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• Willie Burton, who led the Gophers men's basketball team to the Sweet 16 in 1989 and Elite 8 in 1990. Burton's No. 34 has been retired by the Gophers; he finished as the program's No. 2 scorer, with 1,800 points. He made the All-Big Ten team three times, landing on the first team in 1990. He played eight seasons in the NBA, the first four in Miami after the Heat drafted him in the first round (ninth overall) in 1990.
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Go Willie!!
• Willie Burton, who led the Gophers men's basketball team to the Sweet 16 in 1989 and Elite 8 in 1990. Burton's No. 34 has been retired by the Gophers; he finished as the program's No. 2 scorer, with 1,800 points. He made the All-Big Ten team three times, landing on the first team in 1990. He played eight seasons in the NBA, the first four in Miami after the Heat drafted him in the first round (ninth overall) in 1990.
Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame to add eight 'hockey and hoops' members in 2024
Hockey stars Phil Housley, Neal Broten, Gigi Marvin and Henry Boucha will join basketball greats Willie Burton, Tayler Hill, Larry McKenzie and Cheryl Reeve.
Go Willie!!
