Nimari Burnett

Men's Basketball vs. Texas A&M - NCAA Tournament Second Round

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
G
Height:
6-4
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Prolific Prep (Calif.)

Pronunciation
First Name: "nih-mahr-ee"
Last Name: "burr-net"

Who is Nimari Burnett?
• Veteran and experienced player; entering sixth season
• Cerebral player with strong knowledge and feel for the game
• Capable and willing shooter, especially in catch-and-shoot situations
• Plays multiple perimeter positions
• Size, length, and motor make him a pest defensively
• Relishes the challenge of guarding bigger guards and wings
• Not afraid to crash the boards

Career: Collegiate
• Played in 108 career games, with 78 starts
   • Career Record: 103-65
   • Michigan: 69 games, with 69 starts
   • Alabama: 27 games, with nine starts
   • Texas Tech: 12 games
• Points: 868 (8.0 ppg)
• Rebounds: 336 (312 rpg)
• Assists: 164 (1.5 apg)
• Helped Alabama to the SEC regular season and tournament title (2023)
• Helped Michigan to the Big Ten Tournament title (2025)
   • U-M's fourth conference tournament championship
   • Earned automatic bid to NCAA Tournament
• Helped Alabama to NCAA Tournament (2023)
   • Awarded No. 1 overall seed, No. 1-seed in South Regional
   • Defeated No. 16-seed Texas A&M CC (96-75) in first round, No. 8-seed Maryland (73-51) in second round
   • In Sweet 16, lost to No. 5-seed San Diego State (71-64)
• Helped Michigan to NCAA Tournament (2025)
   • Awarded No. 5-seed in South Regional
   • Defeated No. 12-seed UC San Diego (68-65) in first round, No. 4-seed Texas A&M (91-79) in second round
   • In Sweet 16, lost to No. 1-seed Auburn (78-65)

Honors & Awards
• Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
• (2x) U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2024, '25)
• U-M’s Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree (2025)

Season: 2024-25 (Michigan)
• One of four Wolverines to play, and start, all 37 games
• Averaged 9.4 points per game
   • Posted 17 games in double figures, with one of 20-plus
   • Scored a season-high 20 vs. Rutgers (Feb. 27); hit game-winning three-pointer as time expired
• Averaged 3.5 rebounds per game
   • Posted 11 games of five-plus rebounds
   • Grabbed a season-best seven rebounds (2x): at Wisconsin (Dec. 3), vs. Auburn (March 28)
• Averaged 1.5 assists per game
   • Posted nine games of three-plus assists
   • Dished a career-best tying six assists vs. Xavier (Nov. 27)
• Shot career-best 47.6 percent from the field (118-for-248)
• Led U-M with 66 three-pointers
   • Shot career-best 40.0 percent on three-pointers (66-for-165)
   • Posted eight games of three-plus three-pointers
   • Made a career-best-tying five three-pointers against Western Kentucky (Dec. 29
• Had 29 steals, tied for second on U-M
   • Had a season-best three steals against Northwestern (Jan. 19)
• Averaged 26.3 minutes per game
   • Posted 10 games of 30-plus minutes
   • Played a season-high 37 minutes at UCLA (Jan. 7)

Season: 2023-24 (Michigan)
• Only Wolverine to play, and start, all 32 games
• Averaged 9.6 points per game
   • Posted 16 games in double figures
   • Scored a career-high 21 points at St. John's (Nov. 13)
       • First career game of 20-plus points
       • Scored all 21 points in the first half; finished 8-for-8 (FG), 4-for-4 (3FG), and 1-for-2 (FT)
• Averaged 4.1 rebounds per game
   • Posted 13 games of five-plus rebounds
   • Grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds against Ohio State (Jan. 15)
• Averaged 2.4 assists per game
   • Posted 13 games of three-plus assists
   • Dished a career-best six assists at Penn State (Jan. 7) at the Palestra
• Second on U-M with 52 three-pointers
   • 31 of his 52 three-pointers were made away from Ann Arbor
   • Made a season-best four three-pointers at St. John's
• Had 28 steals: second on U-M
   • Had a season-best five steals vs. Florida (Dec. 19) in the Jumpman Invitational
• Averaged 31.3 minutes per game
   • Posted 20 games of 30-plus minutes, with three of 40-plus
   • Played a career-best 44 minutes vs. Florida (2OT)

Season: 2022-23 (Alabama)
• Played in 27 games, with nine starts
   • Made Alabama debut, and first career start, against Longwood (Nov. 7): three points, two rebounds
   • Missed nine games following left wrist surgery (fracture)
• Averaged 5.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per game
   • Posted five games in double-figures
   • Scored a season-best 18 points against Jacksonville State (Nov. 18); made five three-pointers
   • Posted nine games with three-plus rebounds
   • Grabbed a season-best four rebounds (4x)
• Had 20 assists, four blocks, and 10 steals
   • Had a season-best three assists at LSU (Feb. 4)
   • Had a season-best block (4x)
   • Had a season-best steal (10x)
• Averaged 14.7 minutes per game
   • Posted 16 games with 15-plus minutes, with five of 20-plus
   • Played a season-best 24 minutes against Liberty (Nov. 11)

Season: 2021-22 (Alabama)
• Transferred to Texas Tech
• Redshirted the season following surgery on his right knee

Season: 2020-21 (Texas Tech)
• Played in 12 games, off the bench
   • Made collegiate debut against Northwestern State (Nov. 25): two points, two steals, and a rebound
• Averaged 5.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game
   • Posted eight games with five-plus points, two of 10-plus
   • Scored a season-best 12 points against Grambling (Dec. 6): 7-for-7 on free throws
   • Scored 10 points against Abilene Christian (Dec. 9)
   • Posted four games with three-plus rebounds
   • Grabbed season-best four rebounds (2x): Troy (Dec. 4) and Abilene Christian
• Shot 88.9 percent from the free throw line (32-for-36)
   • Made a career-best eight free throws on a career-best 10 attempts against Abilene Christian
• Recorded 11 assists, six blocks, and 17 steals
   • Had a season-best four assists against Incarnate Word (Dec. 29)
   • Had a career-best three blocks against Troy
   • Had a career-best six steals against Grambling
• Averaged 17.7 minutes per game
   • Posted four games of 20-plus minutes and one 30-plus
   • Played a season-best 30 minutes against Abilene Christian

Prep Career
• Consensus Top 50 ranking for Class of 2020: ESPN (5-star; 22), 247Sports (4-star; 38), Rivals (4-star; 39)
• McDonald’s All-American, an invitee to the Jordan Brand Classic and Iverson Classic (2020)
   • All three games were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
• Played one season at Morgan Park (Chicago), before transferring to Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) for three seasons
• As a senior (2019-20), averaged 25.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 5.5 assists; helped the Crew to a 31-3 record earning the No. 8 seed at the GEICO Nationals before it was canceled due to Covid-19
• Senior teammate with Jalen Green, who skipped college for the NBA G League's Ignite before getting selected No. 2 overall in the 2021 NBA Draft (Houston)
• As a junior (2018-19), averaged 21.4 points, helping the Crew to a 29-7 record
• Played a limited role as a sophomore (2017-18) after missing five weeks due to a wrist injury
• As a freshman (2016-17; Morgan Park), averaged 11.4 points off the bench; helping the Mustangs to a 26-6 record and the 2017 Class 3A State title after a thrilling 69-67 OT win over Fenwick; made six three-pointers off the bench scoring a team-best 24 points in championship game
• Guided the Mustangs to the Class 3A championship game following wins in the sectional final (Bogan; 101-71), super-sectional (North Lawndale; 71-59), and semifinal (Lanphier; 60-53; nine points and four rebounds)
• Played with former Illinois All-Big Ten guard Ayo Dosunmu
• Played AAU with Team WhyNot

USA Basketball
• Played on 2019 USA 3X3 team at FIBA U18 World Cup
• Helped the U.S. to its first-ever gold medal (7-0) in Mongolia
   • Pool Play (4-0): Latvia (21-13), Georgia (21-9), Belarus (21-14), Mongolia (21-10)
   • Tournament: Italy (QF; 19-12), Russia (SF; 18-17) and Turkey (F; 16-12)
• Fifth among all tournament players with 40 total points.
• Teammates: Devin Askew (Cal), Dawson Garcia (Minnesota), Ryan Morton (Purdue)
• Qualified for the World Cup with Team Attack; gold medal (8-0)
   • Pool A (5-0): Legacy (21-11), H2O (21-8), Love Academy (21-5), Hard 2 Guard (21-15), Team Cure (21-11)
   • Tournament: Legacy (QF; 21-9), Pluto (SF; 22-10) and Pursuit (F; 22-13)
• Participated in 2019 U.S. Men’s U19 World Cup Team training camp
• Participated in 2019 U.S. Junior National Team mini-camps (April & October)

Notables
• Former teammate, and freshman-year roommate, of Vladislav Goldin at Texas Tech (2020-21)
• Mother, Nikki, or Nikki B is a successful entrepreneur creating her basketball apparel clothing lines "BasketballMom" and "HoopLegend" apparel while creating the concept for the Chicago-based reality show "Bringing Up Ballers"