Burke played basketball in college for Providence and set a school record for assists. She was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018 and won the Curt Gowdy Media Award. Doris Burke was inducted into the Providence College Hall of Fame in 1999. She has also been inducted into the Institute for International Sports Scholar Athlete Hall of Fame, New England Basketball Hall of Fame, and North Providence Hall of Fame. She won the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award and a USA Today Rudy Award as the Best New Face in Sports Television.