UCLA 2010 SG Target: Deonta Burton (Cerritos, CA)

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Is Deonta Burton The Most Slept on SG in the West Coast/Nation? Let The Debate Begin
Posted by Arek Kissoyan
January 7, 2010 at 3:00pm

"6'1" Deonta Burton was outstanding in two of the top basketball tournaments in Souther-California, the Trevor Ariza Westchester Tip-Off Classic, and Ocean View Tournament of Champions. Deonta averaged nearly 33PPG at the Westchester tournament including a 40 point outburst against the powerhouse and host Westchester H.S. where his Compton Centennial team lost by 1 during the final seconds of the game; he was awarded most outstanding player honors for the tournament. Deonta was also was a no brainier choice to the Ocean View TOC All-Tournament team and he just recently won MVP honors for the Modesto Christian Christmas Classic. Deonta is one of the most competative and hard working players we've ever seen and after missing out on a whole year of high school ball, Deonta is back and has taken Souther-California by storm and should be getting some national spotlight by the end of the year. He's currently being recruited by UCLA, USC & Long Beach State, however 3 months ago it was only Long Beach State on that list.

What you don't see in this mix is how much of a team player Deonta is, he never forces a shot unless he feels like he needs to shoulder the load and always tries to get his teammates involved and encourages them to score. Deonta is also one of the better defenders and always puts effort into his defense and even takes the challenge of guarding the other teams best player a lot of times."