UAA BASKETBALL-W BIO
43 Kylie Burns
2012-13: Second-leading rebounder (7.3 rpg) and third-leading scorer (10.6 ppg) for squad that went 17-10 and tied for third in GNAC at 11-7 … posted GNAC ranks of 6th in rebounding, 19th in scoring, and 5th in minutes per game (33.4) … logged full 40 minutes on four occasions and 35-plus minutes in 10 straight games from Jan. 17-Feb. 9 … scored in double figures 13 times and grabbed at least eight rebounds on 11 occasions … posted first career double-doubles in home wins over Regis (11 pts-12 reb., Nov. 17) and Montana State Billings (11 pts-11 reb., 3 assts, 0 TO, 40 min.) … scored career-high 22 points (6-12 FG, 8-10 FT) and had 8 rebounds in home win over Seattle Pacific … earned spot on Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team, helping UAA to win over Div. I North Dakota State … grabbed career-high 14 boards in home loss to Central Washington … other top games included 21 points (7-9 FG, 3-4 3FG, 4-5 FT), 7 rebounds in road win over Alaska Fairbanks; 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists in road win over CWU; 14 points in road win over nationally ranked NW Nazarene; and 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists in road win over Western Oregon.
2011-12: Served key reserve role, averaging 4.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.9 steals in 15.1 minutes per game for Seawolf team that finished 30-5 and reached NCAA Div. II Elite Eight … one of top perimeter defenders for UAA club that was 5th nationally in FG% defense (.331) and 12th in scoring defense (55.0 ppg) … ranked 3rd on squad in 3FG% (.330) and 3FGs made (29) as Seawolves swept Great Northwest Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament titles, along with NCAA Div. II West Region championship … one of six Seawolves to see action in all 35 games, tying school record … scored career-high 16 points (6-10 FG, 4-6 3FG) in first-ever starting assignment, Dec. 13 at Chaminade … had 8 points (2-4 FG, 3-4 FT) in NCAA Tournament 1st Round win over Cal State-L.A. and 6 points (1-2 FG, 4-5 FT), 3 rebounds and no turnovers in NCAA 2nd Round victory over No. 13 Grand Canyon … other top games included 9 points (4-5 FG) and 5 rebounds in home win over playoff contender Dixie State; 9 points (4-4 FG) and 2 assists in home win over Hawaii-Hilo; 6 points (2-3 3FG) and 3 rebounds in narrow road win over Northwest Nazarene; 5 points and 4 steals in 59-50 home win over MSU Billings; and 7 points (3-5 FG) in home win over GNAC runner-up Western Washington … earned spot on GNAC All-Academic Team with 3.53 overall GPA … received Ms. Hustle Award at season-ending team banquet in April.
2010-11: Played in 33 games as key reserve for Seawolf team that went 27-7 and reached NCAA Tournament 2nd Round … one of two Seawolves to post positive assist-turnover ratio (26-22) … had season-highs of 9 points (3-6 FG, 1-2 3FG, 2-2 FT) and 3 steals in Dec. 18 win over Chaminade, and 5 assists in Dec. 17 win over Chaminade … scored 6 points (2-4 3FG) and grabbed season-high 6 rebounds in 55-48 NCAA 1st Round win over 14th-ranked Western Washington … hit key three-pointer in Great Northwest Athletic Conference Tournament 68-67 title-game win at Western Washington.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 19.8 points and 6.0 rebounds as senior in 2009-10, earning First-Team All-State honors from Topeka Capital-Journal … named Second Team All-State by Wichita Eagle and Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, Second Team All-Metro by Kansas City Star and Wyandotte County Girls Basketball Player of the Year by Wyandotte Daily News … chosen Kansas Female High School Athlete of the Year in the Kansas City Metro area by the Kansas City Sports Commission … led Cyclones in scoring as sophomore, junior and senior … tallied 20-plus points on 10 occasions as senior, including 34 vs. Basehor-Linwood, 29 vs. Blue Valley Northwest and 28 vs. Tonganoxie … played in prestigious Hy-Vee/Pepsi High School All-Star Challenge following final season … also named to All-Kaw Valley League team and was McDonald’s All-America nominee … as junior in 2008-09, averaged 15.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.1 steals per game, earning honorable mention all-state honors from KBCA … lettered four times each in basketball, cross country and track & field … team MVP and All-Kaw Valley all four years of cross country … set school record for 2.5-mile time and was team captain as junior and senior … in track & field, set school record for javelin and ran steeplechase and on 4x800 relay team … team MVP as junior and senior, and team captain as senior … excelled in classroom, earning Kansas Scholar recognition and maintaining 4.0 GPA throughout high school career … played for KC Blue Streaks club team, helping squad to title of 64-team Kearney, Neb., tournament.
PERSONAL: Born Kylie Jane Burns on Sept. 2, 1991 in Kansas City, Kan. … daughter of Mike and Linda Burns … dietetics major.
Career Highs
Points – 23 vs Georgetown, 11/27/13
Rebounds – 16 at Chaminade, 11/21/13
Assists – 6, twice (last vs Western Oregon, 1/9/14)
Blocks – 3 at Central Washington, 1/4/14
Steals – 5 vs Simon Fraser, 2/20/14
Career Statistics
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg
10-11 33- 0 312/ 9.5 23- 78 .295 13- 49 .265 8- 12 .667 21– 17– 38/1.2 26-0 26 22 2 14 67/ 2.0
11-12 35- 1 530/15.1 57-139 .410 29- 88 .330 18- 24 .750 28– 67– 95/2.7 48-0 35 23 5 33 161/ 4.6
12-13 24-24 801/33.4 87-212 .410 26– 82 .317 55- 74 .743 54-120-174/7.3 57-1 43 58 3 27 255/10.6
13-14 28-26 846/30.2 109-279 .391 44-122 .361 84-107 .785 71-121-192/6.9 62-1 40 57 6 45 346/12.4
Totl 120-51 2489/20.7 276-708 .390 112-341 .328 165-217 .760 174-325-499/4.2 193-2 144 160 16 119 829/ 6.9
| Position: | Forward |
| Height: | 5'9" |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Kansas City, Kan. |
| High School: | Bishop Ward HS |
| Experience: | 4 Letters |
