Deonte Burton

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
250
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wis.
High School:
Vincent

Awards & Honors
All-Big 12 Second Team - AP (17)
All-Big 12 Third Team - Coaches (17)
NABC All-District 8 Second Team (17)
Big 12 All-Tournament Team (17)
AdvoCare Invitational All-Tournament Team (16)
Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (16)
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team (16)
Big 12 Player of the Week (17)
Four-Time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (16)
ISU Scholar-Athlete (16)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S15)
BIG EAST All-Rookie Team (14)

2016-17
Played and started all 35 games ... tied for second on the team and was ninth in the Big 12 averaging 15.1 points per game ... led the Cyclones and was 11th in the conference with 6.2 rebounds ... also ranked fourth in the Big 12 averaging 1.7 steals per contest ... his 2.1 steals per game in league play ranked third ... finished season with 60 steals and 49 blocks, joining Lafester Rhodes as the only players in school history to have at least 40 in both categories in the same season ... just the fourth player in Big 12 history to have 60 steals, 40 blocks and average more than 15 points ... first player since Royce White (2011-12) to lead ISU in both steals and blocks ... scored his 1,000th collegiate point (Iowa State and Marquette) against West Virginia in Big 12 Championship ... his 60 steals tied for the 16th most by a Cyclone in a single season and his 49 blocks were the 10th most ... scored in double figures in 26 games, including 11 games with at least 20 points ... scored 27 or more points four times ... recorded five double-doubles ... had two or more steals in 19 games and at least two blocks on 13 occasions ... finished season with more rebounds (218), assists (62), blocks (49) and 3-pointers (42) than he had his first three seasons combined ... scored a career-high 31 points in a double-OT win at Oklahoma ... had 11-point, 10-assist double-double against West Virginia and followed by posting 29 points in ISU's win at Kansas, hitting a career-best 7-of-9 three-pointers ... also had eight rebounds, six steals and a block against the Jayhawks ... earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors for his effort against the Mountaineers and Jayhawks ... had six steals at Texas to become first Cyclone in school history to record six or more steals in back-to-back games ... also had 29 points and 12 rebounds against eventual national runner-up Gonzaga at the AdvoCare Invitational en route to earning all-tournament team honors ... had 21 points against Miami in Orlando ... led the Cyclones averaging 18.3 points and 6.7 rebounds to earn Big 12 All-Tournament team honors as the Cyclones won their third title in four seasons ... finished his collegiate career (Iowa State and Marquette) with 1,052 points, 399 rebounds, 129 steals and 108 assists ... at Iowa State, he scored 779 points and pulled down 319 rebounds (12.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg) in 61 games ... participated in the NABC's Reese's College All-Start game and led his team with 15 points ... participated in Portsmouth Invitational.

2015-16
Entered the NBA draft without signing with an agent ... Saw action in 26 games, making seven starts, after becoming eligible on Dec. 19 ... averaged 9.7 points and 3.9 rebounds ... was fourth on the team with 24 steals and 16 blocks ... shot 53.3 percent from the field and 47.4 percent behind the arc ... connected on 18-of-38 three-pointers ... scored in double figures in 14 games, including a 23-point effort against TCU ... also grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against the Horned Frogs for his first double-double ... scored 20 points against Texas Tech ... had 12 points and nine rebounds against Oklahoma at the Big 12 Championship ... scored 11 points in the Sweet 16 against Virginia.

2014-15 (Marquette)
Played in eight games at Marquette before transferring to Iowa State at the end of first semester ... averaged 6.4 points and 2.0 rebounds ... shot 47.2 percent from the field and 40 percent behind the arc ... grabbed 10 steals.

2013-14 (Marquette)
Earned BIG EAST All-Rookie team honors after averaging 6.9 points in 32 career games ... made three starts ... shot 47.8 percent from the field, hitting 4-of-8 three-point attempts ... scored a season-high 23 points against Xavier ... had 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting against San Diego State ... was in double figures in final four games of the season and 13 games overall.

High School
Played high school ball at Milwaukee Vincent High School, the same high school as former Iowa State 1,000-point scorer and NBA player Diante Garrett ... consensus top-100 nationally ranked recruit ... ranked 39th by ESPN.com, 51st by CBSSports.com, 52nd by Rivals.com and 54th by Scout.com ... first-team all-state honoree by Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association and third-team all-state by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ... played sophomore season at Brewster Academy ... averaged 17.2 points and 10.7 rebounds as a senior.

Personal
Born January 31, 1994 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ... son of Charles Burton and the late Barbara Malone ... has five brothers (Demario Burton, Omar Burton, Charles Grafton, Prentiss Grafton and Keylow Rogers) and one sister (Nicole Grafton) ... majoring in communication studies ... has a 6'11.5 wing span.