SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – University of Denver men's basketball graduate student forward Jeremiah Burke has been named the Kwik Star Summit League Men's Basketball Peak Performer of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Burke led the Pioneers in road tests at Seattle, [rv/rv] Washington and Montana State to open the season, averaging 19.7 points and 6.3 rebounds in the three games.
In the Pioneers first win under first-year head coach Tim Bergstraser on Sunday, Burke led all scorers with 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and pulled down seven boards in Denver's 75-73 win at Montana State. Burke also added 15 points at Washington and a team-high 21 and nine boards in the season opener at Seattle on Monday.
The North Dakota State transfer averaged 37 minutes a game (17th-highest in the country) in the season's opening week, and last Monday, became the first Pioneer to play 40 minutes in a regulation game since Jase Townsend did so in the 2020 Summit League Tournament against NDSU.
In the season's opening week, Burke was 13th in the country in field goals made (21), 15th in total points (59) 114th in points per game (19.7), 99th in total rebounds (19) and 48th in total three-pointers made (8).
Burke is the seventh different Pioneer to earn Summit League Player of the Week honors since the program joined the conference in 2013-14, and is the first Pioneer other than Tommy Bruner to win the award in nearly five years.
Denver Men's Basketball Summit League Players of the Week (Joined in 2013-14)
- Chris Udofia – December 9, 2013
- Brett Olson – December 16, 2013
- Brett Olson – February 10, 2014
- Chris Udofia – February 24, 2014
- Daniel Amigo - January 17, 2017
- Ade Murkey – February 17, 2020
- Jase Townsend – January 18, 2021
- Tommy Bruner – November 13, 2023
- Tommy Bruner – December 11, 2023
- Tommy Bruner – January 2, 2024
- Tommy Bruner – January 8, 2024
- Tommy Bruner – January 29, 2024
- Jeremiah Burke – November 10, 2025
UP NEXT:
Denver will have its long awaited home opener under first-year head coach Tim Bergstraser on Saturday when the Pioneers welcome UTSA to Hamilton Gymnasium. Opening tip is set for 12 p.m. MT, and the game will be streamed live on the Summit League Network.
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