Thomas Harold "Junior" Burrough (born January 18, 1973) is an American former professional

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player who last played for the Gaiteros del Zulia.

College playing career

He played four seasons with the

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, which he averaged 15.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. He was included in the third-team of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1994 and 1995.

Professional career

Burrough was selected by the

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with the 33rd overall pick in the

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. He played only one season for the Celtics in 1995–96, averaging 3.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in 61 games. He moved to the Italian league and signed with

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, where he averaged 15.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. On October 2, 1997, Burrough signed as a free agent with the

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, but was waived on October 12. From that moment on, he began a tour of different teams in America, Asia and Europe, and returned to Italy in 2002 to play with Scaligera Basket Verona in eight games, which he averaged 16.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. He later played for JL Bourg Basket in the French league, but only played four games, averaging 14.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. In the summer, he played in the Puerto Rican league doing so for five seasons in four different teams, averaging a total of 18.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. And finished his career playing with the Gaiteros del Zulia of Venezuela.

Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Burrough went on to become the boys basketball coach at Norfolk Collegiate School in Norfolk, Virginia.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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