Matt Burston
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Matthew Burston is an Australia
n professional basketball
player, currently playing for the Melbourne Tigers
in the National Basketball League
(NBL).
Burston played for the Perth Wildcats
from the 2001-02 season until he was signed by the Dragons in April 2006. In 2003, he won the NBL Most Improved Player
award. Burston spent much of the 2006-2007 season injured, playing only a handful of games. He played for the Championship winning South Dragons
from 2007-2009 for two NBL seasons, until getting resigned by the Adelaide 36ers on the 22nd of June 2009 for the 2009/10 NBL season. He signed on with the Melbourne Tigers
for the 2010-2011 NBL Season.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player, currently playing for the Melbourne Tigers
Melbourne Tigers
The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.The Melbourne Tigers are the...
in the National Basketball League
National Basketball League (Australasia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
(NBL).
Burston played for the Perth Wildcats
Perth Wildcats
The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...
from the 2001-02 season until he was signed by the Dragons in April 2006. In 2003, he won the NBL Most Improved Player
NBL (Australia) Most Improved Player
* 1988 Darren Lucas * 1989 Mark Bradtke * 1990 Shane Heal * 1991 Andrew Parkinson * 1992 Andrew Svaldenis * 1993 Scott Ninnis...
award. Burston spent much of the 2006-2007 season injured, playing only a handful of games. He played for the Championship winning South Dragons
South Dragons
The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
from 2007-2009 for two NBL seasons, until getting resigned by the Adelaide 36ers on the 22nd of June 2009 for the 2009/10 NBL season. He signed on with the Melbourne Tigers
Melbourne Tigers
The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.The Melbourne Tigers are the...
for the 2010-2011 NBL Season.