He has also played in the State Basketball League for the Perry Lakes Hawks, and has spent time in the Qatari Basketball League and the Big V.[1] Burston debuted in the NBL for the Perth Wildcats during the 2000–01 season, and played for them until 2006.
[3] Burston spent much of the 2006–07 season injured, playing only a handful of games.
[4] In 2010, Burston moved back to Melbourne and signed with the Tigers where he spent three seasons.
In 2013, while playing in Qatar for Al Rayyan, Burston and his team won the Emir Cup.
[7] On 5 August 2016, the Taipans parted ways with Burston after not offering him a new contract for the 2016–17 season.