Honors & Awards
- University of Nebraska Graduate (August, 2020)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019)
- Second-Team All-Northeast Conference (2018)
- Four-Time Northeast Conference Player of the Week
2019-20 (JUNIOR)
Dachon Burke Jr. (pronounced DAY-shawn) played in 29 games in his first season of competition at Nebraska, making 27 starts as the Huskers typically used a four-guard attack. He averaged 12.2 points, 3.4 rebounds per game and 1.4 steals per game, finishing second in the Big Ten in steals per game. Burke, who led NU with 17 blocked shots, was the only Big Ten player with two games with at least five steals in 2019-20.
Burke posted 19 double-figure games, including four 20-point games, to tie for the team lead in that category. Three of his 20-point efforts came in Big Ten play, including a season-high 25-point performance at Indiana. In that game, he hit four 3-pointers, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 1.0 second remaining to send the game to overtime. His other 20-point performances in conference action were a 21-point effort against Michigan State – which included 18 first-half points – and a 20-point, eight-rebound outing at Wisconsin, as he hit 10-of-14 shots from the floor against the Badgers. Burke finished in double figures in his last eight appearances, averaging 14.4 points on 42 percent shooting, including 31 percent from 3-point range and 1.8 steals per game in that span. That stretch also included his second five-steal game of the year, as he had 19 points, including three 3-pointers, in an overtime loss to Northwestern.
During non-conference action, his best week of the season came at the Cayman Islands Classic, helping the Huskers to a third-place finish by averaging 16.3 points per game on 50 percent shooting, 3.7 steals and 2.0 steals per game. He reached double figures in all three games, including a 21-point effort on 8-of-11 shooting against South Florida. In that game, Burke delivered on two 3-pointers in the final four minutes after USF cut an eight-point lead to one. He also had 14 points and five steals against George Mason and 14 points and five caroms in a win over Washington State. Burke also had 17 points and seven boards in a win over South Dakota State.
2018-19 (REDSHIRT)
Burke sat out after transferring from Robert Morris and was a valuable member of the Husker scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA
Burke began his collegiate career at Robert Morris University, spending two seasons with the Colonials before transferring to Nebraska in the summer of 2018. He earned second-team All-Northeast Conference recognition for Coach Andrew Toole, averaging a team-high 17.6 points per game while also adding 5.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a sophomore. Burke led the NEC in steals per game and ranked fourth in scoring and 14th in rebounding during his sophomore season. He put up 30 double-figure efforts in 2017-18 and finished the year on RMU’s top-10 list in both points (562, seventh) and field goals (210, eighth). A four-time NEC Player of the Week, Burke had a pair of double-doubles and had 11 20-point efforts, including a career-high 29-point outburst against eventual tournament champion LIU Brooklyn.
As a freshman, he played in 33 games, including 17 starts, and averaged 7.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. He had 11 double-figure games, including a season-high 17-point effort against Sacred Heart.
He prepped at Coastal Academy, averaging 17.2 points, 6.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game after playing his high school basketball at Orange (N.J.) High School. As a senior, he averaged 17.0 points and 5.4 assists per game and was second-team All-Essex County in 2015.
PERSONAL
Dachon is the son of Tamika Rumph and Dachon Burke Sr., and was born on Nov. 25, 1997, in Orange, N.J. He has one brother, Tamir Coram, and one sister, Quaniesh Rumph. Burke majored in human development and family science and graduated in August of 2020.