Santa Cruz Warriors Select Marcus Burk and Arinze Chidom in the 2023 NBA G League Draft
By Santa Cruz Warriors Staff /October 28, 2023
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SANTA CRUZ, CA – The Santa Cruz Warriors selected Marcus Burk with the 16th overall pick and Arinze Chidom with the 27th overall pick in the 2023 NBA G League draft.
Burk (6’3’’, 205) started his collegiate career at Campbell University (2016-18) before transferring to IUPUI (2018-21). During his senior year, Burk averaged 21.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 34.1 minutes per game, while shooting 48.1% from the field. The guard appeared in 46 games (30 starts) with the Grand Rapids Gold (2021-23), averaging 10.3 points and 2.5 rebounds in 28.2 minutes per game, while shooting 37.9% from the field.
Chidom (6’9’’, 240) appeared in 77 games (46 starts) split between Washington State (2017-19) and University of California, Riverside (2019-21), averaging 8.4 points and 4.3 rebounds in 18.6 minutes per game, while shooting 46.5% from the field and 40.6% from behind the arc. During his senior year, the forward posted averages of 13.2 points and 5.3 rebounds, while shooting 47.0% from the field across 20 games (all starts). Arinze graduated from Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, CA) in 2015.
The 2023-24 Santa Cruz Warriors will be led by first year Head Coach Nicholas Kerr and will open the regular season at Kaiser Permanente Arena, home of the Santa Cruz Warriors, on November 10 against the Stockton Kings at 7 p.m. PT. All fans in attendance will receive an Opening Night T-shirt, presented by Kaiser Permanente.
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