Austin Burns '25 Recruiting Profile

My mom and dad have influenced me the most out of anybody. They have provided me with opportunities to succeed. My mom always made sure I had a basketball in my hands ever since I was little, we used to have dribbling competitions in the kitchen. She was the  one that sprung my basketball interest. When I moved to Marshall I quickly realized I was one of the best players here. I have great ball handling and shooting skills. With my height added to that makes it an advantage. I also see the floor well on offense  or while pushing up the court. I have an excellent GPA right now but I am always striving for better. In college, I plan to study business. A certain skill I need to work on is being a more vocal leader for my team because without  we are going to struggle. As a freshman I was a JV captain. I was really pushing myself throughout the season and the varsity coach saw that and by the time district came around he moved me up to varsity. What made the experience even better was winning districts and getting playtime in that game. The last two years I have started on varsity. This past year I was a captin. I was voted 1st Team All-Conference.