David Burns (basketball)

David Burns
Personal information
Born (1958-07-03) July 3, 1958
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouth Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas)
College
NBA draft1981: 3rd round, 49th overall pick
Drafted byNew Jersey Nets
PositionGuard
Number21, 5
Career history
1981New Jersey Nets
1981Denver Nuggets
1982–1983Ohio Mixers
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference

David Earl Burns (born July 3, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Navarro College and Saint Louis.

He was raised in Dallas, Texas, and attended South Oak Cliff High School. After two years at Navarro Junior College, Burns transferred to Saint Louis University. In his two years at SLU, he averaged 19.4 and 21.4 points per game. He was conference co-MVP during his senior year.

Burns was selected by the NBA’s New Jersey Nets in the 3rd round (49th pick overall) of the 1981 NBA draft. He split the 1981–82 season with the Nets and Denver Nuggets, playing a total of 9 games.

Burns played for the Ohio Mixers in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1982–83 season and was selected to the CBA All-Defensive Second Team.[1]

Burns was inducted to the Navarro College athletic hall of fame in 2021.[2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[3]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1981–82 New Jersey 3 0 11.3 .400 – .500 .7 1.3 .3 .0 2.3
Denver 6 1 8.8 .455 – .667 .5 1.8 .3 .0 2.7
Career 9 1 9.7 .438 – .600 .6 1.7 .3 .0 2.6

References

  1. ^ "David Burns minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  2. ^ "Class of 2021 Hall of Fame Inductees". navarrobulldogs.com. Navarro College Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "David Burns NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 5, 2025.


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