University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics

2005-06: Earned multiple postseason honors -- honorable mention All-America (D-II Bulletin), All-West Region First Team (NABC), All-West Region Second Team (Daktronics), and All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference First Team -- after delivering one of the top seasons in UAA history and leading the Seawolves to the NCAA Div. II Tournament ... ranked among Div. II national leaders in scoring (22nd, 21.1 ppg), 3FG% (8th, .450), 3FG made (20th, 3.1 per game) and FT% (20th, .868), becoming only player in to rank among national top 25 in all four categories ... finished second in GNAC overall scoring race and led league in conference-only scoring by more than a point at 23.1 ppg ... averaged 27.4 ppg over last nine regular-season games as UAA went 6-3 and posted victories over 5th-ranked Seattle Pacific and 9th-ranked Western Washington ... held other GNAC ranks of No. 3 in 3FG per game, No. 4 in FT% and minutes per game (34.6), and sixth in 3FG% ... scored 20 or more points on 18 occasions, including four times over 30, and was primary threat on UAA squad that ranked No. 2 in Div. II in both three-point (.446) and free throw (.775) accuracy ... on UAA single-season lists, ranked 5th in points (654), 8th in scoring avg. (21.1), 2nd in 3FG made (95), 9th in 3FG% (.450) and 5th in FT% (.868) ... in just two years, finished as UAA's career 3FG% leader (.474) by 17 percentage points, and ranked among school's all-time leaders in scoring average (7th, 18.6 ppg), points (9th, 1,136), 3FG made (3rd, 195) and FT% (4th, .854) ... career 3FG% was also GNAC record ... other senior honors included all-tournament teams at Great Alaska Shootout, Disney's Div. II Tip-Off Classic, and Glacier Classic ... was second-leading scorer (19.3 ppg) at Shootout, playing against all D-I competition and helping UAA to a win over eventual NCAA qualifier Southern Illinois (72-64) and narrow losses to South Carolina (65-60) and Southern Cal (57-56) ... at Disney tourney, averaged 24.3 ppg as UAA went 2-1, including wins over eventual NCAA qualifier Bridgeport and then-13th-ranked Neb.-Omaha ... scored career-high 36 points (12-23 FG, 8-13 3FG, 4-5 FT) in loss at Seattle University (Feb. 4) ... totaled 69 points, 8 assists and only 2 turnovers in season split with top 10-ranked Western Washington, including 34 pts (11-12 FG, 10-12 FT) in home win (Mar. 4) ... other top games included: 31 pts (12-18 FG, 5-7 3FG) and 4 assists in 88-85 home loss to Central Washington (Mar. 2); 28 pts (4-9 3FG, 8-10 FT) and 6 rebounds in home win over UAF (Feb. 25); 22 pts (6-14 FG, 2-6 3FG, 8-8 FT), 6 assists and 1 turnover in 38 minutes in win over eventual Final 4 qualifier Seattle Pacific (Feb. 11); 28 pts (8-12 FG, 6-10 3FG, 6-6 FT) in Disney win over Bridgeport (Nov. 11); 28 pts (10-26 FG, 6-13 3FG, 2-2 FT) and 7 rebounds against eventual NIT champion South Carolina in front of ESPN2 audience (Nov. 24); 18 pts and 5 assists in win over Missouri Valley Conference power Southern Illinois (Nov. 25); and 21 pts (8-9 FG, 3-3 3FG, 2-2 FT) and 8 rebounds in win over Saint Martin's (Jan. 7).

2004-05: Redshirted to recover from shoulder surgery.

2003-04: Voted GNAC Newcomer of the Year and Second Team All-GNAC by the league's coaches ... also chosen Team MVP by his teammates ... UAA's second-leading scorer (16.1) and rebounder (4.1) made 100 three-pointers, breaking the 10-year-old school record of 87 previously shared by Tai Riser and All-American Jason Kaiser ... led GNAC with 3.3 3FG per game (No. 15 NCAA II) and a .500 shooting percentage (No. 6 NCAA II) as UAA topped all NCAA divisions in three-point percentage at .458 ... scored double-digits in 25 of 29 games ... including eight times with 20 or more ... and ranked 11th in the GNAC scoring race ... made two or more three-pointers in 27 of 29 games ... earned GNAC co-Player of the Week award Jan. 26 for his performance in wins over against Northwest Nazarene and Seattle, and was named Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Player of the Game in UAA's victory over Texas State (20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 0 turnovers) ... pulled down double-double (24 pts-10 reb) in OT loss to Seattle Pacific ... other top games included career-high 29 points (10-16 FG, 6-11 3FG, 3-3 FT) in win over Columbia Union; 16 points (4-4 3FG, 4-5 FT), including the game-tying three with 3.9 seconds left, 4 rebounds and 7 assists in an 84-82 win over NW Nazarene; 20 points (6-12 3FG) in a win at Saint Martin's; 26 points (9-15 FG, 6-10 3FG) in an OT loss to 3rd-ranked Humboldt State; 23 points (8-13 FG, 5-8 3FG) and 8 rebounds in a 59-55 win at Seattle U.; and 23 points (9-16 FG, 5-7 3FG), including the game-winner, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in a win at Seattle Pacific.

BEFORE UAA: Played two years at NAIA Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, Calif., averaging 12.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game ... made 107 three-pointers in 59 career games at VU...averaged 15.1 ppg as a sophomore in 2000-01, ranking seventh in the Golden State Athletic Conference.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time All-Grossmont Conference selection from 1997-99 and 1999 East County Player of the Year...scored 2,033 career points ... including 226 three-pointers ... at El Cajon Valley High to become the leading scorer in school and conference history and No. 2 all-time scorer in San Diego high school history ... MVP of 1999 Francis Parker tournament, averaging 48.3 ppg...MVP of 1999 East County All-Star Game ... also made all-tournament teams at 1998 and 1999 Kiwanis, 1999 Castle Park and 1998 Baron Optimist tourneys.

PERSONAL: Born Kemmy Demitchell Burgess on March 25, 1981 in Fayetteville, N.C. ... son of Kemmy Lilly and Pat Ransom ... nickname is "Hotpick" ... management major.

Career Highs
Points: 36 at Seattle, 2/4/06
Rebounds: 10 vs Seattle Pacific, 12/4/03
Assists: 7 vs NW Nazarene, 1/22/04
Blocks: 2, twice
Steals: 3, four times

                            Total       3-Point                  Rebounds
Year    GP-GS  Min/Avg   FG-FGA  Pct  FG-FGA  Pct  FT-FTA  Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg  PF-D   A  TO  B  S  Pts/Avg
2003-04 30-30  953/31.8 169-364 .464 100-200 .500  44- 54 .815  23- 99-122 4.1  75-1  89  55  6 26  482/16.1
2005-06 31-31 1072/34.6 217-466 .466  95-211 .450 125-144 .868  21- 97-118 3.8  65-0  85  65  5 22  654/21.1
TOTAL   61-61 2025/33.2 386-830 .465 195-411 .474 169-198 .854  44-196-240 3.9 140-1 174 120 11 48 1136/18.6