Freshman guard Dachon Burke of the basketball team is the recipient of the Giant Eagle RMU Male Student-Athlete of the Week for Jan. 25, 2017. In a split last weekend at the Charles L. Sewall Center, Burke averaged 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 66.7 percent (10-for-15) from the floor. In a 74-67 victory over Central Connecticut (1/19/17), Burke contributed 11 points, four rebounds and a pair of steals. Two days later against Bryant (1/21/17), Burke scored a career-high 16 points and added six rebounds and a theft. He shot 6-for-9 from the field against the Bulldogs and against Northeast Conference opponents this season is converting 55.6 percent (35-for-63) of his attempts from the field, including 50 percent (5-for-10) from beyond the arc. Overall this season Burke has supplied the Colonials with averages of 7.2 points and 3.3 rebounds.
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