As a Senior (2006-07):
Had an outstanding senior campaign for the Rams, earning Daktronics NCAA Division II National Player of the Year honors while also earning consensus first-team All-America accolades...Finished the year with 21.7 ppg and 11.2 rpg, helping Philadelphia University to a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament...Ranked second in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) and 15th in the nation in scoring as well as leading the league and ranking second in the country in rebounding...Also ranked second in the CACC in blocked shots per game and third in field goal percentage...For his efforts, was named the ECAC Division II Player of the Year as well as the Herb Good Small College Player of the Year...Was also tabbed the CACC Player of the Year, was a four-time CACC Player of the Week selection and earned CACC All-Tournament honors...Was invited to participate in the NCAA Division II All-Star game in Springfield, Mass., earning East MVP honors...Concluded his stellar two-year career with the Rams ranked 39th all-time in scoring with 1,097 points while his 122 career blocked shots ranks seventh all-time...His 630 points scored as a senior is the tenth-best single-season total in school history...Registered a league-high 18 double-doubles in 29 games including ten consecutive to open the season...Poured in a career-high 38 points, hitting 16 of 20 shots from the floor, and grabbed 17 rebounds in a key win at CACC preseason favorite Bloomfield College on December 7th...Scored 20 or more points in 17 of 29 games including four games with 30 or more.

As a Junior (2005-06):
Earned Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) second-team All-Conference honors after posting 16.7 ppg and a league-high 9.8 rpg • Also topped the conference with 61 blocked shots, the tenth-best single-season total in school history • Shot 56.9% from the field to top the Rams while also ranking fifth in the CACC • Led the team with eight double-doubles, including a 31-point, 17-rebound outburst in a win at Post University on December 3rd • Scored in double-figures in 25 of 28 contests, missing three games at the Disney Tip-Off Classic with an ankle injury • Earned CACC Player of the Week honors for the week of December 8th • Transfer from Division I Quinnipiac University where he played in 48 games in two seasons with the Bobcats.

At Hamilton Township:
Was named third-team All-State by the Associated Press as a senior, averaging 19.8 ppg, 15.3 rpg and 3.2 blocks per game • Led Hamilton to a 21-5 record as a senior, including the Colonial Valley Conference title and berth in the semifinals of the Central Jersey Group III tournament • Was also tabbed First-Team All-County, County Player of the Year and First-Team All-Area as a senior.

Personal:
Born September 4, 1985, in Trenton, N.J. • Business management major • Son of Chaz and Cindy Burns • Has a younger sister, Marissa.