GENERAL STAFF STAFF PLAYERS REVIEW HISTORY FACILITIES HISTORY 35 NCAA SEC RECORDS MEDIA INFO RECORDS SEC 2014-15 LADY VOLS LADY TENNESSEE UTSPORTS.COM PLAYERSPLAYERS CIERRA BURDICK FORWARD 11 SENIOR • 3L • 6-2 CHARLOTTE, N.C. • BUTLER H.S. CAREER HONORS reserve during an 82-72 victory over No. 19/19 Texas A&M • SEC All-Tournament -- 2014 that clinched the SEC regular-season title. • SEC Community Service Team -- 2014 • Named the Regions Bank Player of the Game after finish- • SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2014 ing with 14 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two • Volscars Female Best Supporting Role Award -- 2014 blocks against Florida in UT’s 82-73 win in the SEC Tour- • SEC Player of the Week -- 2013-14 (2/3) nament quarterfinals. • SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2013 • Earned her first SEC Player of the Week honor after re- cording her third double-double in four games, scoring 11 • SEC Player of the Week -- 2012-13 (March 4) points and grabbing 11 rebounds at No. 10/10 Kentucky • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll -- 2012 on March 3. • SEC Freshman of the Week -- 2011-12 (Feb. 20) • Notched her second career double-double, posting 15 points and 10 boards in the victory over her home-state 2013-14 – JUNIOR school, No. 22/nr North Carolina, on Dec. 2. • Started a career-high 25 games and played in all 35 con- • Tied her then-career high in rebounds as she grabbed a tests for the Lady Vols, posting career-best scoring (8.7) team-best 10 boards at No. 23/23 Miami while also play- and rebounding averages (7.3). ing a career-best 32 minutes. • Was Tennessee’s second-leading rebounder at 7.3 rpg. • Named the Auto Zone Player of the Game in the 71-54 and ranked No. 11 in the SEC. victory over No. 22/20 Georgia Tech as she recorded • Drew starting nods in the first six games and last 17, new career highs in points (16), field goals made (6) and winding up as Tennessee’s second-leading rebounder. 3-pointers made (3). • Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in five of the last eight games of the season and did so nine total times during the 2013-14 campaign. 2011-12 - FRESHMAN • Notched 13 double-figure scoring outings in 2013-14, in- • One of only four Lady Vols to play in all 36 games, get- cluding three 20-plus point showings (Alabama, 21; LSU, ting the starting nod in three-consecutive games from 22; St. John’s, 21). Jan. 26 to Feb. 2. • Had six double-doubles as a junior and ran her career • Ranked third on team in field goal percentage at .463, total to 12. connecting on 63 of 136 tries. • Named to SEC All-Tournament Team, averaging 8.3 • Hit double figures in scoring five times and broke into the points and 10.3 rebounds per game in the Lady Vols’ run scoring column in 27 contests. to their 17th tourney championship. • Averaged 5.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest in SEC • Driving force in UT’s SEC semifinal win vs. Texas A&M, play as a rookie. grabbing 10 boards and putting up nine points; also took • Came off the bench to score a then-career-high 15 points two charges, providing a defensive spark in the matchup. and added three steals and two boards in 24 minutes vs. • Recorded her fifth double-double of the season against #20/21 DePaul (12/11). LSU in the SEC Tournament, notching 10 points and 11 • Tied her then-career high with 15 points vs. LSU (1/19), boards - tying her season high in rebounds. connecting on five of 10 attempts in a career-best 31 min- • During NCAA play, she averaged 10.3 points and 8.0 re- utes of duty. bounds per game. Her scoring average was second best • Posted her first career double-double, tallying 14 points on the squad, and she was third in rebounding. on five-of-six shooting and pulling down 10 rebounds in • Scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds 26 minutes of action off the bench vs. Middle Tennessee in UT’s 72-67 road win over LSU on Feb. 27. (11/29). • Named SEC Player of the Week after averaging 18.5 • Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 20 after points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks games vs. Mississippi State (2/16) and Ole Miss (2/19). in UT’s victories over Arkansas and Alabama. In the two • Earned her first career start at Alabama (1/26) and games, she combined to shoot 68.2% (15-22) from the scored nine points and tied her high for minutes with 31. field, including 71.4% (5-7) beyond the arc. • Had 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting and 11 rebounds in USA/AAU BASKETBALL UT’s NCAA Second Round win over St. John’s. • Four-time gold medalist with USA Basketball. • Hit eight of 13 shots to score 21 and added 11 rebounds as • Won gold for the USA in June at the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tennessee came from 15-down to win at Alabama. Championship in Moscow, Russia, with Sara Hammond (Louisville), Jewell Loyd (Notre Dame) and Tiffany Mitch- 2012-13 - SOPHOMORE ell (South Carolina). • Was a presence on the boards as a sophomore, leading • The USA quartet qualified for the world tourney in May Tennessee in rebounding on nine occasions and hitting by winning at the 2014 USA Basketball Women’s 3x3 Na- double figures in caroms six times. tional Championship in Colorado Springs. • Had five double-doubles and scored in double figures 11 • Her USA U19 team was named USA Basketball’s Team of times. the Year after bringing home gold from the 2011 World • Missed eight games after fracturing the fourth metacar- Championships in Puerto Montt, Chile. pal in her shooting hand on Dec. 31. • Along with UT teammate Ariel Massengale, USA went 8-1 • Scored 15 points and added a career-high 14 rebounds in as Burdick chipped in 5.7 ppg and 6.0 rpg in 14.2 mpg. 36 TENNESSEE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK » 2014-15 PLAYERS • Also won gold at both the 2010 FIBA U17 World Champi- • Charlotte Observer Mecklenburg County Co-Player of the GENERAL onship and 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship. Year (2010) and All-Mecklenburg First Team (2010). • On the AAU circuit, she played for Boo Williams in 2010; • Charlotte Observer All-State first team (2009, 2010, Team Unique from 2007-2009; Carolina Comets in 2003 2011). and 2004, and the Queen City Jewels in 2002, 2005 and • MVP of the North Carolina Class 4A state title game 2006. (2010), scoring 28 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. STAFF STAFF HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL • Helped her Butler teams compile an 86-7 record over • Full name is Cassidie Cierra Burdick. three years. • Born on Sept. 30, 1993, in Charlotte, N.C. • Averaged 23.1 ppg., 15.3 rpg., 5.4 apg., 5.0 bpg. and 4.1 • Parents are Lisa Burdick and Derrick Heard. spg. as a senior, while shooting 61.0 percent from the • Has a brother, C.J., and twin sisters, Emma and Jillian field, 48.0 percent from three-point land and 85.0 per- Heard. PLAYERS cent from the free throw line. • Had open heart surgery (ASD repair) when she was two. • Averaged 18.9 ppg., 10.3 rpg., 3.5 apg., 2.5 spg. and 1.6 • A gifted student, she earned a weighted 4.28 GPA and bpg. as a junior in 2009-10 to propel Butler to the North was a member of the National Honor Society. Carolina Class 4A state title and a 26-4 record. • Active in her community, she served as lead counselor • As a sophomore in 2008-09, she averaged 12.8 ppg., 11.1 for her school’s basketball camp and volunteered with REVIEW rpg., 1.8 apg., 2.1 spg. and 1.4 bpg. in pacing her team to a several charities, including the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for 30-2 record. Tots Foundation. • She started her high school basketball career at South • Created a community outreach program with other UT Mecklenburg High School (S.C.) and averaged 10.9 ppg., student-athletes called “DREAM” team. 7.4 rpg. and 1.4 apg. as a freshman in 2007-08. • Her great grandfather, Lloyd Burdick, played tackle for • McDonald’s, Parade, USA Today and WBCA High School the NFL’s Chicago Bears with Red Grange and Bronko FACILITIES HISTORY All-American (2011). Nagurski in 1931-32. • Parade third team and ESPN Rise All-America first team • Cierra is majoring in communication studies and would (2010). like to pursue a career in broadcast journalism. • Gatorade North Carolina Girls Basketball Player of the • Recipient of Randall Keith Nutt Athletic Scholarship En- Year (2010, 2011). dowment. • Associated Press North Carolina Player of the Year (2011) • Follow @C_Burdick11 on Twitter and @c_burdick11 on In- and Co-Player of the Year (2010). stagram. • Charlotte Observer North Carolina Ms. Basketball. BURDICK’S CAREER STATISTICS NCAA Season GP-GS MIN/MPG FGs FG Pct 3FGs 3FG Pct FTs FT Pct O-R-Reb RPG PF-FO Asst TO Blk Stl Pts PPG 11-12 36-3 485/13.5 63-136 .463 4-12 .333 35-46 .761 33-68-101 2.8 45-0 34 40 21 10 165 4.6 12-13 27-16 657/24.3 86-190 .453 6-17 .353 49-64 .766 68-111-179 6.6 71-1 41 53 21 23 227 8.4 13-14 35-25 971/27.7 117-298 .393 9-25 .360 63-83 .759 82-174-256 7.3 81-3 70 68 14 22 306 8.7 Totals 98-44 2113/21.6 266-624 .426 19-54 .352 147-193 .762 183-353-536 5.5 197-4 145 161 56 55 698 7.1 SEC RECORDS MEDIA INFO RECORDS SEC 2013-14 SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Points: 22 // LSU, 2/27/14 Points: 22 // LSU, 2/27/14 Rebounds: 11 // St.