Murphy Burnatowski
F/ Hamilton Honey Badgers
Colgate University '14
6-8 / 229 lbs
Born: 1991-07-18
Drafted: 2019
Hometown: Kitchener, ON
Country: Canada
Acquired: Selected in the 2019 CEBL Draft
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
2019 CEBL Season: Averaging 11.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 28.8 minutes in four games … Ties his season high with 17 points, including a season-best three triples, along with seven rebounds and three assists Aug. 9 at Guelph … Had his best offensive output as a member of the Honey Badgers on Aug. 3 vs. Guelph when he recorded 17 points (8-11 FG), eight rebounds and a +29 plus/minus … Made his CEBL debut on his 28th birthday, recording 10 points, four rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes July 18 at Fraser Valley.

Career averages of 15.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 33.0 minutes, while shooting .495 from the floor in 154 games as a pro … 2018-19: Averaged 15.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 32.3 minutes in 22 games for St. John’s … Scored 30-plus points twice and reached double-digits in 17 of 22 games played … Blocked a season-best five shots during his Edge debut March 3 vs. Cape Breton … Recorded season highs of 34 points (14-29 FG), including five triples, 10 rebounds and five assists in an overtime win March 24 vs. Island Storm … Scored 30 points (12-25 FG, 5-12 3FG) on May 8 at Moncton … Averaged 19.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 37.7 minutes in 20 games for Saigon Heat of the ASEAN League … Ranked fifth in the league with 64 triples … Ranked third on the team in scoring, rebounding, and second in assists … Recorded four double-doubles … Registered season bests of 39 points (9-20 3FG) Dec. 12 vs. Fermosa Dreamers … Was one assist shy of a triple-double with 29 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists Dec. 5 vs. Macau … 2017-18: Averaging 14.6 points, 4.3 rebounds 2.3 assists and 30.2 minutes while shooting .514 from the field in 37 games for Fribourg Olympic of the Switzerland Basketball League … Scored a season-best 27 points Nov. 18 vs. Swiss Central … Recorded 20 or more points on seven occasions … Averaged 13.2 points during the five-game SBL Championship series vs. Geneve Lions … Averaged 16.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in the league semifinal series sweep of Neuchatel … 2016-17: Averaged 13.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 31.1 minutes in 24 games with Apoel of the Cyprus League … Registered a season-best 27 points (10-11 FG) to go along with eight rebounds March 17 vs. Enosis … Grabbed a season-best 14 rebounds, including six from the offensive glass Jan. 14 vs. Enosis … Averaged 12.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 28.5 minutes in 12 games for Apoel in the FIBA Europe Cup … Scored 20 or more points six times, including a season-high 32 points with seven triples Nov. 19 vs. BK Pardubice … 2015-17: Averaged 20.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 36.9 minutes in 30 games with Starwings of the Swiss League … Scored 20 or more points on 20 occasions, including in eight consecutive games (Jan. 22 to March 13) … Registered six double-doubles … Netted a season-best 35 points to go with 12 rebounds Oct. 10 vs. Winterthur … Grabbed 17 rebounds March 26 vs. Winterthur … Made six triples in a game twice, Nov. 21 vs. Massagno and April 2 against the same team … 2014-15: Averaged 11.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 30.8 minutes in 21 games for Usti nad Labem of the Czech Republic … Scored a season-high 21 points March 25 vs. Svitavy … Recorded his only double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds March 11 vs. MMCITE Brno.

PERSONAL 
Son of Lori and Kevin Burnatowski … Played forward for the Canadian National Elite Development
Academy before being chosen to play for the Canadian Junior National Team … Led the team to the Mondial Junior Tournament championship and to a bronze medal in the 2008 FIBA Americas Under-18 Basketball Tournament … Averaged 12.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game for Team Ontario at the 2008 Canadian Under-17 National Championships where he was named a Second Team All-Star … He was the third- ranked power forward in Canada according to HoopstarsCanada.com.
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