Arizona Wildcats guard Brayden Burries looked right at home at the NCAA Tournament early on in Friday’s first-round matchup against Long Island.
The guard caught fire in a hurry, connecting on four of his first five three-pointers on his way to a game-leading 14 first-half points.
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His only non-3-pointer? A rim-rocking dunk. Burries also added three rebounds, two assists and a block as the Wildcats took at 53-29 lead into halftime.
Burries continues to be a problem for opposing defenses in his first season as a Wildcat.
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Heading into Friday’s game, the guard was averaging 15.9 points on 49.2% shooting and 36.7% from long range. He’s added 4.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals across 29.5 minutes per game.
He paced the Wildcats with 13 games of at least 20 points and is on his way to a 14th.
Burries’ efforts this season earned him All-American honorable mentions from the USBWA and Associated Press.
He’s also worked himself into the NBA Draft Lottery conversation. Earlier this month, The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie had Burries going 10th overall to the Chicago Bulls in his mock draft.
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