Jamarius Burton

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-4
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Charlotte, NC
High School:
Independence

CAREER

Appeared in 154 games with 116 starts ... started 60 of 64 games over final two seasons at Pitt
Played his first two seasons at Wichita State, followed by his junior year at Texas Tech
Averaging 9.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest...delivered 13.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game in two seasons with the Panthers
Totaled 1,521 points, 540 rebounds and 476 assists in his career ... had 891 points, 269 rebounds, and 220 assists at Pitt
Career 43.6 percent from the field with a personal-best 48.8 percent (199-of-408) in his final season … shot 77.8 percent (311-of-400) from the foul line, including an 85.5 percent (183-of-214) clip at Pitt
Has a 1.54:1 assist-to-turnover ratio, totaling more than 100 assists in three seasons
Logged 80 double-digit scoring games, including 53 in his two seasons at Pitt ... posted five of his eight 20+ point games during the 2022-23 season
Recorded 57 games with four or more assists

2022-23

First Team All-ACC selection ... Second Team NABC All-District III pick
Averaged 15.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, while shooting 48.8 percent (199-of-408) from the field
Elevated his play in league action averaging 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game
The only player in the ACC averaging better than 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game ... became just the fourth Pitt player (five times) to average better than 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game for a season
Scored in double-figures 30 times, including 15 or more points in 12 of 20 league games
Ranked among the ACC leaders in scoring (16th), fi eld goal percentage (10th), free throw percentage (.836 - 8th), and assists (9th)
Capped his Pitt career with a 16-point, seven-rebound effort against Xavier (3/19) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
Hit the go-ahead jumper with under 10 seconds remaining in NCAA Tournament First Four win over Mississippi State (3/14)
Collected 21 points, eight assists, and two steals in an ACC Tournament win over Georgia Tech (3/8) ... went 10-of-15 from the fi eld in the contest
Had 19 points and eight rebounds (four offensive boards) at Notre Dame (3/1)
Recorded his third double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while also adding eight assists in a home win over Syracuse (2/25)
Posted 19 points, five rebounds and six assists in a win at Florida State (2/11) for his sixth game with 10+ points, 5+ rebounds and 5+ assists
Scored 19 points and added five rebounds in a 65-64 road win at North
Carolina (2/1) ... made two free throws with 3.6 seconds remaining to give the Panthers the lead
Stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, and three steals in a win over No. 20 Miami (1/28) ... had steals on consecutive possessions in the final 35 seconds of play to help secure the come-from-behind victory
Scored a team-high 20 points and added five assists at home against Florida State (1/21) ... went 8-of-13 from the fi eld, including 5-of-6 in the second half of play
Went 7-of-7 from the foul line and finished with 19 points in a win at Georgia Tech (1/14)
Registered 16 points, five rebounds and six assists at No. 24 Duke (1/11)
Recorded a game-high 28 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field and 7-of-8 from the foul line against Clemson (1/7)
Posted 15 points in a season-high 38 minutes in a win over No. 11 Virginia (1/3)
Scored a career-high 31 points on 14-of-17 shooting from the fi eld in a home win over No. 25 North Carolina (12/30) ... went 7-of-8 from the field and scored 16 points in the second half to help Pitt overcome a six-point halftime deficit
Earned National Player of the Week recognition from NCAA March Madness/Andy Katz and ACC Co-Player of the Week honors following his performance against the Tar Heels
Contributed 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists at Vanderbilt (12/7)
Posted 24 points, including 16 in the second half of play, in a win at NC State (12/2) ... went 9-of-14 from the fi eld and 6-of-6 from the foul line, while also adding four rebounds, four assists and two steals
Scored 14 points and added seven assists, while committing just one turnover, in a road win over Northwestern (11/28)
Made a Pitt career-high three three-point fi eld goals and finished with 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the fi eld versus William & Mary (11/25)
Had 18 points to go along with seven rebounds, five assists and three steals against FDU (11/22)

2021-22

Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll ... also a NABC Honors Court selection
Averaged 12.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest in 30 games played
First on the team in minutes played with 1,038 and ranked ninth in the ACC with 34.2 minutes played per contest
Shot 40.5% from the floor and 32.9% from three-point range
Finished as one of the nation’s best free throw shooters, recording an 88% clip (81-of-92) from the charity stripe for second in the ACC and 27^th nationally
Registered 23 games in double-figures with five 20+ point performances
Second on the team in assists with 75, recording an assist in 27 of 30 games played with nine games with four or more assists
Scored 10 points with three rebounds and tied a season best with three steals in the ACC Tournament first round vs. Boston College (3/8)
Shot 6-of-9 with two rebounds and 13 points in the home finale vs. nationally ranked Duke (3/1)
Totaled 14 points, seven rebounds, two assists and was perfect from the free throw line (6-of-6) in a win at North Carolina (2/16)
Recorded 17 points, four boards and went 6-of-6 from the charity stripe vs. NC State (2/12)
Had a stretch of 16 games from Dec. 3 to Feb. 12 scoring in double-figures, including eight games with 15+ points
Scored 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting with six rebounds and four assists vs. Virginia Tech (2/7)
Finished with 20 points on 8-of-13 from the floor and grabbed a season-high eight rebounds with four assists and a steal vs. Louisville (1/15)
Back-to-back 14-point performances vs. Boston College (1/8) and at Syracuse (1/11)
Tied a season-high mark of nine made free throws at Louisville (1/5), notching 21 points, six rebounds and a steal
In 37 minutes of action, scored 20 points and made nine free throws to go along with four rebounds vs. St. John’s (12/18) at Madison Square Garden … Made a jumper with 0.4 seconds left to secure the 59-57 victory for the Panthers
Went 7-of-12 from the field with two steals at home vs. Monmouth (12/12)
Missed the first three games of the season due to a procedure on his knee Oct. 8 … Made his season debut at home vs. UNCW (11/16), scoring seven points in 25 minutes

2020-21 (at Texas Tech)

Averaged 4.3 points and 1.2 assists in 23 games played ... played through a foot injury the entire season
Scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting with two assists and two rebounds vs. West Virginia (2/9)
Tallied nine points and a season-high five boards at West Virginia (1/25) ... went 4-of-7 from the field and added an assist
Shot 50 percent from the field (4-of-8) with nine points at Iowa State (1/9)
Had six points, four rebounds and two steals in a win at Oklahoma (12/22)
Posted four points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win over Abilene Christian (12/9)
Recorded a season-high 10 points with three assists and a block vs. Grambling (12/6)
Has six points on 2-of-3 shooting from the field and 1-of-1 from the foul line against No. 17 Houston (11/29)
Dished out a season-best five assists with four points in the season opener against Northwestern State (11/25)

2019-20 (at Wichita State)

Averaged 10.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in 30 games played
Led the team in assists (3.4 apg) and minutes played (27.2 mpg)
His 102 total assists finished 10th-best in the AAC
Finished sixth in the conference in assists-to-turnover ratio (1.55)
Earned AAC Weekly Honor Roll twice
Scored in double-figures 18 times and shot 38.1 percent from three (24-of-63)
Had 14 points and five assists in season finale win over Tulsa (3/8) ... went 5-of-8 from the field with a pair of three-point field goals
Tallied six assists and scored eight of his 15 points over the final 2:16 in a come-from-behind win over Temple (2/27)
Handed out seven assists with just one turnover against Tulane (2/16) and became just the sixth Shocker to record 200 career assists before the end of his sophomore season
Scored a team-high 16 points with two steals in a win over No. 21 Memphis (1/9)
16 points, five rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals in win over Ole Miss (1/4)
Played a career-high 36 minutes and finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and a team-high five assists in a home win over VCU (12/21)
Tallied 11 assists (tied for the second-most ever by a Shocker in a true road game) with just one turnover in win at Oklahoma State to go with seven points, eight rebounds and three steals (12/8)
Averaged 11.3 points, 3.8 assists in four Cancun Challenge games and hit 6-of-8 threes to make the all-tournament team
Team-high 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting in win over ORU (11/23)
Earned AAC Honor Roll status after scoring a career-high 18 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting to go with six rebounds and five assists in 22 turnover-free minutes against UT Martin (11/16)
Shared high scoring honors with 15 points against Gardner-Webb (11/9)

2018-19 (at Wichita State)

Averaged 6.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 24.1 minutes per game
Two-time American Freshman of the Week
Set Wichita State’s freshman assist record with 126, breaking a 32-year old mark (Joe Griffin)
Started in 28 contests, most by a Wichita State freshman in 10 years, including 23-straight to end the season
Registered a 1.85 assist-to-turnover ratio, the highest ever for a WSU true freshman (min. 3 apg)
Led all freshman in the AAC in both assists-per-game and A:TO ratio
Scored in double-figures eight times
AAC Freshman of the Week for the second time on Mar. 4 after averaging 10.5 points and 5.0 assists with a 5.00-to-1 ratio in wins over UConn (2/28) and at SMU (3/3)
Earned American Freshman of the Week status after handing out 19 assists in the two games against Tulsa (2/20) and Memphis (2/23) -- tied with Fred VanVleet (2015) for the best two-game stretch by a Marshall Era Shocker
Season-high 10 assists at Tulsa (2/20) was the most by a Shocker freshman in 46 years
Scored a season-high 16 points at UConn (1/26)
Dished five assists in season-high 35 minutes against Cincinnati (1/19)
Finished with 12 points and eight rebounds in 32 minutes at VCU (12/22)
Notched his first double-figure scoring game with 14 points and six assists in 31 minutes in a Charleston Classic win over Appalachian State (11/16)
First WSU true freshman to start a season opener in a decade; played 22 minutes vs. LA Tech (11/6) and hit all three of his shots on the way to six points and five assists

High School

Attended Independence High School in Charlotte
Rivals three-star recruit
As a senior in 2018, led Independence to a 31-1 record and North Carolina’s Class 4A state championship
Second Team NCBCA All-State selection and First Team All-District 9 as a senior
Averaged 16.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.2 steals in his final year
Personal best 33 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists
Coached by Preston Davis at Independence and Derrick Wall on the AAU circuit for Team Loaded

Personal

Born April 15, 2000 in Champaign, Ill.
Son of Rosso and Kimberly Burton
Mother played basketball at Alabama A&M
Has a younger brother, Amonti, and two older sisters, Kimera and Destani both played collegiately on full scholarships
Uncle, Todd Peat, played six seasons in the NFL for the Cardinals and Raiders
Cousin, Andrus Peat, plays for the New Orleans Saints and was the 13th overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft
Aunts, Pamela White and Tammy Newton, played college basketball
Enrolled in the Masters in Marketing degree program at the Katz School of Business ... earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication rhetoric in May of 2022