It had basically been three full years of college basketball since a Notre Dame player earned a certain Atlantic Coast Conference honor this week

Notre Dame sophomore guard Markus Burton has been named All-ACC second team. Burton is the second-leading scorer in the country and the top scorer in the ACC. He's averaging 22.2 points per game and since returning from injury he has had 15 games out of 18 where he's scored 20 or more points.

Notre Dame sophomore guard Markus Burton led the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring at 22.2 points per game, but according to 81 media members and coaches, it wasn’t enough. Burton was named to the All-ACC second team,

Markus Burton is a bright spot on a struggling Notre Dame basketball team. How heavy will the vultures come in for him this off-season?

SOUTH BEND, Indiana — Markus Burton scored a career-high 43 points, Matt Allocco nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer in the fourth overtime, and Notre Dame outlasted Cal 112-110 on Saturday. Notre Dame finished in a five-way tie for ninth place and will be the No. 12 seed in the 15-team ACC Tournament beginning Tuesday. Cal finished 15th.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Notre Dame men’s basketball star Markus Burton earned his first career ACC Player of the Week honor after having two big performances in the final week of the regular season. The sophomore guard and Penn High School graduate went off in wins over Stanford and Cal last week, dropping 24 and 43 points, respectively.

Markus Burton scored a career-high 43 points on Saturday, as Notre Dame outlasted California 112-110 in South Bend, Indiana, in the ACC's first four-overtime game, a key win for the 14-17 Irish, who were once in danger of missing the ACC tournament.

Markus Burton racked up an Atlantic Coast Conference season high of 43 points and Matt Allocco scored 24 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer in the fourth overtime as Notre Dame edged Cal 112-110 in South Bend,