Kennedy Burke

Kennedy Valentine Burke (born February 14, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by the Dallas Wings in the 2019 WNBA draft, and has played for the Indiana Fever, Seattle Storm, and the Washington Mystics in the WNBA.

Kennedy Burke

Burke with the New York Liberty in 2024
No. 22 – New York Liberty
Position	Guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1997-02-14) February 14, 1997 (age 28) Burbank, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Sierra Canyon School (Chatsworth, California)
College	UCLA (2015–2019)
WNBA draft	2019: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick
Drafted by	Dallas Wings
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2020	Indiana Fever
2021	Seattle Storm
2021–2022	Spar Girona
2022	Washington Mystics
2022–2024	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
2024–present	New York Liberty
2024–2025	OGM Ormanspor
Career highlights
WNBA champion (2024) Commissioner’s Cup Champion (2021) All-EuroLeague Second Team (2024) 2x LFB Most Valuable Player (2023, 2024) Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2019) 3× Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 (2017–2019) Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2016)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing the  United States FIBA Under-17 World Cup 2014 Czech Republic Team

Burke completed her college career with the UCLA Bruins of the University of California, Los Angeles in 2019.

Early life

Burke is from Northridge, Los Angeles. Her father played professional basketball in the Mexican league and competed for the Panamanian national team.^[1] Burke attended Sierra Canyon School in nearby Chatsworth.^[2] She has an older sister, Kody Burke, who played college basketball at NC State.^[3]

Career

Burke played for UCLA from 2015 to 2019, where she was a standout player. She scored 1,513 points, averaging 11.0 points per game, and was known for her defensive skills. After a stellar college career at UCLA, Burke entered the WNBA in 2019. Initially drafted by the Dallas Wings, she soon found her footing with the Indiana Fever. Over the years, she has also played for the Seattle Storm and the Washington Mystics, and she is currently with the New York Liberty. Burke’s versatility as a guard-forward has made her a valuable asset to her teams.^[4][5]

Overseas

Burke began her international career in Turkey, playing for Bellona Kayseri Basketbol in the Super League where she averaged 18 points and eight rebounds a game; Kayersi also played in the truncated 2020–21 EuroCup Women competition.^[6]

During the 2020–2021 season, Burke played for the Lega Basket Femminile team Dinamo Sassari in Italy.^[7] The following year she played for Spar Girona in the Spanish league;^[8] they competed in the 2021–22 EuroLeague Women season.^[9][10]

In 2022, Burke joined ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq in France's Ligue Féminine de Basketball.^[11][12][13] She has become a breakout star in the league and was named its Most Valuable Player two years in a row (2023, 2024).^[14] The team played in the EuroCup and the 2023 EuroLeague Qualifying Round; for the 2023–2024 season, the team was promoted to the EuroLeague and were the runner-ups of the season. Burke was named All-EuroLeague Second Team and MVP of the Month in December,^[15] among other honors.

During the 2024–2025 season, Burke played for OGM Ormanspor of the Turkish Super League.^[16]

Career statistics

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

†	Denotes season(s) in which Burke won a WNBA championship

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2019	Indiana	31	7	13.6	.385	.350	.705	1.5	0.7	0.6	0.3	0.7	4.4
2020	Indiana	22	11	18.3	.449	.313	.714	1.8	1.1	0.6	0.4	1.2	7.2
2021	Seattle	23	0	7.7	.446	.333	.625	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.5	2.9
2022	Washington	16	4	13.9	.446	.344	.588	2.2	0.4	1.0	0.3	0.5	5.4
2023	Did not appear in WNBA
2024†	New York	38	3	12.1	.409	.259	.667	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.3	0.7	3.4
Career	5 years, 4 teams	130	25	12.9	.423	.311	.679	1.5	0.7	0.6	0.3	0.7	4.4

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2021	Seattle	1	0	5.0	—	—	—	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
2024†	New York	6	0	7.5	.182	.167	.250	1.7	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.3	1.0
Career	2 years, 2 teams	7	0	7.1	.182	.167	.250	1.9	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.9

College

NCAA statistics^[17]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2015–16	UCLA	35	0	18.5	.409	.323	.566	3.7	1.0	1.3	0.7	1.4	5.8
2016–17	UCLA	34	29	29.3	.457	.286	.663	4.9	1.9	1.9	1.1	2.1	12.2
2017–18	UCLA	35	34	29.5	.434	.296	.728	4.3	2.2	1.7	0.9	1.8	10.6
2018–19	UCLA	34	34	32.7	.488	.296	.732	6.2	2.3	2.0	0.9	2.3	15.4
Career		138	97	27.4	.454	.298	.690	4.8	1.9	1.7	0.9	1.9	11.0

Awards and honors

Overseas

Ligue Féminine de Basketball

• 2x Most Valuable Player (2023, 2024)^[18][19]
• 2x Major 5 Trophy (2023, 2024)^[18][19]

EuroLeague Women

• All-EuroLeague Second Team (2024)
• MVP of the Month (2023)^[15]
• 2x Team of the Month (2023–2024)^[15]
• 4x MVP of the Round (2023–2024)