Cierra Burdick

• Position: Forward
• Height: 6-2 • 188 cms
• Weight: 160 lbs • 73 kgs
• School: Butler High School ‘11
• Hometown: Matthews, North Carolina

USA Basketball Notes:

• Gold Medals: 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship, 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
• Named to the 2011 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team on June 5, 2011.
• Member of the 2010 USA U17 World Championship Team that posted a perfect 8-0 record in the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship; averaged 7.6 ppg. and 4.8 rpg.
• Helped the U.S. earn a 2-1 record to capture a pre-U17 World Championship tournament title in Spain against U17 national teams from Australia, Canada and Spain.
• As a member of the 2009 USA U16 National Team, averaged 6.8 ppg., 4.4 rpg., 3.6 apg. and 1.6 spg. in 16.6 mpg. to help the USA capture a 5-0 record and gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Women, which qualified the U.S. for the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship.
  
• Led the USA or tied for a team high with four assists versus Puerto Rico and seven rebounds and five steals against Canada.

College Notes:

• Signed a National Letter of Intent to attend and compete for the University of Tennessee in 2011-12.

High School Honors:

• One of five finalists for the Naismith National High School Player of the Year award (2011).
  
• Gatorade North Carolina Girls Basketball Player of the Year (2010 and 2011).
  
• McDonald’s High School All-American (2011), recorded seven points and eight rebounds in the McDonald’s All-American Game.
  
• WBCA High School All-American (2011), recorded 10 points and three assists in the WBCA High School All-American Game.
  
• USA Today All-USA first team (2011).
  
• Parade Magazine All-America (2011) and Parade third team (2010).
  
• ESPN Rise All-American first team (2010).
  
• Associated Press North Carolina Player of the Year (2011) and Co-Player of the Year (2010).
  
• Charlotte Observer North Carolina Ms. Basketball.
  
• Charlotte Observer Mecklenburg County Co-Player of the Year (2010) and All-Mecklenburg first team (2010).
  
• Charlotte Observer All-State first team (2009, 2010).
  
• MVP of the North Carolina Class 4A state title game (2010), scored 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds.
  

High School Notes:

• Attends Butler High School (N.C.), where she averaged 23.1 ppg., 15.3 rpg., 5.4 apg., 5.0 bpg. and 4.1 spg., while shooting 61.0 percent from the field, 48.0 percent from 3-point and 85.0 percent from the line as a senior in 2010-11, leading the Bulldogs to a 30-1 mark and the North Carolina Class 4A state quarterfinals.
  
• During her three years at Butler, her teams compiled an 86-7 record.
  
• Averaged 18.9 ppg., 10.3 rpg., 3.5 apg., 2.5 spg. and 1.6 bpg. as a junior in 2009-10 to help Butler to the North Carolina Class 4A state title and a 26-4 record.
  
• As a sophomore in 2008-09, averaged 12.8 ppg., 11.1 rpg., 1.8 apg., 2.1 spg. and 1.4 bpg. in aiding her team to a 30-2 record.
  
• Prior to Butler, attended South Mecklenburg High School (S.C.) and averaged 10.9 apg., 7.4 rpg. and 1.4 apg. as a freshman in 2007-08.
  
• Played in the summer for Boo Williams in 2010; Team Unique from 2007-2009; played for Carolina Comets in 2003 and 2004; and the Queen City Jewells in 2002, 2005 and 2006.
  
• Also participated in track & field, was a 2008 North Carolina 4A outdoor state champion, 2010 North Carolina 4A indoor state champ in the high jump and was the 2011 Butler High School Field MVP.

Personal Notes:

• Born on Sept. 30, 1993, in Charlotte, N.C.
  
• Daughter of Lisa Burdick and Derrick Heard; has one younger brother, C.J., and two younger sisters, Emma and Jillian.
  
• Had open-heart surgery when she was two years old.
  
• Great grandfather played for the Chicago Bears.
  
• Earned a weighted 4.28 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society.
  
• Active in her community, has served as lead counselor for her school’s basketball camp and volunteered with several charities, including the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation.
  

The Inside Scoop:

• Has post-basketball ambitions of: going into the field of broadcast journalism.
  
• Last book read for pleasure: “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie.
  
• Favorite class: math.
  
• Is learning: Spanish, has taken it for two years.
  
• Has held a job: making funnel cakes for her best friend’s grandmother.
  
• Favorite takeout food: Chines: shrimp lo mein and sesame chicken.
  
• Favorite meal to make at home: frozen pizza.
  
• If not for basketball, would want to excel at: volleyball.
  
• When she was five, wanted to be: a WNBA player.
  
• If she could live in any city, it would be: Charlotte, N.C.
  
• Next big purchase will be: a sound system for her car.
  
• Most read online newspaper: Charlotte Observer.
  
• Favorite magazine: Slam.
  
• Favorite Twitter account: Candace Parker.
  
• Favorite Facebook account: “I don’t really Facebook stalk, so I don’t have a favorite page.
  
• Can’t live without this piece of clothing: compression shorts.
  
• Most prized possession: Chester, her dog.
  
• Favorite sport other than basketball: football.
  
• Favorite basketball player of all time: Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
  
• Favorite non-basketball Olympian: Usain Bolt.
  
• Best hoops game ever watched: the 2011 NCAA Final Four game between Notre Dame and Connecticut.
  
• Best player ever faced: Elizabeth Williams.
  
• Wants to go one-on-one against: Michael Jordan.
  
• Most impressive person ever met: her mom, because “she’s the strongest person I know and there isn’t an obstacle she hasn’t overcome.”
  
• Favorite basketball announcer: Kara Lawson.
  
• Away from the court, enjoys: playing other sports and being with friends.
  
• Most people don’t know: she’s very clumsy.
  
• Most interesting place ever visited: Northern Wisconsin for a family reunion.
• First basketball memory: going to the YMCA across the street from her apartment every Saturday to play in the youth league.
  
• If she weren’t playing basketball, would pursue this following high school: playing volleyball or competing in track & field in college.
  
• This right-hander wears No. 11 because: 2011 is her graduation year and the number just fits her. She’s “tall and lanky like two ones.”
  
• Superstions: knocks on wood when injuries are mentioned.
  
• Stranded on a deserted island, would need: her cell phone, food and a book entitled “How To Get Off An Island When Stranded.”
  
• First overseas trip was: Paris during spring break 2010, “ the architecture was beautiful and different.”

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