Christian Burton

10 Christian Burton
Christian Burton
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    145
  • Hometown:
    Toledo, Ohio
  • Position:
    PG
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Cardinal Stritch
  • Previous College:
    Siena Heights
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    10.3
  • fg %
    37.0
  • 3pt %
    28.2
  • ft %
    75.3
  • reb/g
    4.0
  • a/g
    6.0
Bio

Sophomore (2025-26)

  • One of two Yellow Jackets to start all 27 games
  • Finished 3rd on the team in scoring at 10.3 points per game
  • Led the WHAC with 162 assists, an average of 6.0 per game for the 7th-most in a season in DC history
  • Also finished 6th in the country in assists
  • His 47 steals led the program and were 5th in the WHAC
  • Scored double figures 13 times and had a pair of double-doubles
  • Tallied a season-high 19 points in the third game of the season against Miami-Middletown on Nov. 11
  • Recorded first double-double with 10 assists and 10 rebounds in an overtime win over Washington Adventist on Nov. 22
  • Came just 2 rebounds shy of a triple-double with 14 points, 10 assists, and 8 rebounds on Jan. 14 at Cleary

Freshman (2024-25)

  • Played in 18 games with 13 starts but did not debut until Nov. 23 vs. Lourdes
  • Led the team in assists per game (3.2) and steals per game (1.4)
  • Poured in 12 points off the bench in a narrow loss vs. UM-Dearborn on Dec. 18
  • Made first start on Jan. 4 at Concordia and became a fixture in the starting lineup the rest of the season
  • Averaged 10.3 points per game over the last 15 games of the season and led the team in assists during that time at 3.7 per contest
  • Scored double figures in 9 of 18 games played, including a season-high 18 at Madonna on Jan. 25
  • Finished the season just shy of a triple-double when he scored 12 points and secured a season-best 10 rebounds to go with 7 assists

Personal

  • Majoring in business administration with a sport management minor
  • Transferred from Siena Heights following redshirt freshman year
  • Graduated from Cardinal Stritch High School in 2023
  • First Team All-TAAC as a senior, All-District, and Honorable Mention All-Ohio
  • Older brother Jordan was a 1,000-point scorer at Lake Erie College and brother Lamon is a U.S. Marine
  • Favorite athlete is Russell Westbrook
  • Son of Aisha Hawkins and Lamon Burton
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 27 22
Games started 27 22
Minutes 796 655
Minutes per game 29.5 29.8
FG 100-270 75-224
FG Pct 37.0 33.5
3PT 22-78 18-67
3PT Pct 28.2 26.9
FT 55-73 47-60
FT Pct 75.3 78.3
Off rebounds 34 23
Def rebounds 74 63
Total rebounds 108 86
Rebounds per game 4.0 3.9
Personal fouls 84 72
Disqualifications 3 3
Assists 162 128
Turnovers 94 80
Assist to turnover ratio 1.7 1.6
Steals 47 35
Blocks 7 4
Points 277 215
Points per game 10.3 9.8
Points per 40.0 min 13.9 13.1
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 Cornerstone (MI) L, 71-60
Feb 7 Northwestern Ohio L, 66-64
Feb 11 at #RV Madonna L, 93-73
Feb 14 Michigan-Dearborn W, 93-80
Feb 18 Cleary (MI) L, 70-66
Feb 21 Aquinas (MI) W, 84-75
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 1 Kent State Tuscarawas W, 67-56 1 25 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 8
Nov 5 Goshen (IN) W, 75-57 1 32 6-13 46.2 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 13
Nov 11 Miami-Middletown W, 83-73 1 30 7-12 58.3 0-1 0.0 5-7 71.4 19
Nov 15 at Oakland L, 113-47 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Lawrence Tech L, 70-59 1 19 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 21 Wright State - Lake Campus W, 81-61 1 23 5-8 62.5 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 13
Nov 22 Washington Adventist (MD) W, 94-91 1 31 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 9
Nov 25 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 89-68 1 26 0-6 0.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Dec 3 Lourdes L, 81-64 1 30 2-13 15.4 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 6 at Siena Heights W, 61-55 1 36 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 3-3 100.0 8
Dec 13 at Northwestern Ohio L, 78-71 1 31 4-12 33.3 1-5 20.0 5-6 83.3 14
Dec 17 #9 Indiana Tech L, 64-53 1 28 6-15 40.0 1-6 16.7 5-6 83.3 18
Dec 22 at Western Michigan L, 94-57 1 6 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 30 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 87-85 1 19 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 3 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 94-71 1 27 5-13 38.5 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 13
Jan 7 Madonna L, 101-69 1 29 8-17 47.1 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 18
Jan 11 at Aquinas (MI) W, 75-71 1 32 3-13 23.1 0-2 0.0 5-6 83.3 11
Jan 14 at Cleary (MI) W, 75-69 1 44 5-12 41.7 3-6 50.0 1-3 33.3 14
Jan 17 Lawrence Tech L, 67-64 1 34 4-14 28.6 3-7 42.9 6-7 85.7 17
Jan 21 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 79-75 1 26 1-7 14.3 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 2
Jan 24 Siena Heights L, 86-78 1 23 3-6 50.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 28 at Lourdes L, 75-74 1 30 1-9 11.1 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 5
Jan 31 at #12 Indiana Tech W, 78-75 1 25 2-8 25.0 1-4 25.0 4-5 80.0 9
Feb 4 Cornerstone (MI) L, 71-60 1 40 3-16 18.8 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 7
Feb 7 Northwestern Ohio L, 66-64 1 36 3-9 33.3 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 9
Feb 11 at #RV Madonna L, 93-73 1 33 7-14 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 16
Feb 14 Michigan-Dearborn W, 93-80 1 28 6-8 75.0 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 17
Feb 18 Cleary (MI) L, 70-66 1 32 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Feb 21 Aquinas (MI) W, 84-75 1 27 4-8 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 10
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 1 Kent State Tuscarawas W, 67-56 1 25 1 4 5 6 3 2 0
Nov 5 Goshen (IN) W, 75-57 1 32 3 0 3 8 3 4 1
Nov 11 Miami-Middletown W, 83-73 1 30 0 1 1 5 1 4 0
Nov 15 at Oakland L, 113-47 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Lawrence Tech L, 70-59 1 19 0 1 1 1 3 3 1
Nov 21 Wright State - Lake Campus W, 81-61 1 23 1 2 3 5 0 1 1
Nov 22 Washington Adventist (MD) W, 94-91 1 31 6 4 10 10 7 1 1
Nov 25 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 89-68 1 26 0 1 1 3 1 1 1
Dec 3 Lourdes L, 81-64 1 30 1 2 3 9 4 3 0
Dec 6 at Siena Heights W, 61-55 1 36 1 7 8 7 4 0 0
Dec 13 at Northwestern Ohio L, 78-71 1 31 2 2 4 8 6 2 0
Dec 17 #9 Indiana Tech L, 64-53 1 28 0 2 2 0 2 3 1
Dec 22 at Western Michigan L, 94-57 1 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 0
Dec 30 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 87-85 1 19 1 2 3 7 7 1 0
Jan 3 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 94-71 1 27 3 0 3 5 2 1 0
Jan 7 Madonna L, 101-69 1 29 1 4 5 1 4 0 0
Jan 11 at Aquinas (MI) W, 75-71 1 32 1 4 5 5 3 2 0
Jan 14 at Cleary (MI) W, 75-69 1 44 1 7 8 10 6 3 0
Jan 17 Lawrence Tech L, 67-64 1 34 1 3 4 4 3 3 0
Jan 21 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 79-75 1 26 1 1 2 5 2 0 0
Jan 24 Siena Heights L, 86-78 1 23 0 3 3 8 3 1 0
Jan 28 at Lourdes L, 75-74 1 30 2 2 4 7 3 2 0
Jan 31 at #12 Indiana Tech W, 78-75 1 25 1 4 5 8 4 0 1
Feb 4 Cornerstone (MI) L, 71-60 1 40 2 3 5 7 4 1 0
Feb 7 Northwestern Ohio L, 66-64 1 36 1 4 5 6 3 1 0
Feb 11 at #RV Madonna L, 93-73 1 33 1 1 2 8 5 5 0
Feb 14 Michigan-Dearborn W, 93-80 1 28 2 4 6 8 3 1 0
Feb 18 Cleary (MI) L, 70-66 1 32 1 4 5 6 4 2 0
Feb 21 Aquinas (MI) W, 84-75 1 27 0 2 2 5 4 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 1 Kent State Tuscarawas W, 67-56 1 3 - 2.0
Nov 5 Goshen (IN) W, 75-57 1 2 - 2.7
Nov 11 Miami-Middletown W, 83-73 1 3 - 5.0
Nov 15 at Oakland L, 113-47 - - - -
Nov 17 at Lawrence Tech L, 70-59 1 1 0 0.3
Nov 21 Wright State - Lake Campus W, 81-61 1 1 - -
Nov 22 Washington Adventist (MD) W, 94-91 1 3 - 1.4
Nov 25 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 89-68 1 5 1 3.0
Dec 3 Lourdes L, 81-64 1 4 - 2.3
Dec 6 at Siena Heights W, 61-55 1 3 - 1.8
Dec 13 at Northwestern Ohio L, 78-71 1 4 - 1.3
Dec 17 #9 Indiana Tech L, 64-53 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 22 at Western Michigan L, 94-57 1 4 0 0.7
Dec 30 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 87-85 1 2 - 1.0
Jan 3 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 94-71 1 2 0 2.5
Jan 7 Madonna L, 101-69 1 5 1 0.3
Jan 11 at Aquinas (MI) W, 75-71 1 4 - 1.7
Jan 14 at Cleary (MI) W, 75-69 1 4 - 1.7
Jan 17 Lawrence Tech L, 67-64 1 3 - 1.3
Jan 21 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 79-75 1 4 - 2.5
Jan 24 Siena Heights L, 86-78 1 3 - 2.7
Jan 28 at Lourdes L, 75-74 1 3 - 2.3
Jan 31 at #12 Indiana Tech W, 78-75 1 4 - 2.0
Feb 4 Cornerstone (MI) L, 71-60 1 2 - 1.8
Feb 7 Northwestern Ohio L, 66-64 1 4 - 2.0
Feb 11 at #RV Madonna L, 93-73 1 3 - 1.6
Feb 14 Michigan-Dearborn W, 93-80 1 3 - 2.7
Feb 18 Cleary (MI) L, 70-66 1 2 - 1.5
Feb 21 Aquinas (MI) W, 84-75 1 5 1 1.3
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2024-25 18 23.3 3.0-7.3 0.9-2.6 1.7-2.8 8.6
2025-26 27 29.5 3.7-10.0 0.8-2.9 2.0-2.7 10.3
Total 45 27.0 3.4-8.9 0.8-2.8 1.9-2.8 9.6
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 18 13 419 54-131 41.2 16-46 34.8 31-51 60.8 155
2025-26 27 27 796 100-270 37.0 22-78 28.2 55-73 75.3 277
Total 45 40 1215 154-401 38.4 38-124 30.6 86-124 69.4 432
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2024-25 18 419 23.3 5.2-12.5 1.5-4.4 34.8 3.0-4.9 14.8
2025-26 27 796 29.5 5.0-13.6 1.1-3.9 28.2 2.8-3.7 13.9
Total 45 1215 27.0 5.1-13.2 1.3-4.1 30.6 2.8-4.1 14.2
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2024-25 18 0.6 1.8 2.4 3.2 2.6 1.4 0.0
2025-26 27 1.3 2.7 4.0 6.0 3.5 1.7 0.3
Total 45 1.0 2.4 3.4 4.9 3.1 1.6 0.2
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2024-25 18 13 11 32 43 58 46 25 0
2025-26 27 27 34 74 108 162 94 47 7
Total 45 40 45 106 151 220 140 72 7
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 18 1.1 3.1 4.1 5.5 4.4 2.4 0.0
2025-26 27 1.7 3.7 5.4 8.1 4.7 2.4 0.4
Total 45 1.5 3.5 5.0 7.2 4.6 2.4 0.2
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 27 29.5 3.7-10.0 0.8-2.9 2.0-2.7 10.3
Conference 22 29.8 3.4-10.2 0.8-3.0 2.1-2.7 9.8
Exhibition 1 6.0 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 16 29.2 4.3-10.3 0.9-3.0 1.7-2.2 11.2
Away 11 29.9 2.8-9.5 0.7-2.7 2.5-3.4 8.9
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 13 29.2 4.1-9.1 0.9-2.2 2.2-2.9 11.2
Losses 14 29.8 3.4-10.9 0.7-3.5 1.9-2.5 9.4
Month
November 7 26.6 3.7-8.3 0.6-2.1 1.7-2.4 9.7
December 5 28.8 3.0-10.0 0.6-3.4 2.6-3.0 9.2
January 9 30.0 3.6-11.0 1.1-3.4 2.3-3.2 10.6
February 6 32.7 4.5-10.5 0.8-2.5 1.5-2.0 11.3
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 27 27 796 100-270 37.0 22-78 28.2 55-73 75.3 277
Conference 22 22 655 75-224 33.5 18-67 26.9 47-60 78.3 215
Exhibition 1 1 6 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 16 16 467 69-165 41.8 14-48 29.2 27-36 75.0 179
Away 11 11 329 31-105 29.5 8-30 26.7 28-37 75.7 98
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 13 13 379 53-118 44.9 12-29 41.4 28-38 73.7 146
Losses 14 14 417 47-152 30.9 10-49 20.4 27-35 77.1 131
Month
November 7 7 186 26-58 44.8 4-15 26.7 12-17 70.6 68
December 5 5 144 15-50 30.0 3-17 17.6 13-15 86.7 46
January 9 9 270 32-99 32.3 10-31 32.3 21-29 72.4 95
February 6 6 196 27-63 42.9 5-15 33.3 9-12 75.0 68
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 27 796 29.5 5.0-13.6 1.1-3.9 28.2 2.8-3.7 13.9
Conference 22 655 29.8 4.6-13.7 1.1-4.1 26.9 2.9-3.7 13.1
Exhibition 1 6 6.0 0.0-6.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 16 467 29.2 5.9-14.1 1.2-4.1 29.2 2.3-3.1 15.3
Away 11 329 29.9 3.8-12.8 1.0-3.6 26.7 3.4-4.5 11.9
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 13 379 29.2 5.6-12.5 1.3-3.1 41.4 3.0-4.0 15.4
Losses 14 417 29.8 4.5-14.6 1.0-4.7 20.4 2.6-3.4 12.6
Month
November 7 186 26.6 5.6-12.5 0.9-3.2 26.7 2.6-3.7 14.6
December 5 144 28.8 4.2-13.9 0.8-4.7 17.6 3.6-4.2 12.8
January 9 270 30.0 4.7-14.7 1.5-4.6 32.3 3.1-4.3 14.1
February 6 196 32.7 5.5-12.9 1.0-3.1 33.3 1.8-2.4 13.9
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 27 1.3 2.7 4.0 6.0 3.5 1.7 0.3
Conference 22 1.0 2.9 3.9 5.8 3.6 1.6 0.2
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 16 1.3 2.8 4.1 5.9 3.4 1.8 0.3
Away 11 1.2 2.7 3.9 6.1 3.5 1.7 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 13 1.6 3.2 4.8 6.8 3.6 1.5 0.3
Losses 14 0.9 2.4 3.3 5.2 3.4 1.9 0.2
Month
November 7 1.6 1.9 3.4 5.4 2.6 2.3 0.7
December 5 1.0 3.0 4.0 6.2 4.6 1.8 0.2
January 9 1.2 3.1 4.3 5.9 3.3 1.3 0.1
February 6 1.2 3.0 4.2 6.7 3.8 1.7 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 27 27 34 74 108 162 94 47 7
Conference 22 22 23 63 86 128 80 35 4
Exhibition 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0
Location
Home 16 16 21 44 65 95 55 28 4
Away 11 11 13 30 43 67 39 19 3
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 13 13 21 41 62 89 47 20 4
Losses 14 14 13 33 46 73 47 27 3
Month
November 7 7 11 13 24 38 18 16 5
December 5 5 5 15 20 31 23 9 1
January 9 9 11 28 39 53 30 12 1
February 6 6 7 18 25 40 23 10 0
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 27 1.7 3.7 5.4 8.1 4.7 2.4 0.4
Conference 22 1.4 3.8 5.3 7.8 4.9 2.1 0.2
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.3 20.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 16 1.8 3.8 5.6 8.1 4.7 2.4 0.3
Away 11 1.6 3.6 5.2 8.1 4.7 2.3 0.4
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 13 2.2 4.3 6.5 9.4 5.0 2.1 0.4
Losses 14 1.2 3.2 4.4 7.0 4.5 2.6 0.3
Month
November 7 2.4 2.8 5.2 8.2 3.9 3.4 1.1
December 5 1.4 4.2 5.6 8.6 6.4 2.5 0.3
January 9 1.6 4.1 5.8 7.9 4.4 1.8 0.1
February 6 1.4 3.7 5.1 8.2 4.7 2.0 0.0
News mentions
Jackets sting Saints on Senior Day behind Chatman, Angstmann
Jackets clipped by Cleary, eliminated from tournament contention
DC mounts monstrous second half to tame UM-Dearborn
Yellow Jackets defeated at Madonna to finish road schedule
DC loses critical conference clash at home
DC loses critical conference clash at home
Yellow Jackets slip at home to Cornerstone
Yellow Jackets slip at home to Cornerstone
Yellow Jackets topple No. 12 Indiana Tech on Saturday
Jackets lose after chaotic final minutes at Lourdes
Jackets unable to slow down Siena Heights on Saturday
DC's second half rally comes up short against Lawrence Tech
Jackets rally late, outlast Cougars in overtime
DC pulls off another close road win at Aquinas
Jackets suffer setback at home to Madonna
Jackets roll to second straight conference win
Jackets hang tough with #9 Indiana Tech despite loss on Wednesday
Jackets fall in another tight contest against UNOH
Jackets lock down first WHAC win of the season over Siena Heights
DC handles Wright State Lake to begin Purple & Gold Tournament
Burton, Brown lead DC to 3-0 with another home win
Jackets show offensive balance to beat Goshen, improve to 2-0
Yellow Jackets overpower Golden Eagles for opening night win