Dominez Burnett (born October 28, 1992) is an American professional

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player from

Flint, Michigan Flint is the largest city in Genesee County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Flint River (Michigan), Flint River northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the Central Michigan, Mid Michigan region. Flin ...

. Burnett last played for

Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya Basketball Club () known for sponsorship reasons as Ironi Rain Nahariya () is a professional basketball club based in city of Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in the Liga Leumit (the second tier of Israeli basketball) and ...

. In 2016, Burnett was named the Bevo Francis National Small College Basketball Player of the Year. Prior to that, in 2015, Burnett was named the

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NAIA Division II Player of the Year, while playing for

Davenport University Davenport University is a private university with campuses throughout Michigan and online. It was founded in 1866 by Conrad Swensburg and currently offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees; diplomas; and post-grad certification prog ...

Professional career

Burnett started his professional career in 2016 with

BK Pardubice Basketbalový klub Pardubice, mostly known for sponsorship reasons as KVIS Pardubice is a Czech professional basketball club based in the city of Pardubice. They play in the Czech National Basketball League (NBL), the highest competition in the ...

and as a rookie lead his team in scoring. He also was the fifth leading scorer in the

FIBA Europe Cup The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA Europe's second level competition. Clubs mainly qualify based on their performance in national leagues an ...

. Burnett shot 58% from the field as a rookie in FIBA and resigned with

for the 2017–18 season. On January 14, 2018, after leading the Czech Basketball League in scoring, Burnett was bought out his contract and joined

BK Ventspils BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. History BK Ventspils was founded in 1994. In first years Ventspils proved themselves as relevant p ...

of the

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where he won a Latvian Championship in the 2017–18 season. Burnett won the Italian Serie A2 cup and the Italian Serie A2 Championship with Universo Treviso on June 17, 2019. On August 7, 2019, Burnett signed with Tsmoki-Minsk of the

VTB United League The VTB United League () is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2009. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it is the first tier of Russian ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burnett, Dominez Living people 1992 births American expatriate basketball people in Belarus American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Latvia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Flint, Michigan BC Tsmoki-Minsk players BK Pardubice players BK Ventspils players Davenport Panthers men's basketball players Point guards Shooting guards Universo Treviso Basket players 21st-century American sportsmen