Draelon Burns

Draelon Burns
	Burns playing for Ryukyu in 2014
Free agent
Position	Guard
Personal information
Born	October 7, 1985 (age 39); Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Laurinburg Institute ; (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
College	DePaul (2004–2008)
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2009	Eroni Kiryat Ata
2009	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2010	Keflavík
2010–2011	Webmoebel Paderborn
2011	Elitzur Yavne
2012–2013	Yokohama B-Corsairs
2013–2016	Ryukyu Golden Kings
2016–2020	Nishinomiya Storks
2020	Earth Friends Tokyo Z
2023	Shinshu 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	24	18	24.1	.453	.336	.694	3.7	2.7	1.3	0.2	12.8
2012–13	Yokohama	47	6	28.7	.439	.381	.820	6.6	4.8	2.0	0.2	21.4
2013–14	Ryukyu Golden Kings	42	5	28.2	.400	.384	.759	5.7	3.4	1.1	0.3	17.0
2014–15	Ryukyu	48	1	26.2	.441	.387	.778	4.5	2.2	3.0	0.2	15.1
2015–16	Ryukyu	52	21	23.0	.396	.341	.837	5.4	3.4	0.9	0.3	12.8

References

^ Realgm (22 December 2017). "Draelon Burns". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
^ Skúli Sigurðsson (14 April 2010). "Burns innsiglaði sigurinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^ 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.
^ "Bradford til taks hjá Keflavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 April 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^ Elvar Geir Magnússon (23 April 2010). "Nick Bradford til Keflavíkur – Leysir af Draelon Burns". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^ "Sögulegur sigur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 April 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2018.

External links

Icelandic statistics at kki.is

[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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