Sean Burke

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fort Salonga, N.Y.
High School:
St. Anthony's

Sean Burke is redshirting in 2010 following an off-season injury.

Coach Joe Breschi on Sean Burke
• Has the potential to be a dominant middie in the country if he remains healthy
•A major threat to the opposition based on his uncanny ability to score from anywhere on the field from the offensive end

General: Returning regular in the midfield who will run on the No. 2 midfield unit this year...two-year letterman...had a tremendous freshman year in 2007 but was held back by injury issues from having a spectacular sophomore year...Coach Breschi believes he has the potential to be a dominant midfield presence...a tremendous goal-scoring threat ...younger brother of Brian Burke, starting UNC close defenseman from 2006-08.

2008 Season (Sophomore): A preseason injury lingered most of the season, cutting into his playing time and therefore his offensive numbers...played in the final 12 games after missing the first two matches of the season...had two goals and two assists but his defensive numbers were still outstanding with 17 ground balls and six caused turnovers.

2007 Season (Freshman): Played in all 16 games for the Tar Heels...was the team's sixth-leading scorer with 19 points...ranked fourth on the team with his nine assists...with 10 goals he was one of eight Tar Heels in double figures...had two goals in a game on four ocassions -- against Navy in the regular season, in the win over Johns Hopkins, against Fairfield and in the NCAA Tournament against Duke ...had two assists in games against Navy and Virginia...his top point games were Navy with four and Johns Hopkins with three...had 13 ground balls with seven of them coming in the ACC and NCAA games against Duke.

Prep: Was one of the top-ranked recruits in the nation at offensive midfielder in 2006 ...graduated on June 3, 2006 from Saint Anthony's High School in South Huntington, N.Y. ...played four years of varsity lacrosse and football and one year of varsity basketball ...played wide receiver on the gridiron, midfield on the lacrosse field and point guard in basketball...a lacrosse high school All-America...All-Long Island and All-Catholic Team selections ...played on gold medal team at Under Armour All-Star Game...member of L.I. Empire State Games Team...was captain of lacrosse team as a senior...won the Brother Shane Burke Award as the outstanding athlete at Saint Anthony's...his gridiron honors included first-team All-State, first-team All-Long Island and All-New York Catholic League.

Personal: Sean Christian Burke was born February 12, 1988 in Manhasset, N.Y. ...is the son of Brian and Grace Burke...has two brothers, Brian, 22, and Kieran, 14, and one sister, Kelley, 19.

A Bunch On Burke
Academic Major at Carolina: Management and Society
Career Plans: Work in New York City
Hobbies: Watching and Listening to teammate Joe Howard playing the guitar
Athletes I Most Admire: Cryder DiPietro and Big Poppa
Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning the Empire State championship
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence On My Athletic Career: My Dad
Favorite Book: Generation Kill by Evan Wright
Favorite Food: Anything that tastes good
Favorite TV Shows: Seinfeld, Dexter, Californication, Entourage