three steals while playing 79 of a possible
80 minutes. Kielpinski ranks in the GNACs top
3 in scoring (19.8 ppg), rebounding (8.4 rpg) and blocks
(1.9 bpg), and leads all league freshmen in those categories.
Burgess
sets personal scoring mark, but UAA falls in OT to No.
3 W. Washington
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Kemmy Burgess, a product of
El Cajon Valley High, scored a career-high 35
points against Western Washington, the third-ranked
Div. II team in the country.
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BELLINGHAM, Wash. (12-30-05) --Former El Cajon Valley
standout KEMMY BURGESS scored his collegiate career-high
with 35 points Thursday (Dec. 29), but his Alaska-Anchorage
Seawolve fell in overtime to third-ranked Western Washington,
112-106, in a battle among the preseason favorites in
the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
The
Seawolves (9-4, 0-1 GNAC) also received a 22-point,
10-rebound effort from Brian Hills and shot 53 percent,
yet saw its four-game win streak snapped.
The Vikings (9-1, 1-0) got 20-plus points from three
players, including 32 by forward Tyler Amaya, who made
9-of-13 from the field goals and 1- of-16 from the free
throw line.
Burgess (11-25 FG, 5-8 3FG, 8-10 FT, 4 assists) hit
a pair of free throws to tie the game at 92-all. Then
in the final minute, tied at 94-all as regulation time
was about to expire, Burgess found himself double-teamed
yet was able to kick the ball to teammate Aaron Lawrence,
who missed a free-throw line jumper with two seconds
left.
The Seawolves get another chance at their first Great
Northwest Athletic Conference victory when they travel
to Ellensburg, Wash., for a New Year's Eve matchup with
Central Washington (6-4, 1-0). That game tips at 3 p.m.
AST.
Ex-El Cajon Valley High hoop star honored
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- University of Alaska-Anchorage
senior guard KEMMY BURGESS was named the Great Northwest
Athletic Conference's Player of the Week for men's basketball
on Friday (Dec. 23). The former El Cajon Valley High
sharpshooter scored 50 points last week to help the
Seawolves to a pair of wins over Walla Walla College
at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.
The 6-foot-1 185-pound Burgess made 10 three-pointers
and dished nine assists in the victories that finished
UAA's non-conference schedule with a 9-3 record.
Burgess is the GNAC career leader in three-pointers
made per game, averaging 3.24. He also currently ranks
second in career three-point percentage (47.4) and ranks
11th in career scoring per game (16.9).
The Seawolves resume play with their GNAC opener at
third-ranked (NCAA Division II) Western Washington,
Dec. 29, in Bellingham.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (11-24-05) -- Senior guard KEMMY
BURGESS (El Cajon Valley) registered nine of his
game-high 29 points in the final minute of play
Thursday, but South Carolina held on for a 65-60
decision over Alaska-Anchorage in the opening
round of the 28th annual Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska
Shootout. The contest was televised nationally
on ESPN2.
The Gamecocks (3-0) led all the way, but the
pesky Seawolves (4-2) stayed close throughout,
trimming a 14-lead deficit down to three on a
Burgess three-point play and a 3-point basket.
However, USC's Renaldo Balkman (14 points, 12
rebounds) answered with a breakway dunk to clinch
the victory,
Burgess went on to make the Great Alaska all-tournament
team, while Steve Novak of Marquette was the event's
MVP.
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Burgess is a 'Hot Pick' All-America candidate in Alaska
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Kemmy Burgess
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (11-7-05/UPDATED 11-21-05) -- The
leading scorer in Grossmont Conference basketball history
with more than 2,000 career points, former East County
Player of the Year KEMMY BURGESS is getting prepared
for his senior season at Alaska-Anchorage, as the Seawolves
will host the 28th annual Great Alaska Shootout over
Thanksgiving weekend.
Burgess final season of college ball was postponed
due to shoulder surgery last season, so he red-shirted,
along with teammate Aaron Lawrence. But both are now
at full strength, as the pair hopes to lead the Seawolves
to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference title.
The coaches tabbed UAA for third among the 10 NCAA
Division II schools, but sights are set for an even
higher finish above unanimous preseason favorite Western
Washington.
'Hot Pick' scores 29 points on
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Kemmy Burgess
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Known as Hot Pick by teammates, Burgess
proved to be tough to defend in his first season in
Alaska, hitting better than 56 percent from beyond the
3-point arc as part of his 16.1 scoring average. For
his efforts, Burgess was named 2003-04 Newcomer of the
Year and All-Conference second team after transferring
to the Seawolves from Vanguard University in Costa Mesa.
Kemmy can stroke it, UAA head coach Rusty
Osborne said of his All-America candidate. Plus,
hes a flat-out money guy. When it comes down to
the tough shot, Kemmys the one we want shooting
and more than likely hes going to make it.
Just like he did in high school.
Burgess, a three-time All-Grossmont North League selection
out of El Cajon Valley High, scored 2,033 points with
the Braves (including 226 3-point baskets), ranking
second all-time in San Diego County.
Hes our emotional leader and our toughest
kid really the heart and soul of the team,
added Osborne.
And the Seawolves are off to a solid start at 4-1,
sweeping a pair of contests to open the season from
Northland Baptist at home, then completed a cross-continent
trip to Lake Buena Vista, Fla., taking 2-of-3 ballgames
for a third-place finish at Disney's Division II Tip-Off
Classic. Burgess scored 16 of his 24 points in the second
half to lead UAA to a 79-66 mens basketball victory
over nationally ranked Nebraska-Omaha in the third-place
contest.
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