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Trey Burke, seen here as a Michigan sophomore with then-teammate Corey Person, is now a 23-year-old member of the Washington Wizards.

(MLive file photo)

ANN ARBOR -- Trey Burke, star of Michigan's 2013 Final Four team, wants more for student-athletes.

Burke, now a 23-year-old member of the Washington Wizards, was a Knight Commission panel member on Monday for a discussion on the state and future of NCAA Division I basketball. As a former college star, Burke was there to offer the perspective of the student-athlete. He was joined by Shane Battier, Old Dominion coach Jeff Jones and Atlantic 10 commissioner Bernadette McGlade.

The Knight Commission is an advocacy group for collegiate athletes and NCAA reform.

Among the topics Burke discussed were how college programs can better prepare student-athletes to the realities of being professional athletes, student-athlete compensation and the changes he feels are best for student-athletes.

Burke's comments stirred a minor storm on Monday regarding the food at U-M and him being unprepared for professional life.

His full quotes below shed further light on his NCAA experience

In his opening statement, Burke echoed so many other athletes in saying that NCAA student-athletes should receive increased compensation beyond tuition, housing and such benefits as standard travel per diems. He said those athletes from less fortunate households need more than what they currently receive.

"For me, I feel like I can attest to that, coming into the University of Michigan and not having much," Burke said.

Following three years with the Utah Jazz, Burke is in his first season with the Washington Wizards.

Of his time at Michigan, Burke said that, even before he declared for the draft, the school and program essentially knew he was going to turn professional and could have done more to prepare him.

While Burke said in his opening statement that he returned to Michigan for his sophomore year due to "good guidance from coach (John) Beilein and my parents," he later added that he didn't feel he "was equipped enough going into the process" when he entered the draft one year later.

Burke said everyone at Michigan knew he was "checked out." Because of that, he said, the school should have "helped me structure what I was going into -- as far as finances, as far as budgeting, as far as investing."

Burke's full answer to the question, how can schools do a better job of preparing you for being a professional, is as follows:

From there, Burke lamented on agents' tendency to tell athletes what they need, instead of teaching them why they need it.

Of his experience at Michigan, meanwhile, when asked if his desire to see student-athletes compensated means he doesn't see the market value of tuition, not carrying student debt, facilities afforded to players, etc, he said, "Yes, I definitely (value that). I didn't mean it to that extreme."

There was, though, one area that specifically that Burke used as an example for student-athletes needing money.

"Eating was a problem for me," Burke said.

Burke explained that he was accustomed to his mother's cooking and did not like the food provided at U-M. He called it "disgusting" and "jail food." Because Burke wasn't using his allotted funds for university dining, Beilein "got on" him for not eating.

"But I didn't understand it because I didn't like the food," Burke said. "I feel like you have personal issues with certain athletes. I feel like it's the coach's job to really, you know, entertain that personal issue for that student. I didn't eat breakfast in the morning and that was a problem. I'm an athlete and I might have a game later.

"I don't have my own physical money, but they're giving you the meals to eat from the dorm. But you think it's disgusting, you think it's jail food -- me personally. ... So you might have to figure out, how am I going to feed this athlete?"

After being named the 2013 consensus national player of the year, Burke entered the draft and was the No. 9 overall pick. Having played the last three season for the Utah Jazz, he was traded this offseason to the Washington Wizards in exchange for a 2021 second-round pick.

Burke, who has earned over $7.6 million in his NBA career, will backup all-star point guard John Wall in 2016-17 in what's a crucial contract season in his career.

The 6-foot-1 point guard has averaged 12. points, 4.2 assists and 2.5 rebounds in 210 career NBA games.

At Michigan, Burke averaged 16.9 points, 5.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 73 games over two seasons. He was enrolled in U-M's School of Kinesiology.