Steve Burtt Sr.

Infobox NBA player
name = Steve Burtt


league =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lbs = 185
position = Point guard
birth_date = birth date and age|1962|11|5
birth_place = New York, New York
highschool = Charles Evans Hughes
college = Iona
nationality = American
draft = 2nd round, 6th pick
draft_team = Golden State Warriors
draft_year = 1984
career_start = 1984
career_end = 2000
former_teams = Golden State Warriors (1984–1985)
Los Angeles Clippers (1987–1988)
Phoenix Suns (1991–1992)
Iraklis Thessaloniki (1992)
Washington Bullets (1992–1993)
Maccabi Rishon LeZion (1993–1994)
Illycaffé Trieste (1994–1995)
Reyer Venezia (1995–1996)
Genertel Trieste (1996–1997)
Casetti Imola (1997–1998)
Scandone Avellino (1998–1999)
Banco Sardegna Sassari (1999–2000)
awards =

Steven Dwayne Burtt (born November 5 1962 in New York City) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'2" point guard played in the NBA sporadically from 1984 until 1993. He also had an established playing career overseas.

He played professionally in Greece in 1992 before being banned for life from its basketball league for drug violations, consisting of cocaine and hashish found in his luggage returning from a visit to the US. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDF153BF931A25752C1A964958260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fH%2fHashish SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Former Iona Player Faces Drug Charges] ]

Burtt is the father of former Iona College basketball player Steve Burtt who shares his namesake and currently plays for Israeli team Ironi Ashkelon. [ [http://www.safsal.co.il/player.aspx?id=2897 Safsal, Information, Statistics and daily news about the all the Israeli Basketball Players, Teams and Leagues ] ]

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External links

* [http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=2096&idioma=3 basketpedya.com]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/burttst01.html College & NBA stats] @ basketball-reference.com
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7DD1139F932A35751C1A964958260 "Burtt Banned in Greece"] @ nytimes.com, published December 1, 1992
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEEDA163CF932A35752C0A965958260 "Burtt Has Place to Play"] @ nytimes.com, published January 1, 1993
* [http://www.safsal.co.il/player410.aspx Player Profile] @ Safsal.co.il
* [http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=BUR-STE-62 Player Profile] @ Legabasket.it