NEW ORLEANS (April 7, 2022) – Myles Burns, a star forward for the national champion Loyola University men’s basketball team, has been selected as the Greater New Orleans Amateur Athlete of the Month for March. Monthly award-winners are selected by the Greater New Orleans Sports Awards Committee, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Greater New Orleans Amateur Athletes of the Month
Burns completed a sensational career in the month of March by leading Loyola to its first NAIA National Championship in 77 years. The senior forward earned the Chuck Taylor Award as the MVP of the NAIA National Tournament after tallying four double-doubles in six national tourney games. In the six tournament games, all in March, Burns averaged 19.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 5.2 steals per game. In the national championship game, he was dominant with 17 points, 17 rebounds, four steals and two blocks. He also had a 24-point, 17-rebounds performance in a tournament victory over No. 15 Faulkner and a 33-point, 8-rebound, 10-steal effort in the Pack’s tournament-opening win over Benedictine. The Houston native, who led the NAIA in offensive rebounds (151) and steals (152), closed his career as the Wolf Pack’s all-time leader in steals with 358. He also ranks second in points and rebounds, seventh in assists and fourth in blocks at the school. He also earned the Marques Haynes Award due to his steal total leading all levels of college basketball (NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA, etc.).
Burns earned the honor over a loaded field that included two other national champions, three Louisiana high school champions and a slugging baseball star.
The Greater New Orleans Sports Awards Committee has been selecting an Amateur Athlete of the Month each month since 1957. The athlete must be a native of the greater New Orleans area or must compete for a team in the metropolitan region in order to be eligible.
The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 28 national champions, 100 Hall of Fame players, 51 Hall of Fame coaches and 20 Heisman Trophy winners in its 88-year history. The 89th Allstate Sugar Bowl Football Classic, which will feature top teams from the SEC and the Big 12, is scheduled to be played on December 31, 2022. In addition to football, the Sugar Bowl Committee annually invests over $1 million into the community through the hosting and sponsorship of sporting events, awards, scholarships and clinics. Through these efforts, the organization supports and honors thousands of student-athletes each year, while injecting over $2.2 billion into the local economy in the last decade.
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