Alisa Burras

Alisa Marzatte Burras (born June 23, 1975) is a former professional women's basketball player.

Alisa Burras

Personal information
Born	(1975-06-23) June 23, 1975 (age 49) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school	John Marshall (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Arkansas–Fort Smith (1994–1996) Louisiana Tech (1996–1998)
Playing career	1998–2003
Position	Center
Career history
1998	Colorado Xplosion
1999	Cleveland Rockers
2000–2002	Portland Fire
2003	Seattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
All-American – USBWA (1998) Second-team All-American – AP, USBWA (1998) Sun Belt Player of the Year (1997) 2x First-team All-Sun Belt (1997, 1998) First-team NJCAA All-American (1996)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois^[1] and 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. Burras was drafted in the first round (fifth overall) by the Colorado Xplosion in the 1998 ABL Draft. When the ABL folded, she was signed by the WNBA and allocated to the Cleveland Rockers on May 11, 1999. After the 1999 season, Burras was selected in the first round (fourth overall) of the December 1999 WNBA Expansion Draft by the Portland Fire. She played for the Fire for 3 seasons until the franchise folded and was then selected in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2003 WNBA Dispersal Draft by the Seattle Storm. Burras retired after the 2003 season.

Career statistics

WNBA

Legend

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

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.[2]

Honors

• University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Hall of Fame (2011)^[3]

References

1. "Conference Player of the Year - Louisiana Tech University" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2012.
2. "Alisa Burras College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
3. "Alisa Burras (2011) - Hall of Fame". UA Fort Smith Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-31.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference
• WNBA player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-10-22)