Sources: ND’s Burton (knee) out a number of weeks
LAS VEGAS — Notre Dame star guard Markus Burton is anticipated to overlook a number of weeks with a non-season-ending knee damage, sources advised ESPN on Wednesday.
Burton suffered the damage on Tuesday night time in opposition to Rutgers, taking part in simply three minutes earlier than leaving the sport.
A 5-foot-11 level guard, Burton was among the best freshmen within the nation final season and was chosen to the preseason all-ACC crew final month. He entered this week averaging 21.4 factors and 5.2 assists, scoring 29 factors in opposition to North Dakota and 25 factors in opposition to Elon within the two video games previous the Gamers Period Competition in Las Vegas.
Notre Dame suffered its second straight loss on Tuesday, falling in additional time with out Burton. The Preventing Irish face No. 6 Houston on Wednesday night time and spherical out their time in Vegas on Saturday in opposition to a to-be-determined opponent earlier than heading to Georgia subsequent week.
Sophomore Logan Imes noticed an enormous improve in taking part in time with Burton out, going from 5 whole minutes in his earlier three video games to 35 minutes in opposition to Rutgers. He scored eight factors and hit a pair of 3-pointers earlier than fouling out. Imes and senior Julian Roper II will probably be pressured to shoulder extra perimeter accountability in Burton’s absence.
