Hall of Fame
Charles Burkett
- Induction:
- 2013
Charles Burkett is one of the best players to ever wear a Gamecock basketball uniform. During his three-year career, he led the Gamecocks to an impressive 72-13 mark, a pair of Gulf South Conference Championships and two berths into the Division II NCAA Elite Eight. He became just the 15th player in Jax State history to score 1,000 points and finished his career with 1,317 points in just three seasons.
He earned All-American honors and was named the Gulf South Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 1991-92 after averaging 18.4 points and 10.0 rebounds, helping the Gamecocks post a 28-2 record and advance to the Elite Eight. He earned All-GSC honors as a junior after finishing second in the league in scoring with 19.1 points per game and first in rebounding with 10.2. Burkett averaged 9.2 points and seven rebounds in a sixth-man role during his first year at Jax State. He scored a career-high 37 points in JSU’s 102-80 win at Athens State during his junior season, while grabbing a career-best 21 rebounds in an 118-84 win over Campbellsville his senior year. He ranks in the Top 15 in JSU basketball history in career scoring and in the Top 10 in career rebounding (769), field goal percentage (.571) and field goals made (515).
After graduation, Burkett remained with the Gamecocks as a graduate assistant and then assistant coach for the 1994-95 season. He then left Jacksonville and spent the next five years playing in professional basketball leagues in France, Belgium, Poland and Sweden in Europe and in the Dominican Republic.
Following his playing days, Burkett returned home and transitioned into coaching, amassing over two decades of experience with stops at Saks High School, Hoover High School, Athens High School, Central High School in Phenix City and most recently Tift County High School. At Hoover, he led the Bucs to the 2015 AHSAA 7A state championship and made three Final Four appearances (2012, 2015, 2019). His teams overall have consistently excelled, with 13 seasons of 20 or more wins, nine area titles, eight regional final appearances, and six Final Four berths.
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He earned All-American honors and was named the Gulf South Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 1991-92 after averaging 18.4 points and 10.0 rebounds, helping the Gamecocks post a 28-2 record and advance to the Elite Eight. He earned All-GSC honors as a junior after finishing second in the league in scoring with 19.1 points per game and first in rebounding with 10.2. Burkett averaged 9.2 points and seven rebounds in a sixth-man role during his first year at Jax State. He scored a career-high 37 points in JSU’s 102-80 win at Athens State during his junior season, while grabbing a career-best 21 rebounds in an 118-84 win over Campbellsville his senior year. He ranks in the Top 15 in JSU basketball history in career scoring and in the Top 10 in career rebounding (769), field goal percentage (.571) and field goals made (515).
After graduation, Burkett remained with the Gamecocks as a graduate assistant and then assistant coach for the 1994-95 season. He then left Jacksonville and spent the next five years playing in professional basketball leagues in France, Belgium, Poland and Sweden in Europe and in the Dominican Republic.
Following his playing days, Burkett returned home and transitioned into coaching, amassing over two decades of experience with stops at Saks High School, Hoover High School, Athens High School, Central High School in Phenix City and most recently Tift County High School. At Hoover, he led the Bucs to the 2015 AHSAA 7A state championship and made three Final Four appearances (2012, 2015, 2019). His teams overall have consistently excelled, with 13 seasons of 20 or more wins, nine area titles, eight regional final appearances, and six Final Four berths.
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