Burleson was born in Seattle, Washington. He was born to a prolific sporting family: his father, Alvin Burleson, played defensive back in the Canadian Football League (Canadian Football League) and the United States Football League (USFL).
O"Dea High School.
He played college basketball for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers and began his professional career in the German basketball league. He played for the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association (National Basketball Association) from 2005–2006. Burleson is a 6"3", 205 pounds point guard.
Kevin and Nate Burleson are one of only two sets of siblings in which one played in the National Basketball Association and one in the NFL. Burleson graduated from O"Dea High School after transferring from Garfield High School after his freshman year.
At O"Dea, Burleson earned three letters in basketball and one in track and field and played basketball under coach Philosophy Lumpkin. Burleson was offered a basketball scholarship to the University of Washington, but opted instead to attend the University of Minnesota for a chance to play in the Big Ten Conference.
He played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men"s basketball team from 1999 to 2003 after redshirting the 1998-1999 season. As a junior, Burleson led Minnesota with 146 assists and had an assist/turnover ratio 146-58.
Burleson began his professional career in Germany.
He played for the University of Southern California Heidelberg in the 2003–2004 season and for the Walter Tigers Tübingen of Basketball Bundesliga in the 2004-2005 season. He was then signed by the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association on August 31, 2005. He played with the Bobcats for the 2005–2006 season, but was subsequently cut.
In the 2006 National Basketball Association Development League draft, the Fort Worth Flyers picked Burleson as the fourth overall pick in the first round.
Burleson played for the Flyers for the 2006-2007 season, then signed with the Turkish Basketball League team Mersin Büyükşehir Belediye for the 2007–2008 season. In January 2009 he signed with the Idaho Stampede of the National Basketball Association Development League the day after being traded from the Iowa Energy.
Burleson finished his career with the Romanian team Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) Asesoft Ploieşti.
