He then attended Wichita State University from 1926 to 1929, where he became the school's first basketball All-American in 1927.

[2] That year he led the Shockers to a 19-2 record and a third-place finish in the Amateur Athletic Union tournament.

He went to 10 AAU championship tournaments, winning three consecutive national titles with Henry's Clothiers of Wichita in 1930 to 1932 and again earning AAU All-American honors in 1929.

[3] After five seasons with Henry's, McBurney played for Ogden, Hutchinson, Kansas and Golden State Creamery of Oakland, California.

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