====== Ross Burns ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_1995-96|1995-96]], [[season_1996-97|1996-97]], [[season_1997-98|1997-98]], [[season_1998-99|1998-99]]
  * **Number:** 10 (in 1995-96), 12 (last three seasons)
  * **Position:** G
  * **Height:** 6' 3"
  * **Weight:** 180 lbs.
  * **Hometown:** Greenfield, MA
  * **High School:** ?
  * **Prep School:** [[wp>Cushing Academy]]
  * **Transfer From:** none
  * **Birthdate:** December 2, 1975

===== At UMass =====
  * Four-year walk-on with the Minutemen.
  * 3/2/99: [[https://umasshoops.com/news/1998-99/mc03021999.htm|The Collegian pays tribute to the lesser-known seniors, Burns & Maclay.]]
  * 2/28/99: Started on Senior Day, versus Temple, along with fellow walk-on [[maclay_andy|Andy Maclay]].
  * 3/30/96: [[game19960330_kentucky#ross_burns|Walk-on role doesn't bother Burns - He's happy to be a part of the big show]]

|{{::burns_ross_warmups.jpg?nolink|}}|{{::burns_ross_jumper_vs_fordham.jpg?direct&200|Burns takes a jumper versus Fordham, likely from the 1/17/1998 game}}|{{::burns_ross_drives_upcourt.jpg?direct&200|Burns drives upcourt}}|


==== Statistics ====
^Season^G^GS^MP^MPG^FG^FGA^FG%^2P^2PA^2P%^3P^3PA^3P%^FT^FTA^FT%^PTS^PPG^ORB^DRB^TRB^RPG^AST^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^
|1995-96|17|0|16|0.9|3|6|.500|3|5|.600|0|1|.000|1|2|.500|7|0.4|0|1|1|0.1|4|1|0|2|2|0|
|1996-97|8|0|*|--|0|5|.000|0|3|.000|0|2|.000|1|2|.500|1|0.1|0|1|1|0.1|3|0|0|0|1|0|
|1997-98|7|0|10|1.4|1|6|.167|1|4|.250|0|2|.000|3|5|.600|5|0.7|1|1|2|0.3|1|0|0|0|2|0|
|1998-99|2|1|1|0.5|0|1|.000|0|0|--|0|1|.000|0|2|.000|0|0.0|0|0|0|0.0|1|0|0|0|1|0|
|Career|34|1|27|0.8|4|18|.222|4|12|.333|0|6|.000|5|11|.455|13|0.4|1|3|4|0.1|9|1|0|2|6|0|
//*Less than one minute per game, rounded down to zero and summed to zero.//

===== Post-UMass =====
  * 2000-02: Assistant Coach at [[opponent_wagner|Wagner College]]
  * 2002-03: Assistant Coach at [[opponent_youngstown_state|Youngstown State]], working for former UMass assistant John Robic
  * 2003-06: Assistant Coach at [[opponent_fordham|Fordham University]].  [[https://umasshoops.com/history/alumni/burns_ross/resigns_from_fordham20060607.htm|Left Fordham in 2006 to return to graduate school.]]
  * 6/21/2016: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/Ross-Burns-has-found-his-basketball-niche-2896060|Burns has found his basketball niche]]
  * 6/26/2024: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/Greenfield-native-and-former-UMass-basketball-player-Ross-Burns-training-prospects-ahead-of-Wednesday-s-NBA-Draft-55751638|Greenfield native and former UMass basketball player Ross Burns training prospects ahead of Wednesday’s NBA Draft]]
  * 10/18/2024: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-alum-trains-one-of-Calipari-s-top-recruits-57433336|UMass basketball alum trains one of Calipari’s top recruits]]

===== Pre-UMass =====
  * While attending [[calipari_john|John Calipari's]] basketball camp, formed relationships with then-assistant coaches Bill Bayno and [[flint_bruiser|Bruiser Flint]].
  * Averaged 25 points and 6 rebounds at [[wp>Cushing Academy]].

===== External Links =====
  * [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/ross-burns-1.html|Sports Reference - Ross Burns]]
  * [[https://twitter.com/rosscburns|Twitter - @RossCBurns]]
  * [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-burns-880852195/|LinkedIn - Ross Burns]]

{{tag>"Ross Burns" "Guards" "Walk-ons" "Jersey # 10" "Jersey # 12" "Played for John Calipari" "Played for Bruiser Flint" "Players from Massachusetts" "Born in 1975"}}