Career (stats pdf)
Injury nearly sidelined her career. After initially planning to redshirt her freshman year, she was pulled off the bench to start seven games and played in 18 that season. She played in 23 games her sophomore year then was injured after just three in her junior season. She was awarded a medical redshirt and managed 12 games before injury put her out of the game in her senior year. She saw very little playing time until her redshirt senior year where she made a huge impact on the team. She helped lead the Mocs to a share of their 22
nd Southern Conference regular season title. That led to an automatic berth in the WNIT.
2019-20 Redshrt Senior
Helped UTC to a share of the SoCon regular season title and automatic bid to WNIT ... named to Southern Conference All-Defensive Team … started every game for the Mocs at point … topped 200 points in her senior season averaging 7.1 points per game … ranked fifth on the team in scoring average and led Chattanooga with 74 assists … shot 41.5 percent from the field and better than 30 percent from long range … fourth on the team with 4.1 rebounds per game and had 31 steals … played a career-high 53 minutes in the Mocs’ triple-overtime win at ETSU … scored a career-high 17 points in win over Furman and scored in double figures seven times … career-highs in rebounds, nine vs. Mercer and assists, seven at Furman.
2018-19 Redshirt Junior
Played in 10 games after returning from a knee injury that sidelined her early in her junior year ... played a season-high 12 minutes against Liberty and against Central Michigan ... shot 25 percent for the season and had eight rebounds ... had aÂ
2017-18 Junior
Saw action in three of the Mocs' first four games before getting sidelined with a knee injury.
2016-17 Sophomore
Played in 23 games for the Mocs ... shot 35.3 percent from the field … scored a career-high eight points and six rebounds in the Mocs SoCon Tournament quarterfinal win against Western Carolina making 2-of-4, including a 3-pointer, and was 3-of-4 from the free throw line … had a blocked shot against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament.
Academics
Named to the Chattanooga Dean's List and Athletics Director's Honor Roll in the Fall semester.
2015-16 Freshman
Played in 18 games as a rookie for the Mocs, making her debut as a starter at South Florida ... started seven games ... averaged nearly four points per game as a starter with five rebounds ... averaged 9.7 minutes ... averaged 1.4 points and 0.6 rebounds per game ... shot 25 percent from the field and 28.6 percent from beyond the arc (4-14) ... was 8-of-10 from the free throw line ... scored a career-best six points against Belmont and Harvard ... had a pair of 3-pointers against the Crimson ... pulled down two rebounds against Western Carolina.
High School
Named to All-Area team as a senior and a member of the Class 7A Northeast Regional All-Tournament team … in her junior year, earned All-City Second Team honors and was selected to the All-Region team … helped the Panthers to the Clas 7A Northeast Region title and the 7A Area 7 championship … Huntsville reached a No. 1 regular season ranking and claimed the Huntsville Times Classic title and back-to-back DOC crowns … Panthers finished third in Huntsville Times Classic her sophomore year … Area 10 champions and Northeast Region champions … played AAU ball for the Alabama Southern Starz … member of the track team … National Honor Society member.
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Personal
NaKeia DaShawn Burks … nickname Key or Keia … born May 12, 1997 in Huntsville, Ala. … daughter of Jeffrey and Roshawnda Burks … older sister to J’Mya (15) and Jordyn (5) … Nursing major.
