Draelon Burns Explained

Draelon Burns
Position:Guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:209
Team:Free agent
Nationality:American
Birth Date:1985 10, mf=yes
Birth Place:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Highschool:Laurinburg Institute
(Laurinburg, North Carolina)
College:DePaul (2004–2008)
Draft Year:2008
Career Start:2008
Years1:2008–2009
Team1:Eroni Kiryat Ata
Years2:2009
Team2:Sioux Falls Skyforce
Years3:2010
Team3:Keflavík
Years4:2010–2011
Years5:2011
Years6:2012–2013
Team6:Yokohama B-Corsairs
Years7:2013–2016
Team7:Ryukyu Golden Kings
Years8:2016–2020
Team8:Nishinomiya Storks
Years9:2020
Team9:Earth Friends Tokyo Z
Years10:2023
Team10:Shinshu Brave Warriors
Highlights:
  • bj League Best Five (2013)
  • bj League Sixth Man of the Year (2015)
  • 3x bj League champions

Draelon Burns (born October 7, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Shinshu Brave Warriors in Japan.[1] Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he primarily plays as point guard or shooting guard.

Playing career

Burns joined Úrvalsdeild karla club Keflavík in January 2010 and went on to average 21.2 points and 4.2 assists in 10 regular season games. He helped Keflavík to the Úrvalsdeild finals in April that year[2] but the ankle injury in the second game[3] [4] forced him to miss the rest of the series[5] which Keflavík lost 2–3 against Snæfell.[6]

Career statistics

bj League

|-| align="left" | 2011–12| align="left" | Yokohama B-Corsairs| 24 || 18 || 24.1 || .453 || .336 || .694 || 3.7 || 2.7 || 1.3 || 0.2 || 12.8|-| align="left" | 2012–13| align="left" | Yokohama| 47 || 6 || 28.7 || .439 || .381 || .820 || 6.6 || 4.8 || 2.0 || 0.2 || 21.4 |-| align="left" | 2013–14| align="left" | Ryukyu Golden Kings| 42 || 5 || 28.2 || .400 || .384 || .759 || 5.7 || 3.4 || 1.1 || 0.3 || 17.0|-| align="left" | 2014–15| align="left" | Ryukyu| 48 || 1 || 26.2 || .441 || .387 || .778 || 4.5 || 2.2 || 3.0 || 0.2 || 15.1|-| align="left" | 2015–16| align="left" | Ryukyu| 52 || 21 || 23.0 || .396 || .341 || .837 || 5.4 || 3.4 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 12.8|-

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Realgm . Draelon Burns. 22 December 2017 . 22 December 2017.
  2. News: Skúli Sigurðsson . Burns innsiglaði sigurinn . 13 November 2018 . . 14 April 2010 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Burns verri í dag en í gær – er í skoðun á sjúkrahúsinu í Keflavík . 13 November 2018 . . 23 April 2010 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Bradford til taks hjá Keflavík . 13 November 2018 . . 24 April 2010 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Elvar Geir Magnússon . Nick Bradford til Keflavíkur – Leysir af Draelon Burns . 13 November 2018 . . 23 April 2010 . Icelandic.
  6. News: Sögulegur sigur . 13 November 2018 . . 30 April 2010 . Icelandic.