Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 88-89 22 G 5-7 So * Macon, GA 89-90 22 G 5-7 Jr * Macon, GA 90-91 22 G 5-7 Sr * Macon, GA
| Wanda Burns |
Full Name: Wanda Burns School: Southwest High School in Macon, Georgia |
| FSU Career |
| Basketball | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 88-89 22 G 5-7 So * Macon, GA 89-90 22 G 5-7 Jr * Macon, GA 90-91 22 G 5-7 Sr * Macon, GA |
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| Awards |
| Basketball |
Year Award 1991 American Women's Sports Foundation - 3rd Team All-American |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2006 |
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Wanda Burns was a highly-touted guard from Macon, Georgia when new FSU head coach Marynell Meadors signed her at Florida State in 1987. Though she carried a 3.0 GPA in high school, she had to sit out her freshman season by NCAA rule. Burns used the year to hit the books and get acclimated to campus life. She took the court in 1988-89 with something to prove. She averaged 11 points per game and led the team with 92 assists, helping FSU to its first winning season since 1983. She electrified the team as a junior in 1989-90 setting an FSU record for free throw percentage and leading the team in scoring, three pointers and steals. She sparked FSU to a 21-9 record and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. In 1990-91, her final season, Burns led the Metro Conference in scoring with an average of 18.5 points per game on her way to being named the 1991 Metro Conference Player of the Year. She set an FSU single game record with 10 steals in a game, led the team in three-point shooting and scored in double figures in 38 consecutive games. Her exceptional play led FSU to one of its most successful seasons with a record of 25-7. She was also named MVP of the Metro Conference Tournament and earned Hanes Her Way NCAA Woman of the Year and Third-Team All-American honors from the American Women's Sports Federation. Burns still ranks among FSU's top 10 in four career and 11 single-season statistical categories. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Basketball |
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Year GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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88-89 27 13 648 138 295 .468 0 2 .000 31 52 .596 307 11.4 36 44 80 3.0 58 2 92 89 0 36
89-90 29 29 924 186 404 .460 28 100 .280 115 139 .827 515 17.8 43 78 121 4.2 64 2 103 86 2 77
90-91 31 31 1021 203 435 .467 41 123 .333 125 158 .791 572 18.5 52 87 139 4.5 52 2 136 106 8 59
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Tot 87 73 2593 527 1134 .465 69 225 .307 271 349 .777 1394 16.0 131 209 340 3.9 174 6 331 281 10 172
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