Trey Burke

Quick Facts

Full Name: Trey Burke
Born Date: 12 Nov, 1992
Age: 30 years
Horoscope: Scorpio
Lucky Number: 8
Lucky Stone: Garnet
Lucky Color: Purple
Best Match for Marriage: Capricorn, Cancer, Pisces
Gender: Male
Profession: Basketball Player
Country: USA
Height: 6 feet 0 inches (1.83m)
Marital Status: married
Married Date: October 8, 2017
Wife De’Monique Ann Nadine Chenault
Net Worth $6Million
Eye Color Dark Brown
Hair Color Black
Birth Place Columbus, Ohio
Nationality American
Education Northland High School
Father Alfonso Clark “Benji” Burke ll
Mother Ronda Burke
Siblings Two sisters (Amber and Amani)
Kids Two
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Trey Burke is a very famous American Professional Basketball Player. Trey became the National Player of the Year in 2012-13 after leading the Wolverines to the NCAA Championship game. Moreover, he was even selected 9th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He also promptly traded to the Utah Jazz in exchange for two first-round picks.

How much is the Net worth of Trey Burke?

According to celebritynetworth, Trey Burke has a net worth of $6 million and his main income source belongs to his basketball profession.

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Trey Burke in a Car. Via Youtube

Early Years and Bio

In Columbus, Ohio, Trey Burke was born on November 12, 1992. He is 29 years old, and Scorpio is his astrological sign. Alfonso Clark “Trey” Burke III is his full name, and he is of American descent. Alfonso Clark “Benji” Burke ll is his father, and Ronda Burke is his mother. Additionally, he has two sisters, named Amber and Amani. While his father was a student at Northwest Missouri State University, his parents met.

After attending Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Benji used to play Division II basketball at the university. Contrarily, Trey’s mother had just finished her employment at Ruskin High School. Trey’s local youth basketball league had to alter its regulations when he was 5 years old in order to stop him from repeatedly swiping the ball from the opposing team. In fact, he even became Jared Sullinger’s best friend in fourth school before breaking up with him in sixth grade after his mother was relocated to Atlanta. Additionally, when he was nine years old, his father forced him use only his left hand for everything in order to help him become ambidextrous.

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Trey Burke, Basketball player. Via Bleacher Report

High School

Trey Burke choose Northland High School as his school. But in 2009, after receiving his first Big Ten Conference offer, he verbally committed to Penn State before deciding to attend Michigan instead. As a freshman, he was able to join the high school varsity squad. And Darian Cartharn, who had been taught by Anthony Rhodman, defeated his summer league squad between his first and second years. Trey continued to use Rhodman’s services frequently despite his demanding academic, training, and competitive commitments.

He had the opportunity to compete against Princeton High School and Dublin Scioto High School when he was a sophomore. He also managed to defeat Oak Hill Academy, Findlay Prep, and Lincoln High School with his team during his junior year. Additionally, he was able to sign his national letter of intent with Michigan during the November signing period before to the start of his senior year. In a similar vein, the majority of top-tier high school basketball players compete in the summer AAU circuit in addition to academic competition. Additionally, Trey was allowed to participate in All-Ohio Red’s national AAU competitions. In 2009, his team was successful in winning the AAU U16 National Championship, and in 2008, it placed second.

College Career

Trey Burke was able to make his collegiate debut on November 11 versus Ferris State in the Wolverines’ 2011–12 season opener. And as a result of his 36 points and 18 assists during the tournament on November 28, he was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week. Additionally, on December 12, he was able to win his second Freshman of the Week award for his season-high 20 points and season-high 9 assists. His 40-point performance in Michigan’s two conference openers earned him his first Big Ten Conference Player of the Week honor and third Freshman of the Week recognition on January 2.

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Caption: Trey Burke along with his parents and sisters (Source: Opendrose)

In a similar vein, he continued on to win his fourth and fifth Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. The sixth Freshman of the Week honor follows. His three Big Ten Player of the Week awards in a row, his eighth overall Freshman of the Week award, and the 20 Cousy Award Finalists. Burke was also successful in winning the Big Ten media’s award for Freshman of the Year for the 2011–12 season. and was selected by the coaches and media to the 2011–12 All–Big Ten Second Team. The Big Ten All-Freshman team for the 2011–12 season unanimously selected As well.

He declared that he will not be participating in the NBA draft in 2012 as soon as the season was over. He did, however, submit himself for review by the NBA Draft Advisory Council on March 21. Additionally, Burke’s vertical jump had increased just a year after entering. He was also chosen as a third-team preseason All-American by Sporting News as he began his sophomore season. Additionally, he was named by CBS Sports as a second-team preseason All-American. In addition, the third-best point guard and the ninth-best player in its top 100 preseason players.

More About College Career

Additionally, on December 20, 2012, Trey Burke was one of 85 people on the Cousy Award watch list for 2013. He later advanced to become one of the four Big Ten point guards among the 20 Cousy Award finalists on January 9. Additionally, he was given the Naismith Award, top 15 Wooden Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy, and the Wooden Award midseason. Additionally, he was ranked first in various midseason National Player of the Year rankings by the press, per official watchlists. He was also named to Sporting News’ first team of All-Americans.

Even better, in 2013 he was named the Big Ten Conference’s Male Basketball Player of the Year. A unanimous choice for the 2012–13 All–Big Ten First Team. Additionally, Burke was named the 2012–13 Men’s All–District V (OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI) Player of the Year. Later, he obtained and won numerous other national and international titles and honors.

What is the Professional Career of Trey Burke?

The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Trey Burke with the ninth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft on June 27, 2013. The 14th and 21st choices were acquired through a deal with the Utah Jazz. Since Juwan Howard and Jalen Rose were selected in the first round of the 1994 NBA draft, he and Hardaway Jr. were the first Michigan teammates to be chosen in that position.

Since Jamal Crawford in the first round of the 2000 NBA draft, Trey even managed to become the first Wolverine chosen in the top ten. He subsequently agreed to the Jazz’s maximum rookie contract, which included team options for the following two seasons and a $5 million contract for his first two seasons. Sadly, he suffered a broken right index finger in October, just below the middle knuckle, necessitating surgery to insert surgical pins. He had to take a few weeks off as a result. On November 20, he was able to make his Jazz debut, scoring 11 points in 12 minutes of action.

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Caption: Trey Burke playing Basketball (Source: Mavs Moneyball)

On November 25 against the Chicago Bulls, in his fourth game and second start, he was able to record his first NBA victory. Trey Burke also won the title of NBA Rookie of the Month for December in the Western Conference. He was the Jazz franchise’s first Rookie of the Month winner since Karl Malone in December 1985. Similar to that, he signed up for the Rising Stars Challenge in January as a part of the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend. Along with winning the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, he was also named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month.

More on Career

He committed to playing for the Jazz in the 2014 NBA Summer League during the 2014–2015 campaign. In addition, he took part in the inaugural NBA Africa Game during the 2015 offseason. Then, in July 2016, he was exchanged for a 2021 second-round draft pick and sent to the Washington Wizards. On October 27, 2016, the Wizards’ season opener against the Atlanta Hawks marked his team debut. He contributed eight points from the bench in the team’s 114-99 loss.

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Trey Burke after a game. Via NBC Sports

Burke additionally joined the New York Knicks on October 11, 2017. He was able to win G League Performer of the Month for December when he was there. On January 14, 2018, he subsequently decided to join with the New York Knicks. The following day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, he made his public debut. Additionally, he was one of 24 players chosen to the Midseason All-NBA G League Team on February 2, 2018. He was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 2019. He joined the Philadelphia 76ers the next season and scored a season-high 21 points in a victory over the Cavaliers.

Additionally, he was able to sign with the Dallas Mavericks in 2020 as a replacement for the injured Jalen Brunson when the NBA season was suspended. Additionally, he agreed to a three-year, $10 million deal with the Mavericks. He was exchanged for Christian Wood by the Houston Rockets in June 2022 along with Boban Marjanovi, Marquese Chriss, Sterling Brown, and the draft rights to Wendell Moore Jr.

Who is Trey Burke married to?

Trey Burke married the wedding with De’Monique Ann Nadine Chenault at the ivory room, in Columbus, Ohio, on October 8, 2017. They married each other in company of their adored ones. The couple has two children together. And, their first son was born on June 11, 2014, way before their marriage.

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Caption: Trey Burke with his wife, De’Monique Ann Nadine Chenault (Source: Essence)

Body Measurement

Trey Burke has a height of 6 feet and his weight is 84 Kg but his other physical measurements are unknown as of now. Moreover, Burke has black hair and dark brown eyes. He also has tattoos on his body.

Social Media

Trey Burke is fairly active on all of his social networks. He owns his Instagram account under the name “treyburke” and has attracted 345K followers until now. Also, his Twitter account is under the name “TreyBurke” and has 158.6K followers to date.

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