Hall of Fame
A solid basketball standout, Burness was, at 6-9, one of the tallest players in H-SC basketball history. He scored 1,150 points and grabbed 1,054 rebounds in just three seasons with the Tigers (having missed his freshman campaign because of an injury). One of only four players in H-SC history to record over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in his career, he rates third on the all-time rebounds list and still holds the Hampden-Sydney school record with 34 rebounds in a game (against Bridgewater). As a junior, he averaged 18.3 points and 15.7 rebounds per game. As a senior, he served as co-captain and averaged 16.3 points and 15.8 rebounds per game. Burness is a Business Modeling Director with Phillips Petroleum in Apex, North Carolina.
