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Pitt G Jamarius Burton Signs with Edge Sports

The former Pitt Panthers star is taking the next step in his pursuit of a pro basketball career.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt G Jamarius Burton Signs with Edge Sports
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PITTSBURGH -- Jamarius Burton will depart college basketball after a long, winding career that ended with him acting as the centerpiece of the Pitt Panthers' first NCAA Tournament team in seven years. His work spearheaded the program's revival and now Burton is looking to take the next step in his basketball career. 

The now former Pitt standout has signed with Edge Sports representation as he pursues a career in professional basketball. Burton joins Wake Forest's Tyree Appleby, Ohio State's Sean McNeil and Clemson's Brevin Galloway as recent additions to Edge Sports' client list. The group represent a number of NBA and European professional players and coaches. 

Burton has not yet announced whether or not he will declared for the NBA Draft. He has until the end of May to do so. 

Burton was selected to the All-ACC first team after averaging 15.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game last season. He will try to follow in the footsteps of Justin Champagnie, another first-team All-ACC player for Capel who is currently on the Boston Celtics roster after going undrafted and spending most of his first two years as a professional in the NBA's G League. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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