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• Nickname: "Dee or Lupe"
• City: St Louis, MO
• School: Ritenour Sr. High School
• Graduation Year: 2009

Volleyball

• Team: Ritenour Sr. High School Huskies
• Level: Varsity
• Position(s): Blocker, Hitter
• Season: 2008
• Games: 43
• K/G: .79
• Digs Avg.: 1.16
• SA: 62
• SE: 20
• Serve %: 67.74
• Aces: 3
• Best Offensive Player Award

Soccer

• Team: Ritenour Sr. High School Husky
• Level: Varsity
• Position(s): F, M, G

Basketball

• Team: Ritenour Sr. High School Husky
• Level: Varsity
• Position(s): SF, PF

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• Height: 6' 4"
• Weight: 175 lbs
• Handed: both

About Me:

My Name is Darius Jovon Burtin. Dee or Lupe for short, that's what most of my friends call me. I am 17 and 6' 4". I play volleyball like crazy ALL THE TIME. I play club volleyball for the Missouri Thunder VBC. I also love to play basketball ALL THE TIME. Those are my two favorite sports in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!! And My vertical is 35 inches, so don't be mad if i dunk on u. : )I also love music. You can catch me everyday before, after, (or even during lol) school listening to my ipod. I try to find and make new music constantly. It's just one of those passions. Another passion i have is design. I LOVE HGTV to death. I swear it's my favorite channel besides ESPN. I want to major in interior design when i begin college. This aint all things that describe my life but if u want to know more just add me!!!! I play varsity volleyball and soccer for Ritenour Sr. High School and i don't think i could be anywhere else. I love my coaches and my teammates to death. For soccer it's difficult but for volleyball im seriously setting my goals on making all-state this year because i think i work harder to get better than anyone in the state of Missouri. Hit me up for more info. What's there to say? Stuck between a rock and a hard place. Literally. I'm that back country hiker who didn't bother to heed the warning signs that read Park Closed: Hungry Wild Bears Seen Mauling Hikers. I went ahead and ignored the signs, ran into a beastly bear, fell into a Batman lair-like cave as I tried to outrun the bastard, and got myself wedged between hell and a giant boulder. So I have a little extra baggage I have to carry around. The emotional kind. Who doesn't have any of that? The question is where's the lost & found when you need it? I want to meet someone to pick the bones out of my fish. I hate getting pricked by those damn things during dinner. I also want to meet someone who can tell the difference between Haribo and Black Forest gummi bears based on taste alone. They're not the same darn it! To tell the truth I don't even know the difference I'm just being silly!!! : ) Sometimes what you're looking for is staring right back at you. Smile.

Strength:

My strength is definitely passing. For a middle blocker i pass VERY well. I played a lot of backrow last season.

Hobbies and Interests:

Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Football,Drawing,Running,Camping, Hip Hop, R & B, Rap,Little bit of Rock every now and then.

Dream College:

Pepperdine University and University of the Pacific

Superstition:

To eat either salad or chicken before every game.

Favorite Athletes:

Too many to name but Magic Johnson, Tracy McGrady, and Jason Kidd always comes up first

Favorite College Teams:

All Big 12, Big 10, ACC, SEC, WAC, and Pac-10 Teams

Favorite Pro Teams:

St. Louis Rams!!!!! Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Hornets, L.A. Lakers, Miami Heat, StL Cardinals, and many more

Favorite Sports Drinks:

Gatorade and Powerade products

Favorite Movies:

Love and Basketball, Space Jam, Coach Carter, He Got Game, Gone in 60 Seconds, Allmost Anything i can think of. i watch a lot of movies. lets put it like that.

Favorite Music:

Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, and Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch

Favorite TV Shows:

ESPN,ESPN2,BET,MTV,VH1,Food Network,Comedy Central,FX,HGTV, Boondocks, Girlfriends, Family Guy

Favorite Quotes:

"Wealth Is In The Heart And Mind, Not The Pocket" - Pharrell Williams