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CAREER HONORS
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2013
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll -- 2012
- SEC Freshman of the Week -- 2011-12 (2/20)
- SEC Player of the Week -- 2012-13 (3/4)
2012-13 AT TENNESSEE
- Named the Regions Bank Player of the Game after finishing with 14 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks against Florida in UT's 82-73 win in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals.
- Earned her first SEC Player of the Week honor after recording her third double-double in four games as she scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds at Kentucky.
- Scored 15 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in UT's 82-72 victory over Texas A&M, notching her fourth double-double on the year.
- Recorded her third double-double of the season racking up 15 points and 13 rebounds against Auburn.
- Brought down a team-leading nine boards in only 17 minutes of action in UT's 83-64 win over Vanderbilt.
- Grabbed a team-best nine rebounds and contributed nine points in a career-best 33 minutes at LSU.
- In her return after missing a month of games, she put up four points, five rebounds, three assists and one steal in 16 minutes against Mississippi State.
- Missed eight games after fracturing her fourth metacarpal in her shooting hand Dec. 31.
- Tied her career-high in steals with three in UT's 66-47 victory over Rutgers.
- Notched her second double-double this season against Davidson with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
- Recorded her third double-digit scoring game as she put up 14 points and grabbed five boards at Texas.
- Notched her second career double-double against North Carolina as she posted 15 points and grabbed 10 boards.
- Tied her career-high in rebounds as she grabbed a team-best 10 boards at Miami, while also playing a career-best 32 minutes.
- Started her third-straight game, scoring eight points, grabbing six boards and dishing out four assists in 23 minutes of action.
- Named the Auto Zone Player of the Game in the 71-54 victory over Georgia Tech as she recorded new career highs in points (16), field goals made (6) and 3-pointers made (3).
- Contributed four points while snagging seven rebounds in 23 minutes of play in UT's season opener at Chattanooga.
2011-12 AT TENNESSEE
- One of only four Lady Vols to play in all 36 games, getting the starting nod in three-consecutive games from Jan. 26 to Feb. 2.
- Ranked third on team in field goal percentage at .463, connecting on 63 of 136 tries.
- Stood fourth on the squad, first among underclassmen, with 21 blocked shots.
- Hit double figures in scoring five times and broke into the scoring column in 27 contests.
- Averaged 5.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest in SEC play as a rookie.
- Came off the bench to score a career-high 15 points and added three steals and two boards in 24 minutes vs. #20/21 DePaul (12/11)
- Tied her career high with 15 points vs. LSU (1/19), connecting on five of 10 attempts in a career-best 31 minutes of duty.
- Posted her first career double-double, tallying 14 points on five-of-six shooting and pulling down 10 rebounds in 26 minutes of action off the bench vs. Middle Tennessee (11/29).
- Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 20 after games vs. Mississippi State (2/16) and Ole Miss (2/19).
- Contributed 10 points on five-of-six shooting along with seven boards in the win over Mississippi State (2/16) and produced 10 points and six boards in 18 minutes off the bench at Ole Miss.
- Saw her first action as a Lady Vol against Pepperdine (11/13), clocking 16 minutes, scoring seven points and tallying seven rebounds in 16 minutes of action against the Waves.
- Earned her first career start at Alabama (1/26) and scored nine points and tied her high for minutes with 31.
- Came off the bench against Old Dominion (12/28) to post a career-high nine assists and added five boards, a block and her first career steal in the win.
- Posted a 4.00 grade point average during the spring semester and was named to the 2011-12 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
USA/AAU BASKETBALL
- Her USA U19 team was named USA Basketball's Team of the Year after bringing home the gold from the 2011 World Championships in Puerto Montt, Chile.
- Along with UT teammate Ariel Massengale, USA went 8-1 as Burdick chipped in 5.7 ppg and 6.0 rpg in 14.2 minutes of duty.
- Also won gold medals at both the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship and 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
- On the AAU circuit, she played for Boo Williams in 2010; Team Unique from 2007-2009; Carolina Comets in 2003 and 2004, and the Queen City Jewels in 2002, 2005 and 2006.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Helped her Butler teams compile an 86-7 record over three years.
- Averaged 23.1 ppg., 15.3 rpg., 5.4 apg., 5.0 bpg. and 4.1 spg. as a senior, while shooting 61.0 percent from the field, 48.0 percent from three-point land and 85.0 percent from the free throw line in leading the Bulldogs to a 30-1 mark and the North Carolina Class 4A state quarterfinals.
- Averaged 18.9 ppg., 10.3 rpg., 3.5 apg., 2.5 spg. and 1.6 bpg. as a junior in 2009-10 to propel Butler to the North Carolina Class 4A state title and a 26-4 record.
- As a sophomore in 2008-09, she averaged 12.8 ppg., 11.1 rpg., 1.8 apg., 2.1 spg. and 1.4 bpg. in pacing her team to a 30-2 record.
- She started her high school basketball career at South Mecklenburg High School (S.C.) and averaged 10.9 ppg., 7.4 rpg. and 1.4 apg. as a freshman in 2007-08.
- McDonald's, Parade, USA Today and WBCA High School All-American (2011).
- Paradee third team and ESPN Rise All-America first team (2010).
- Gatorade North Carolina Girls Basketball Player of the Year (2010, 2011).
- Associated Press North Carolina Player of the Year (2011) and Co-Player of the Year (2010).
- Charlotte Observer North Carolina Ms. Basketball.
- Charlotte Observer Mecklenburg County Co-Player of the Year (2010) and All-Mecklenburg First Team (2010).
- Charlotte Observer All-State first team (2009, 2010, 2011).
- MVP of the North Carolina Class 4A state title game (2010), scoring 28 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Cassidie Cierra Burdick.
- Born on Sept. 30, 1993, in Charlotte, N.C.
- Parents are Lisa Burdick and Derrick Heard.
- Has a brother, C.J. (8), and twin sisters, Emma and Jillian Heard (12).
- Cierra is considering a major in communications and would like to pursue a career in broadcast journalism.
- Had open heart surgery (ASD repair) when she was two years old.
- Wears uniform number 11 because she's "tall and lanky like two ones."
- Says the most impressive person she ever met is her mom, because "she's the strongest person I know, and there isn't an obstacle she hasn't overcome."
- Began her basketball career by going to the YMCA across the street from her apartment every Saturday to play in the youth league.
- Active in her community, she served as lead counselor for her school's basketball camp and volunteered with several charities, including the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation.
- Her great grandfather, Lloyd Burdick, played tackle for the NFL's Chicago Bears with Red Grange and Bronko Nagurski in 1931-32.
