Trivias Of Doris Burke
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She was the fifth woman inducted into the Providence College Hall of Fame.
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She is the first woman to be a commentator for the Big East men's games.
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She is also the first woman to be a primary commentator on a men's college basketball conference package.
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She has been featured as the sideline reporter for 2K Sports's NBA video game since 2010.
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She is the first woman at the national level to be assigned a full regular-season role.
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She received the USA Today Rudy Award as the Best New Face in Sports Television in 2003.
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She was honored with induction into the Institute for International Sport's Scholar Athlete Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Providence College honored her with an honorary doctorate degree in 2005.
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She became a member of the North Providence Hall of Fame in 2006.
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She was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
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She received the Silver Anniversary Award in 2012 in recognition of her athletic and professional accomplishments from the NCAA.
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Tobin Heath chose the name of Doris Burke to wear on her jersey, as the US women's soccer team each wore a jersey with the name of a woman they were honoring.