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Ella Burger
11 Ella Burger
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Macomb, MI
  • Position:
    G/F
  • Year:
    SO
  • High School:
    Dakota H.S.
  • gp
    17
  • pts/g
    2.3
  • fg %
    38.3
  • 3pt %
    0.0
  • ft %
    37.5
  • reb/g
    1.8
  • a/g
    0.4

Bio

2023-24 SEASON

  • Played in 17 contests (one start), averaging 2.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game
  • Posted 6-4-2 stat line against Northwestern Ohio on Feb. 17, 2024

2022-23 SEASON

  • WHAC Tournament Champion
  • Appeared in 29 games (six starts), averaging 3.4 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game

PREP CAREER

  • Captain, MVP, All-state, all-area, and all-conference at Dakota H.S.
  • Member of Tri-County Hoopers

PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • Academic Major: Nursing
  • Favorite TV show is Yellowstone

WHY RCU?

"I came to Rochester Christian because of the close-knit team and awesome nursing program"

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 10 #21 Indiana Tech L, 83-43
Feb 14 at Siena Heights L, 84-72
Feb 17 Northwestern Ohio W, 78-68
Feb 21 at Lourdes L, 67-50
Feb 24 Cornerstone (MI) L, 76-69
Feb 28 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 78-73
  Overall Conf
Games 17 15
Games started 1 1
Minutes 132 118
Minutes per game 7.8 7.9
FG 18-47 18-45
FG Pct 38.3 40.0
3PT 0-9 0-8
3PT Pct 0.0 0.0
FT 3-8 2-6
FT Pct 37.5 33.3
Off rebounds 15 14
Def rebounds 15 15
Total rebounds 30 29
Rebounds per game 1.8 1.9
Personal fouls 25 22
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 7 4
Turnovers 15 15
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.3
Steals 19 17
Blocks 1 1
Points 39 38
Points per game 2.3 2.5
Points per 40 min 11.8 12.9

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 28 Lambton W, 71-57 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at #5 Marian L, 76-61 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 vs. Union (KY) W, 104-47 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 vs. UC Merced W, 80-56 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 vs. #RV College of the Ozarks L, 96-80 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 11 vs. Roosevelt (IL) L, 88-62 - 9 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 18 at Concordia (MI) L, 88-65 - 10 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 0
Nov 21 Aquinas (MI) W, 78-65 - 9 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 29 at Madonna L, 74-65 - 9 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 2 Lawrence Tech W, 65-59 0 10 0-5 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 9 Michigan-Dearborn W, 81-55 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 at Cleary (Mich.) W, 75-46 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Grand Valley State   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 Siena Heights L, 73-41 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at #25 Indiana Tech L, 79-44 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 68-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 Lourdes W, 88-78 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 at Northwestern Ohio L, 88-78 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 Concordia (MI) L, 76-67 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 at Aquinas (MI) W, 81-76 - 7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 27 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 71-54 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 31 Cleary (Mich.) W, 71-59 - 5 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 3 at Lawrence Tech W, 72-59 - 6 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 7 Madonna W, 74-62 - 7 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 10 #21 Indiana Tech L, 83-43 1 21 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 14 at Siena Heights L, 84-72 - 7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 17 Northwestern Ohio W, 78-68 - 9 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 21 at Lourdes L, 67-50 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 24 Cornerstone (MI) L, 76-69 - 7 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Feb 28 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 78-73 - 3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 2

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 28 Lambton W, 71-57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at #5 Marian L, 76-61 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 vs. Union (KY) W, 104-47 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 vs. UC Merced W, 80-56 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 vs. #RV College of the Ozarks L, 96-80 - 5 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 0 1 -
Nov 11 vs. Roosevelt (IL) L, 88-62 - 9 1 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 2 -
Nov 18 at Concordia (MI) L, 88-65 - 10 1 2 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Nov 21 Aquinas (MI) W, 78-65 - 9 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Nov 29 at Madonna L, 74-65 - 9 2 0 2 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 -
Dec 2 Lawrence Tech W, 65-59 0 10 2 0 2 1 2 0.5 2 0 2 0
Dec 9 Michigan-Dearborn W, 81-55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 at Cleary (Mich.) W, 75-46 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Grand Valley State   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 Siena Heights L, 73-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at #25 Indiana Tech L, 79-44 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 68-60 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 Lourdes W, 88-78 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 at Northwestern Ohio L, 88-78 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 Concordia (MI) L, 76-67 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 at Aquinas (MI) W, 81-76 - 7 1 1 2 0 3 0.0 2 0 3 -
Jan 27 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 71-54 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 0
Jan 31 Cleary (Mich.) W, 71-59 - 5 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 1 1 -
Feb 3 at Lawrence Tech W, 72-59 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 4 -
Feb 7 Madonna W, 74-62 - 7 1 3 4 0 0 - 2 0 3 -
Feb 10 #21 Indiana Tech L, 83-43 1 21 2 4 6 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Feb 14 at Siena Heights L, 84-72 - 7 2 0 2 0 2 0.0 2 0 1 -
Feb 17 Northwestern Ohio W, 78-68 - 9 0 4 4 1 1 1.0 2 0 0 -
Feb 21 at Lourdes L, 67-50 - 3 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 0 1 -
Feb 24 Cornerstone (MI) L, 76-69 - 7 1 0 1 0 2 0.0 2 0 0 -
Feb 28 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 78-73 - 3 1 1 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2022-23 29 6 7.8 1.4-2.9 48.2 0.1-0.3 22.2 0.6-1.0 64.3 3.4
2023-24 17 1 7.8 1.1-2.8 38.3 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.2-0.5 37.5 2.3
Total 46 7 7.8 1.3-2.8 44.6 0.0-0.4 11.1 0.5-0.8 58.3 3.0

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 29 6 227 40-83 48.2 2-9 22.2 18-28 64.3 100
2023-24 17 1 132 18-47 38.3 0-9 0.0 3-8 37.5 39
Total 46 7 359 58-130 44.6 2-18 11.1 21-36 58.3 139

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2022-23 29 6 7.8 0.0-0.0 48.2 0.0-0.0 22.2 0.0-0.0 64.3 0.0
2023-24 17 1 7.8 0.0-0.0 38.3 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 37.5 0.0
Total 46 7 7.8 0.0-0.0 44.6 0.0-0.0 11.1 0.0-0.0 58.3 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2022-23 29 6 7.8 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.5 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.5 1.0 0.2
2023-24 17 1 7.8 0.9 0.9 1.8 1.5 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.1
Total 46 7 7.8 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.5 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2022-23 29 6 227 18 29 47 44 1 12 26 0.5 30 7
2023-24 17 1 132 15 15 30 25 0 7 15 0.5 19 1
Total 46 7 359 33 44 77 69 1 19 41 0.5 49 8

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 29 6 7.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
2023-24 17 1 7.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Total 46 7 7.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 17 1 7.8 1.1-2.8 38.3 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.2-0.5 37.5 2.3
Conference 15 1 7.9 1.2-3.0 40.0 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.1-0.4 33.3 2.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 7 1 9.7 1.7-4.3 40.0 0.0-0.9 0.0 0.3-0.3 100.0 3.7
Away 8 0 6.3 0.8-1.9 40.0 0.0-0.2 0.0 0.0-0.5 0.0 1.5
Neutral 2 - 7.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.5-1.0 50.0 0.5
Result Wins 8 0 7.3 1.2-2.9 43.5 0.0-0.6 0.0 0.2-0.2 100.0 2.8
Losses 9 1 8.2 0.9-2.7 33.3 0.0-0.4 0.0 0.1-0.7 16.7 1.9
Month November 5 - 8.4 0.8-2.0 40.0 0.0-0.4 0.0 0.2-0.8 25.0 1.8
December 1 0 10.0 0.0-5.0 0.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
January 3 0 5.7 0.7-1.3 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 1.3
February 8 1 7.9 1.5-3.5 42.9 0.0-0.8 0.0 0.2-0.5 50.0 3.3

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 17 1 132 18-47 38.3 0-9 0.0 3-8 37.5 39
Conference 15 1 118 18-45 40.0 0-8 0.0 2-6 33.3 38
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 7 1 68 12-30 40.0 0-6 0.0 2-2 100.0 26
Away 8 0 50 6-15 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-4 0.0 12
Neutral 2 - 14 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Result Wins 8 0 58 10-23 43.5 0-5 0.0 2-2 100.0 22
Losses 9 1 74 8-24 33.3 0-4 0.0 1-6 16.7 17
Month November 5 - 42 4-10 40.0 0-2 0.0 1-4 25.0 9
December 1 0 10 0-5 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
January 3 0 17 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
February 8 1 63 12-28 42.9 0-6 0.0 2-4 50.0 26

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 17 1 7.8 0.0-0.0 38.3 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 37.5 0.0
Conference 15 1 7.9 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 7 1 9.7 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0
Away 8 0 6.3 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 - 7.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0
Result Wins 8 0 7.3 0.0-0.0 43.5 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0
Losses 9 1 8.2 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 16.7 0.0
Month November 5 - 8.4 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0
December 1 0 10.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
January 3 0 5.7 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
February 8 1 7.9 0.0-0.0 42.9 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 17 1 7.8 0.9 0.9 1.8 1.5 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.1
Conference 15 1 7.9 0.9 1.0 1.9 1.5 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.1 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 1 9.7 1.0 1.6 2.6 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.5 1.3 0.1
Away 8 0 6.3 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.0 0.0
Neutral 2 - 7.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.5 - 1.5 0.0 - 1.0 0.0
Result Wins 8 0 7.3 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.9 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.4 1.4 0.1
Losses 9 1 8.2 1.1 0.8 1.9 1.1 - 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.0
Month November 5 - 8.4 1.0 0.4 1.4 1.2 - 0.6 0.4 1.5 0.6 0.0
December 1 0 10.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 2.0 0.0
January 3 0 5.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.2 1.0 0.3
February 8 1 7.9 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.4 - 0.3 0.8 0.3 1.4 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 17 1 132 15 15 30 25 0 7 15 0.5 19 1
Conference 15 1 118 14 15 29 22 0 4 15 0.3 17 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 1 68 7 11 18 7 0 3 6 0.5 9 1
Away 8 0 50 7 4 11 15 0 1 9 0.1 8 0
Neutral 2 - 14 1 0 1 3 - 3 0 - 2 0
Result Wins 8 0 58 5 8 13 15 0 3 8 0.4 11 1
Losses 9 1 74 10 7 17 10 - 4 7 0.6 8 0
Month November 5 - 42 5 2 7 6 - 3 2 1.5 3 0
December 1 0 10 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 0.5 2 0
January 3 0 17 1 1 2 6 0 1 5 0.2 3 1
February 8 1 63 7 12 19 11 - 2 6 0.3 11 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 17 1 7.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Conference 15 1 7.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 1 9.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Away 8 0 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 - 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 8 0 7.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
Losses 9 1 8.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
Month November 5 - 8.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0
December 1 0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
January 3 0 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
February 8 1 7.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

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