Last Updated on April 18, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Here is the detailed profile of Trey Burke:

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Alfonso Clark “Trey” Burke III
  • Nationality: American
  • Age: Born on November 12, 1992
  • Hometown: Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • Height: 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 meters)
  • Weight: 185 pounds (84 kg)
  • Wingspan: 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 meters)
  • Shoe Size: Size 10 (US)
  • Number: 3, 23, 33
  • Position: Point guard
  • High School: Northland High School (Columbus, Ohio)
  • College: University of Michigan (2011–2013)
  • NBA Draft: 2013, 1st round, 9th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves (rights traded to the Utah Jazz)
  • Teams Played For:
    • Utah Jazz (2013–2016)
    • Washington Wizards (2016–2017)
    • New York Knicks (2018–2019)
    • Dallas Mavericks (2019, 2020–2022)
    • Philadelphia 76ers (2019–2020)
    • Detroit Pistons (2023–present)
  • Championship Rings: None
  • Kids: Has a son and a daughter.
  • Siblings: Trey has two siblings: Amber Burke and Travis Burke.
  • College Career: Burke was a standout player at the University of Michigan, where he won the Naismith College Player of the Year Award and led the Wolverines to the 2013 NCAA Championship game.
  • NBA Career: Known for his scoring and playmaking, Burke has been a reliable backup point guard and occasional starter throughout his NBA career.
  • Personal Life: Burke is a devout Christian and has spoken openly about his faith.

Player Archetype / Play Style

Trey Burke’s player archetype is that of a score-first lead guard: a small, crafty point guard who can run offense, create off the dribble, and generate pull-up shooting, but whose size limits his defensive ceiling. Offensively, he has long been valued for his ball-handling, court vision, and ability to make plays with the ball, while his scoring style leans on perimeter creation, change-of-pace drives, and tough shotmaking rather than power or length at the rim. Physically, Burke is undersized for the position at roughly 6-foot-1 and around 190 pounds, and that lack of size and top-end explosiveness has consistently been cited as a challenge on the defensive end against bigger, quicker NBA guards. His overall play style is best summed up as poised, shifty, and offense-oriented: a guard who can organize possessions and get his own shot, but who profiles more as an attacking, skill-based creator than a disruptive defender. (nbadraft.net)

Sources:

Bleacher Report — Best-Case, Worst-Case NBA Comparisons for Michigan’s Trey Burke
Bleacher Report — 10 Stars of the NBA’s Next Generation
NBADraft.net — Extended NBA Mock Draft 7.1
Bleacher Report — NBA Draft Scouting Guide to the 2013 NCAA Final Four
ESPN — Andrew Wiggins, Dante Exum top mock NBA front office draft