Bio

Northeast-10 Rookie of the Year after averaging 8.0 points per game and making 45 three-point field goals ... Extremely quick with the ball and strong penetration skills ... Gives the team excellent depth at the guard position ... Good game experience, playing a critical role in during Bryant’s NCAA run last year ... Transfer from Providence College.

2003-04: Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year ... New England Division II Rookie of the Year ... NE-10 All-Freshman Team ... Averaged 8.0 ppg and ranked among the league leaders for three-point field goal percentage - finishing third at 46.9 percent (45 of 96) ... Played in all 33 games, averaging 21.9 minutes per game ... Scored 20 points in three games ... 19 points including 5 of 5 from three-point range vs. Concordia (NY) ... 20 points vs. Saint Anselm including four treys ... 12 points and six assists in NCAA regional semifinal vs. NYIT ... 12 points and five steals vs. Le Moyne.

2002-03 (Providence): Did not see action at Providence last season as as freshman.

Personal: Christopher M. Burns, born July 7, 1984. Son of Susan Marchesano and Jim Burns ... Has three brothers, Tim Burns, and Matt and JT Marchesano ... Played for four seasons at Merrimack High School, leading team to a 15-3 record and a top finish in the state Class L division in 2002 ... Averaged 19 points, seven rebounds, and eight assists per game in 2002 ... team captain as a senior ... Named the 2002 New Hampshire State Player of the Year and 2002 New Hampshire Mr. Basketball ... Scored a career-high 36 points versus Trinity High School of Manchester ... Registered a career-best 22 assists against Londonderry in 2002 ... Graduated from Merrimack with a 3.7 cumulative grade point average and was on the honor roll for all four years ... Received the Presidential Scholastic Achievement Award as a senior.