The University of Mississippi Athletics
2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Myles Burns
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 210
- Experience:
- TR
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Lamar
- Prev. College:
- Loyola New Orleans
2022-23 (SENIOR): Played in all 33 games for Ole Miss, starting in 30 … In 26.9 minutes per game, averaged 8.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 2.4 steals per game … Led the team with 80 steals, the second most in a single season in Ole Miss history and the most ever by a senior … Scored in double figures 11 times … Recorded two or more steals in 26 of 33 games on the season, including 11 games with three or more and five games with five or more … On December 20 against North Alabama, scored 11 points and pulled in a season-best 13 rebounds for his first double-double of the year … Collected the 400th steal of his college basketball career on January 24 against Missouri … At Vanderbilt on February 4, scored the 2,000th point of his collegiate career on an alley-oop dunk … Helped the Rebels defeat Georgia on February 7 with a season-high 20 points, six rebounds, two steals and a block … Had a season-high seven steals against Mississippi State on February 18, tied for the third-most in a single game in school history, and the most by a player in the SEC during the 2022-23 season … Recorded six steals in the SEC Tournament win over South Carolina on March 8, tied for the seventh-most in a single game in tournament history … His nine steals at the 2023 SEC Tournament are tied for the 10th-most by a player in a single tournament, and the most in two games since 1992.
LOYOLA NEW ORLEANS: Spent four years at Loyola-New Orleans, playing in 120 games and making 111 starts for the Wolf Pack … Ended his career having been a four-time NAIA All-American honoree, four-time SSAC Defensive Player of the Year and four-time First-Team All-SSAC selection … Finishes his time at Loyola ranked second all-time in points (1,852), second in rebounds (1,069), seventh in assists (298), first in steals (358) and fourth in blocks (116) … His 358 career steals sits 163 higher than any other Wolf Pack player in program history … Helped lead Loyola-New Orleans to winning the 2022 NAIA National Championship, as well as helping the Wolf Pack capture SSAC Conference Championships in 2022 and 2019.
2021-22 (SENIOR*): His list of accolades in his senior season include NAIA National Championship Tournament MVP, NAIA Second-Team All-America, SSAC Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-SSAC, SSAC Championship Tournament MVP, Marques Haynes Award, Greater New Orleans Amateur Athlete of the Month (March, and he was named SSAC Player of the Week three times … In 37 games at 29.8 minutes per game, he averaged 15.2 points on 53.8 percent shooting, 8.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 4.1 steals per game … Collected more steals than any other player across all divisions of college basketball to earn the Marques Haynes Award, breaking the single-season steals record for an SSAC player … Owns the top three single-season steals records in Loyola history and finished his career with 358, which is over 150 more than the next highest player … Grabbed a total of 329 rebounds, which is the second-most in a season in Loyola history … His 563 total points scored were the 10th-most in a season in Loyola history, and his 127 assists were the eighth-most in a season in Loyola history … Finished his career in second place on Loyola's all-time scoring and rebounding lists with 1,852 points and 1,069 rebounds in his career … Ranks seventh in career assists in Wolf Pack history with 298 and fourth in blocks with 116 … In six games at the NAIA National Championship, he averaged 19.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 5.2 steals per game to capture the MVP award.
2020-21 (JUNIOR): Started 19 of his 20 games played at 30.6 minutes per game … Selected as an NAIA All-American Honorable Mention for the third time … Named the SSAC Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-Conference for the third year in a row … Named to the All-Tournament Team for the SSAC Championship … Named SSAC Player of the Week on Feb. 8 after scoring a career-high 39 points on 15-22 (68%) shooting, adding nine rebounds and four steals against William Carey … Averaged 16.3 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game on 44.4 percent from the field … Hit 20 three-pointers, second-most on the team, at 36.4 percent, the best mark of his career … Improved his free throw percentage to 59.5, hitting the second-most foul shots on the team at 69 … Ended the season at fifth all-time in Loyola career rebounds, with 740 through three seasons … Sits atop the all-time steals leaderboard in the Loyola record book, now with 206 steals through three seasons … After three seasons, ranks fourth in career blocks in Loyola history with 89 for his career.
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 30 games with 24 starts… NAIA All-America Honorable Mention… SSAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season… SSAC First Team All-Conference… SSAC All-Tournament Team… All-Louisiana Third Team… Broke school record with 166 steals in a career… Named National Jesuit Player of the Week on Jan. 21… Finished the season third in the NAIA in steals per game (2.7, also a team-high) and total steals (81)... Finished the season seventh in the NAIA in offensive rebounds per game (3.4)... Totaled 11 double-doubles… Averaged 30.5 minutes, 14.1 points, eight rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.7 blocks (team-high) per game… Shot 49 percent from the field... Scored a season-high 29 points twice this season, once against Carver College on Nov. 1 and against Faulkner on Feb. 20… Recorded a season-high 14 rebounds against Bethel on March 5… Had a career-high nine steals against Spring Hill College on Jan. 15… Tallied a career-high eight assists against Southeastern Baptist on Oct. 26.
2018-19 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 34 games during his freshman campaign, starting in 32 … Averaged 15.9 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.5 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game … Led the team in rebound, steal, and block averages … Hit the double-figures in scoring in 28 of 34 games, pouring in a season-high 30 against the Virgin Islands on November 2 … Notched 15 double-doubles, which ranked second on the team … Named SSAC and National Jesuit Player of the Week on January 29 after a week in which he averaged 18 points, 13 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, and three steals in wins against Florida College and Brewton-Parker … Put up a team-high 17 points, 13 boards, and three blocks in Loyola's SSAC Championship-clinching victory over Middle Georgia State on March 2, earning Tournament MVP honors … Scored 16 points to go along with nine rebounds and five steals in the Pack's opening-round victory against No. 9 Missouri Baptist at the NAIA National Championship … One of three Loyola players named to the SSAC All-Freshman Team … Named NAIA All-American Honorable Mention, First-Team All-SSAC, SSAC Defensive Player of the Year, and LSWA Third-Team All-Louisiana … Tied the Loyola record for total rebounds in a single season with 319 boards, which ranked fifth in the NAIA … Grabbed the most steals in the NAIA with 85, also setting the program record for most steals in a season … Poured in 541 points, which ranks 10th for most points scored in a single season in program history … His 46 blocks rank as the eighth-most in a single season in Loyola history.
HIGH SCHOOL: First-Team All-Defensive selection while at Lamar High School … Averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds per game his senior season to help lead the Texans to a No. 23 ranking in the state of Texas … Two-sport star for Lamar, playing both basketball and football for the Texans.
