- for - 1 8 ▁( 3 8 . 9 %) ▁against ▁Miami ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 4 - for - 1 8 ▁( 2 2 . 2 %) ▁at ▁top - rank ed ▁Connecticut ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁and ▁ 2 - for - 1 7 ▁( 1 1 . 8 %) ▁at ▁Set on ▁Hall ▁on ▁January ▁ 4 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁fresh man ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁guard ▁Nat ▁Bur ton ▁had ▁been ▁thrust ▁into ▁a ▁starting ▁role ▁as ▁Ge or get own s ▁ro ster ▁ran ▁low ▁on ▁players . ▁Now ▁a ▁s oph om ore , ▁Bur ton ▁played ▁in ▁ 3 0 ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁ 3 1 ▁games ▁and ▁started ▁ 2 8 ▁of ▁them . ▁Although ▁he ▁only ▁shot ▁around ▁ 2 5 ▁percent ▁from ▁beyond ▁the ▁three - point ▁line , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁re bound er ▁and ▁inside ▁shoot er , ▁and ▁he ▁scored ▁in ▁double ▁figures ▁ 1 2 ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁teams ▁final ▁ 1 4 ▁games . ▁He ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁scoring ▁on ▁the ▁team , ▁aver aging ▁ 1 1 . 4 ▁points ▁and ▁ 4 . 9 ▁reb ounds ▁per ▁game . ▁ ▁After ▁suffering ▁a ▁w rist ▁injury ▁and ▁missing ▁all ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁s oph om ore ▁center ▁Rub en ▁Bou mt je - B ou mt je ▁returned ▁to ▁action ▁but ▁got ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁slow ▁start , ▁scoring ▁only