Former Pitt standout guard Jamarius Burton is on the move.
Burton told Pittsburgh Sports Now that he is now in Hungary and will play for OSE Lions this upcoming season. After receiving shoulder surgery this offseason, Burton was not able to play for Zoo Crew in The Basketball Tournament. However, he has now competed in three preseason games for his new team and is feeling “really good” about the shoulder. Burton’s season begins in late September.
Burton spent last season, his first playing professional basketball, in Belgium. Playing for the Kortrijk Spurs, Burton averaged 10.8 points per game on 47% shooting from the field.
The 6-foot-4 guard earned First Team All-ACC honors as a graduate senior at Pitt two seasons ago, leading the Panthers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016. He scored a career-high 15.2 points per game while also averaging 4.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. The Urbana-Champaign, Illinois native began his college career with two seasons at Wichita State, followed by one year with Texas Tech and two more in Pittsburgh. In his two-year Pitt career, Burton scored 891 points and shot 48% from the field.
Burton hit perhaps the biggest shot of Pitt’s season in the First Four game against Mississippi State, draining a mid-range jumper to gain the lead late against the Bulldogs. He went on to score 11 points against Iowa State in the Round of 64, and 16 points against Xavier in the Round of 32.
Burton co-hosted the Just Buckets podcast on Pittsburgh Sports Now during his final season. Check out the top episode from that show below, featuring a junior-year Blake Hinson.
