Dewey Burke

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Dewey Burke


caption =
college = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
conference = ACC
sport = Basketball
position = Guard
class = Senior
career_start = 2005
career_end = 2007
nickname = Biscuits
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 185
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1983|11|25
birth_place = Philadelphia, PA
highschool = Conestoga, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
former_school(s)= Fairfield University
Nickname =

Francisco Dewey Burke (Nov. 25, 1983) was a basketball player for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Early life

He is the son of J.R. and Betsy Burke. He attended Conestoga High School where he played basketball for Coach Ben Campetti. He was an all-league selection in football and basketball and an all-area pick in basketball. He was captain of both teams (two years in basketball). He averaged 10 points and five assists. He played quarterback, defensive back and wide receiver in football. He had 53 catches and 13 touchdowns. He was Conestoga's scholar of the year in 2002. He volunteered with Buddies for Special Olympics and Habitat for Humanity and was an honor student. cite web|url= http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/burke_dewey00.html|title=Dewey Burke biography |publisher="Tar Heel Blue" |date=October 14, 2007]

Junior season (2005-06)

He played in 11 games in 2005-06 in his first season with the varsity team at UNC. He started at point guard for two years in the Carolina junior varsity program where he was teamates with local legend Bobby Murphy. He scored six points and had four rebounds, two assists and three steals. He hit a three-pointer in the win over UC Santa Barbara. He appeared in five ACC games. He participates in the sports business and real estate clubs at UNC. He was transferred from Fairfield University after the school discontinued its football program.

enior season (2006-07)

Burke earned the nickname "Biscuits" during his senior season due to a unique marketing campaign initiated during the 2005-06 season between the Tar Heel basketball program and the Bojangles' chain of fast food restaurants. Whenever a Tar Heels team scores 100 points or more in a game, anyone can buy two sausage biscuits for $1.00 at participating Bojangles' restaurants statewide. (The biscuits are normally $1.79 each.) Twice during the 2006-07 season (Jan. 3 vs Penn and Jan. 31 vs
Miami), Burke hit the 3-pointer that pushed the Tar Heels over the century mark. "Biscuits" indeed!cite web|url= http://unc.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2233881778|title=Dewey equals Biscuits |publisher="Paul Burke" |date=February 27, 2007]

It was around this time that Burke received write in votes for the 2007 SBP elections at UNC.cite web|url= http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/media/storage/paper885/news/2007/02/15/University/Jesus.Comes.Up.Short.In.Election-2721260.shtml|title= Jesus Comes Up Short in Election |publisher="Greg Margolis" |date=February 15, 2007]

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