Skidmore College Athletics

David Burch '99 has racked up more honors and set more records than any other basketball player in Skidmore history. Burch was a three-time All-UpstateCollegiate Athletic Association selection, earning First Team in 1999, and Second Team in 1997 and 1998. He received UCAA weekly honors 24 times in his career, including nine Player of the Week awards.  

Men's Basketball MVP for three consecutive years (1997, 1998, 1999), he received Skidmore's Male Senior Athlete of the Year Award in 1999. By the time he graduated, Burch had set multiple records, including 41 points against Union College, 14 made free throws against Swarthmore, 17 field goals each against Union and Hobart, and a season average of 21.0 points per game.  

A double figure scorer for 38 consecutive games, he achieved more than 10 points and 10 rebounds in a single game 31 times. He is second in career points with 1521 and ranks first in all-time career rebounds at 785. One of three Skidmore athletes to play professional basketball, he was a scoring leader on four professional teams in England and Norway, two of which he captained.