Tabbed as the Giant Eagle RMU Male Student-Athlete of the Week for Jan. 17, 2018, is sophomore guard Dachon Burke of the basketball team. In a split last week, Burke averaged 23.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Against Saint Francis (1/11/18) at PPG Paints Arena, Burke paced the Colonials with 21 points and also added six rebounds three assists. Two days later, Burke helped keep Robert Morris perfect on the road in Northeast Conference games in an 81-75 victory @ Fairleigh Dickinson (1/13/18) with a game-high 25 points while grabbing seven rebounds and registering two steals. His dunk with 1:23 to go gave RMU a three-point lead, and he helped seal the victory with a pair of free throws with 40 seconds left. On the 2017-18 campaign, Burke leads Robert Morris in scoring at 17.2 points per game and steals (38) while pulling down an average of 6.1 rebounds per contest.
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