stress fracture?

So, I am a three sport athlete (soccer, basketball, and track in high school) and currently play soccer and basketball for my college. I figured that everyone on here would have a lot of experience with these issues... anyways...

I recently (unexpectedly) started playing basketball again after about a month of being relatively inactive as I recovered from my soccer season. About a week and a half into the season (about a month ago) I developed pain on the top of my foot, about midfoot, on the more medial aspect of my foot. Every time I rise up onto my toes I can feel a deep, sharp pain. It hurts to walk (pushing off, not when my foot hits the ground), especially after practices or games where I ran a lot, and sometimes I can feel it while I am playing (other times I think the adrenaline kind of masks the pain). It doesn't really hurt that much to press on my foot, and it doesn't seem more swollen than the other foot. When I stand on my toes with all my weight on my right leg, my foot hurts the most then. It has been hurting for about a month now and shows no signs of getting better. It hurts sometimes when I am walking, and sometimes it kind of "burns" when I am just laying in bed or sitting down. The pain is not unbearable by any means, but sometimes is extremely uncomfortable, and I have a very high pain tolerance.

So, basically what I'm wondering is if this sounds like it could be a stress fracture or what it could be instead. Thank you ahead of time for any help/insight you may have!

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