Wichita high school basketball prospect Andrell Burton scores 40 points in Campus win
Andrell Burton Jr. is an unselfish basketball player by nature, a trait that Campus boys basketball coach Chris Davis loves … most of the time.
For Burton’s junior season, his coach has been pleading with him to be more selfish and more aggressive with the basketball. After Tuesday, it’s obvious why.
With Burton engaged in attack mode from the jump, the 6-foot-6 junior exploded for a career-high 40 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and three blocks in a 74-46 win for Campus over Newton.
“I’m a team player,” Burton said. “I know I can showcase my talent, but I mainly try to get everybody involved because that’s the way basketball is played. I like playing team basketball.”
After double-digit losses to Andover and Andover Central to start the season where Burton only attempted 12 shots, Davis made it a point to encourage his star player to try to double that number against Newton. He did just that.
“Andrell is unselfish to a fault,” Davis said. “I’ve been waiting for him to exert himself a little bit more for us and he certainly exerted himself tonight. I thought he made his teammates better and still imposed himself on the game. Our guys feed off of him.”
Instead of settling for outside jumpers, Burton made sure to capitalize on his mobility and size advantage by attacking the rim early and often.
That kind of versatility is why 247Sports has Burton on the brink of their top-150 rankings for the class of 2024.
“He’s an inside-outside threat,” Davis. “You’ve got to extend yourself and guard him past the three-point line and then he can go inside and from five or six feet from the basket, he’s just lethal. He has such a quick first step and first jump. He’s 6-6 and his wingspan is unbelievable. He can play both ends of the floor and when he stays out of foul trouble, he gets to play even more. His upside is just through the roof.”
Burton is no stranger to high-level basketball. He plays competitive club basketball during the summer and he started for the Colts in the Class 6A state championship game as a freshman.
With Campus still building its program back to make another run at the state tournament, Burton hopes to lead the Colts there with his more aggressive play following Tuesday’s success.
“All of my coaches have told me to be more aggressive in the last couple of practices,” Burton said. “I’m going to try to be more aggressive scoring-wise. I’m pretty sure I set the tempo for us (on Tuesday) and got us going and got everybody in a groove. From there, it was all up.”
Wichita high school basketball game scores
Boys
Bishop Carroll 76, West 71
Heights 58, South 37
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 68, East 45
Northwest 51, Southeast 48
Andover Central 72, Andover 63
Campus 74, Newton 46
Derby 73, Arkansas City 53
Eisenhower 60, Valley Center 57
Goddard 63, Salina Central 48
Hutchinson 80, Salina South 39
Maize South 70, Maize 38
Circle 56, Augusta 42
Collegiate 59, Andale 49
McPherson 60, Buhler 36
Mulvane 76, Winfield 68
Chaparral 50, Medicine Lodge 43
Cheney 66, Trinity Academy 45
Independent 61, Homeschool 29
Haven 59, Nickerson 28
Hesston 45, Smoky Valley 35
Inman 63, Kingman 41
Remington 64, Halstead 47
Sterling 60, Hoisington 44
Cunningham 68, Argonia 34
Norwich 63, Udall 32
West Elk 40, Neodesha 35
Girls
Bishop Carroll 75, West 17
Heights 55, South 38
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 50, East 45
Southeast 66, Northwest 37
Andover 50, Andover Central 46
Derby 73, Arkansas City 27
Eisenhower 39, Valley Center 31
Hutchinson 44, Salina South 28
Maize South 46, Maize 28
Newton 42, Campus 11
Salina Central 38, Goddard 29
Andale 72, Collegiate 14
Circle 41, Augusta 27
Clearwater 50, El Dorado 28
McPherson 81, Buhler 28
Mulvane 36, Winfield 31
Wellington 55, Rose Hill 12
Belle Plaine 44, Douglass 38
Chaparral 38, Medicine Lodge 28
Cheney 59, Trinity Academy 5
Conway Springs 72, Caldwell 20
Halstead 37, Remington 35
Haven 49, Nickerson 32
Hesston 49, Smoky Valley 42
Hoisington 45, Sterling 22
Inman 62, Kingman 53
Pratt 60, Russell 17
Bluestem 34, Fredonia 22
This story was originally published December 14, 2022 at 6:00 AM.
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