Alisa Burras
American basketball player (born 1975)
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Alisa Marzatte Burras (born June 23, 1975) is an American former professional women's basketball player.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 23, 1975 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | John Marshall (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College |
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| Playing career | 1998–2003 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 1998 | Colorado Xplosion |
| 1999 | Cleveland Rockers |
| 2000–2002 | Portland Fire |
| 2003 | Seattle Storm |
| Career highlights | |
| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Early life and education
She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
College career
Burras played for Westark Community College in Fort Smith, Arkansas from 1994 to 1996 and helped lead the Lady Lions to the 1995 JUCO National Championship. She left Westark with school records for points (1481), rebounds (534), and blocks (121). Legendary coach Leon Barmore offered Burras a scholarship to play for Louisiana Tech University, and she played with the Lady Techsters from 1996 to 1998. Burras led LA Tech to the NCAA Championship Game in 1998 but lost to Tennessee 93–74. In the championship game, she posted 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Techsters. During her two seasons at LA Tech, the Lady Techsters compiled a 62–8 record.
Professional career
ABL
Burras was drafted in the first round (fifth overall) by the Colorado Xplosion in the 1998 ABL Draft.
WNBA
When the ABL folded, she was signed by the WNBA and allocated to the Cleveland Rockers on May 11, 1999.
After the 1999 season on December 15, 1999, Burras was selected in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2000 expansion draft by the Portland Fire.[2] She played for the Fire for 3 seasons until the franchise folded.
She was then selected ninth overall in the 2003 WNBA dispersal draft by the Seattle Storm.[3] Burras retired after the 2003 season.
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Cleveland | 31 | 22 | 18.2 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 55.3 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| 2000 | Portland | 21 | 4 | 15.0 | 58.7 | 0.0 | 75.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 7.6 |
| 2001 | Portland | 26 | 1 | 10.5 | 53.0 | 0.0 | 58.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Portland | 32 | 24 | 19.8 | 62.9 | 0.0 | 84.6 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
| 2003 | Seattle | 27 | 2 | 10.0 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 70.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| Career | 5 years, 3 teams | 137 | 53 | 15.0 | 56.4 | 0.0 | 69.7 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Louisiana Tech | 35 | - | - | 60.2 | 0.0 | 57.4 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | - | 18.2 |
| 1997–98 | Louisiana Tech | 35 | - | - | 60.5 | 0.0 | 58.0 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | - | 14.2 |
| Career | 70 | - | - | 60.3 | 0.0 | 57.7 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | - | 16.2 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[4] | |||||||||||||
Honors
- University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Hall of Fame (2011)[5]