Marc Van Burck

Position:
Center
Height:
6-11
Weight:
280
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Star City, Saskatchewan
High School:
Luther College HS

COLORADO (freshman year): Saw action in nine games averaging 0.3 points and 1.0 rebound a game ... Went 3-for-4 (.750) at the free throw line ... Injured for most of the season with a foot injury ... Played a season-best nine minutes vs. Kansas State (Feb. 24) with two rebounds and one assist and six minutes in season opener (Denver, Nov. 10) scoring two points and two rebounds ... ... Saw two minutes against Missouri (Jan. 24) collecting two rebounds and at Kansas (Jan. 27) had one point, one rebound, one assist in three minutes.

LUTHER COLLEGE HS: Averaged 24 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots per game over a 30-game schedule during his senior year ... Played three years of varsity basketball ... 2005 Regina All-Star team, the Nike All-Canadian Camp and the U-17 Developmental National Team ... Member of Saskatchewan’s 2005 Canada Games summer team (17-under) that captured a bronze medal .... One of the top centers in Canada ... Played on Canadian Junior National Team the last two years ... As a senior voted Most Valuable Player ... Two-time Provincial All-Star ... Most Valuable Player at the 54th Luther Invitational Tournament averaging 33 points and 16.7 rebounds a game; also scored 50 points in the semifinal game of the LIT Tournament. It was only the fourth time in 54 years that Luther HS, the host school has won their own tournament ... Also named an all-star at the Sugar Bowl tournament in Raymond, Alberta ... Named to the all-star team his 11th and 12th grades ... Junior year, averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds, two blocked shots a game ... Also lettered in football (starting left tackle that won a city and provincial title) and volleyball ... John Chomay Scholarship co-winner (awarded to a student who exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, teamwork and leadership in athletic endeavors and who demonstrates a positive attitude toward academic performance).

ACADEMICS: Intended college major is business management, also interested in finance.

PERSONAL: Born April 25, 1988 in Melfort, Saskatchewan ... Son of Hans and Marianne Van Burck ... Has two younger siblings, Cara-Verena and Mira-Christine ... Cousin, Peter Saldit is on the fencing team at California-Berkeley ... Also speaks German ... Started playing basketball in the ninth grade.