2008-09 (As a Junior): Played in 27 games with 19 starts in his first season at UALR ... Averaged 3.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while shooting 50.0 percent from the field (39-of-78) on the season ... Scored in double figures on two occasions, including a season-high 11 points against WKU (Feb. 19) off 5-of-6 shooting over a personal-best 17 minutes ... Chipped in 10 points two days later in a 58-54 win at North Texas (Feb. 21) ... Grabbed five-or-more boards on four occasions, twice leading the team in rebounding ... Made his first career start at Oral Roberts (Dec. 8) and responded with six points, off 3-for-4 shooting, and a season-high eight rebounds ... Scored the game-winning basket at ORU when John Fowler fed him underneath the goal for a layup with 56 seconds to go ... Led the Trojans with seven rebounds and two blocks at Missouri State (Dec. 3) ... Contributed six points and six boards off the bench at Memphis (Dec. 17), going 3-for-4 from the field ... Totaled nine points and two blocks in 12 minutes off the bench against Arkansas State (Dec. 20) ... Scored eight points at Louisiana-Lafayette (Jan. 15) off a perfect 3-for-3 effort from the floor ... Appeared in 17 conference games with 15 starts, averaging 3.8 points per game off a .520 field goal percentage.

At Western Texas College: Averaged 10 points and six rebounds a game while leading the Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) with 69 blocked shots as a sophomore (2.4 per game) ... Two-time honorable mention All-WJCAC selection in a league which is widely considered the top junior college conference in the country by college coaches, having produced the 2007 and 2008 NJCAA national champions ... Scored a season-high 28 points against Wayland Baptist (11-1-07), and put together a 20-point, 12-rebound, eight-block effort against Clarendon (1-31-08) ... Shot 55.7 percent from the field as a sophomore (13^th in the WJCAC) ... Western Texas reinstated its basketball program prior to his freshman year after a 13-year hiatus ... After going 13-16 in 2006-07, he led the Westerners to an 18-11 campaign and a fifth-place finish in the WJCAC his sophomore year ... Averaged 13 points, six rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game as a freshman, while shooting 57 percent from the floor ... Played for head coach Mark Berger.

High School: Attended Carrolton Ranchview (Texas) High School as a senior ... Averaged 13.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and five blocks for the Wolves during the 2005-06 season ... Named most valuable player of the regionals and helped the Wolves advance to the Class 3A state semifinals ... Attended New Orleans Abramson HS before fleeing to Texas in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Personal: Full name is Wayne Vincente Burton ... Born Sept. 2, 1986 in New Orleans, La. ... Son of Mary and Charley Collins ... Has one brother, Jermydrell Burton, and one sister, Takennya Burton ... Played at Western Texas College alongside his brother and fellow Division I signee Derek Williams (SMU) ... Undecided on an academic major.