Hall of Fame
Denburk Reid was born May 21, 1979 in Manchester, Jamaica, and raised in Montreal. He graduated from McGill in 2005 with a BA, majoring in economics and management. Known as "Burky" he starred for five seasons with the basketball Redmen, serving the last three as a co-captain, then spent five years as an assistant coach with the team. A five-time Quebec conference all-star and three-time recipient of the Dr. Ross Hill Trophy as team MVP, the 5-foot-7, 148-pound point-guard merited tournament all-star honours 11 times.
Reid became the team's all-time leading scorer with 2,224 points in 143 contests for an average of 15.6 points per game. He also established school records for most career assists (551) and steals (302). He shot 44.3 per cent from the field, 33.9 from 3-point range and 77.5 from the free-throw line. Reid reached the 30-point plateau five times, including a personal best of 37 points twice (vs. Toronto, Dec. 29/04 and Laval, Feb. 11/05). He earned the Richard Pound Award in his final year for proficiency and leadership in McGill athletics. In 2013, he was among the inaugural inductees to the McGill Basketball Wall of Honour.
