Burman “Killer” Deshautelle, Jr., has had a distinguished athletic career, both in high school and college and as a professional.
He was an outstanding multi-sport athlete at Marksville High School from 1975-1979, lettering in basketball, football, and track. He walked onto Coach Billy Allgood’s Wildcat basketball team during his freshman year after having been recruited out of a physical education class by Coach Gene Rushing.
He was known for his leaping ability, dunking prowess, and shot-blocking abilities. He was named to both the First Team All-District 30 and First Team Gulf Coast Athletic Conference teams in 1982 and 1983 and was the Wildcats’ MVP in 1981 and 1983.
Since graduating from LC, Deshautelle has continued to play basketball competitively, most notably with World Won for Christ, which won the Free Agent Division of the NBA Summer Pro League in 1990. In the early 1990s, he played professionally in the Mexican Pro League with the Tijuana Dragones.
Deshautelle has coached and officiated high school and recreational basketball for several years, also coaching football for nine of those years. He has taught in the Los Angeles area schools since 1987. He currently teaches at Camp David Gonzales High School in Calabasas, Calif.
A ‘2’ handicap golfer, Deshautelle was named the 2004 Best Golfer in the West at the Western States Golf Association Super Challenge. He serves annually as a marshal at Tiger Woods’ Target Challenge Golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Deshautelle and his wife, Anna, live in Agoura Hills, Calif., and have one child.
The Wildcat Athletic Association inducted Burman “Killer” Deshautelle, Jr. into the Louisiana College Sports Hall of Fame on October 29, 2005.
