Jacksonville State University Athletics

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, a pair of Gulf South Conference Championships and two berths into the NCAA Elite Eight. He became just the 15th player in JSU history to score 1,000 points and finished his career with 1,317 points in just three seasons. He was named the Gulf South Conference Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 18.4 points and 10.0 rebounds, helping the Gamecocks post a 28-2 record and advance to the Elite Eight in 1991-92. 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).