Bradley basketball guard injured in practice and will miss multiple weeks

Bradley’s Demarion Burch (0) moves to the basket against SEMO’s T.J. Biel (5) and David Idada in the second half of the Braves’ season opener Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 at Carver Arena. The Braves defeated the Redhawks 88-60.

PEORIA — The Bradley Braves will take on Washington State in a tough road game Friday.

Demarion Burch will not.

The Braves declared the sophomore guard out for the next 2-3 weeks Thursday because of a foot injury suffered in practice.

Bradley basketball vs SEMO: How the balanced Braves bulled their way to opening night victory

The dynamic 6-foot-4 guard is part of the first wave off the BU bench, and played nearly 21 minutes Monday in the regular-season opener. He delivered nine points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in the 88-60 win over SEMO on Monday night. His 20:52 on the court was the most among the Bradley players off the bench.

Bradley heads into the game against Washington State at No. 77 in the kenpom.com rankings. West Coast Conference foe Washington State is ranked No. 116.

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Publish date : 2024-11-08 01:05:00

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