Draelon Burns
Burns playing for Ryukyu in 2014
Free agent
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born (1985-10-07) October 7, 1985
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolLaurinburg Institute
(Laurinburg, North Carolina)
CollegeDePaul (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009Eroni Kiryat Ata
2009Sioux Falls Skyforce
2010Keflavík
2010–2011Webmoebel Paderborn
2011Elitzur Yavne
2012–2013Yokohama B-Corsairs
2013–2016Ryukyu Golden Kings
2016–2020Nishinomiya Storks
2020Earth Friends Tokyo Z
2023Shinshu Brave Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • 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

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

bj League

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Yokohama B-Corsairs 241824.1.453.336.6943.72.71.30.212.8
2012–13 Yokohama 47628.7.439.381.8206.64.82.00.221.4
2013–14 Ryukyu Golden Kings 42528.2.400.384.7595.73.41.10.317.0
2014–15 Ryukyu 48126.2.441.387.7784.52.23.00.215.1
2015–16 Ryukyu 522123.0.396.341.8375.43.40.90.312.8

References

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