ANN ARBOR -- Trey Burke hasn't been away from Ann Arbor all that long.

But in basketball years, it feels that way.

It's been three years since Burke finished a dream season as a sophomore at Michigan. A year that ended in the national championship game and made him the most highly-decorated revenue-sport athlete Michigan had seen since Charles Woodson.

And while Burke's NBA career -- and fresh start in Washington -- takes up most of his energy these days, he says he still finds himself thinking about his two-year run at Michigan rather frequently.

"I think about it all the time, I think about the accolades -- the team accolades and the personal accolades. Making it to the Final Four, coming up short, the Big Ten championship," Burke said Friday during his summer basketball camp at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School. "But the whole legacy still hasn't really sunk in yet.

"I think about it a lot. But I feel like once I really establish myself in the NBA, (my legacy at Michigan) will really hit home."

Still, when reminded that he and Cazzie Russell -- a Michigan basketball icon -- are the only two players in school history to earn the distinction of consensus national player of the year, Burke's eyes light up.

Shortly after his sophomore year ended, and he began settling into his new life in the NBA, Burke would catch himself reflecting on everything he was able to accomplish in college.

The Naismith Award, the Wooden Award, the Robertson Trophy, the Cousy Award, the AP player of the year, the Big Ten player of the year. And on and on it goes.

Russell's jersey hangs from the rafters inside Crisler Center. Asked if he'd like to see his No. 3 up there alongside Russell's No. 33 -- Burke's smile widens.

"I'm a pretty humble guy and I'd never want to say it should or shouldn't happen, but I think about that all the time," Burke says. "I love Michigan so much -- if I saw my number up there, that gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. As a kid, you walk into those arenas and that's one of the first things you see -- those jerseys up there.

"To be able to go into (Crisler), look up and see 'Burke' up there -- that'd be great. I know I've got work left to do (in basketball) and someday maybe that'll happen."

Burke says he had no time to think about such honors during his playing days in Ann Arbor, but once he left school, that's one of the first things that started to sink in.

There's only one other player in program history that can match the hardware Burke collected as a sophomore. And that's something he's still extremely proud of.

"I sat down after I left and thought about what we had just done, we kind of made history," Burke said. "Obviously, there was disappointment after the season because we came up short, but you look back at it now and we really did make our mark on the school."

As far as his current life goes, Burke is in the process of moving to Washington D.C. after being traded this offseason from the Utah Jazz to the Washington Wizards.

Burke's time in Utah began with promise, as the team traded for him after he was selected in the lottery by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2013, but fizzled out over time.

He finished last season completely out of the rotation and firmly on the bench for the first time in his life.

With the Wizards, Burke gets a chance to start over. He'll play behind -- and, at times, alongside -- All-Star point guard (and friend) John Wall. He'll be on a team that he believes fits his game better and he'll have a chance to prove that he can hang in the league beyond a rookie contract.

Burke says he's at his best when people doubt him. Like he was at Michigan -- a player who was once labeled as a three-star recruit, not good enough to earn a scholarship from his hometown team (Ohio State).

"The things that happened in Utah, I didn't really understand it -- a lot of people didn't -- but this is a new start," Burke said. "I get to play on a playoff-caliber team, I get to play with John Wall ... I feel like this is going to be a fun year. My goals haven't changed. I want to be an All-Star. I have the same goals now as I did when I got into the NBA.

"That chip on my shoulder has continued to grow. I feel like I'm at my best when my back is against the wall and people have counted me out. It's just motivation."