{"id":76645,"date":"2024-11-27T19:29:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T01:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/notre-dame-guard-markus-burton-knee-out-for-several-weeks\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T19:29:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T01:29:37","slug":"notre-dame-guard-markus-burton-knee-out-for-several-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/notre-dame-guard-markus-burton-knee-out-for-several-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Notre Dame guard Markus Burton (knee) out for several weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Notre Dame\u2019s worst fears have been avoided, but the news is still not ideal. Sophomore point guard Markus Burton<\/a><\/strong>, the reigning Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year and a preseason first-team All-ACC selection, will miss several weeks with a knee injury suffered Tuesday night against Rutgers, according to ESPN\u2019s Jeff Borzello<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Borzello reported <\/a><\/strong>that Burton is not<\/em> out for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. Blue & Gold<\/a><\/strong> is working to confirm.<\/p>\n

Burton left the game with 16:36 remaining in the first half of Notre Dame\u2019s 85-84 overtime loss to the Scarlett Knights at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. TBS sideline reporter\u00a0Allie LaForce<\/strong>\u00a0reported on TBS that he would not return and will be evaluated after the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cBurton made his way out of the locker room and you can see he looks devastated,\u201d LaForce said. \u201cHe\u2019s got his foot propped up and he\u2019s not going to be returning to this game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Irish head coach\u00a0Micah Shrewsberry<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0did not have an update on Burton after the game, but his words foreshadowed the gut punch to Notre Dame\u2019s season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on, but we\u2019re just gonna put this in God\u2019s hands and let him handle it,\u201d Shrewsberry said. \u201cWhatever happens next, we\u2019ll handle it.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Burton went up for a layup early in the loss, junior Rutgers center\u00a0Emmanuel Ogbole<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0tried to contest it. The ball in, but the 6-foot-10 Ogbole came down on top of the 6-foot-0 guard and caused his knee to twist awkwardly upon contact. Burton limped off the court.<\/p>\n

Through four games of his sophomore season, Burton averaged 21.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He had also improved his efficiency, shooting 47.1 percent from the field, 34.6 percent from three-point range and 84.2 percent from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n

His offensive output led the Irish by nearly 7 points per game over the next-highest scorer, fellow sophomore guard\u00a0Braeden Shrewsberry<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Burton nearly hit his career high in a 75-58 win over North Dakota on Nov. 19, scoring 29 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. He also came close to the first Irish triple double in over a decade, when he scored 19 points, corralled 9 boards and dished 8 assists Nov. 11 against Buffalo.<\/p>\n

More than the numbers, though, the Mishawaka, Ind. native was the engine that made Notre Dame\u2019s offense go. The attention he drew opened up the floor for Shrewsberry, graduate student guard\u00a0Matt Allocco<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and the rest of his teammates, leading to a 4-1 start for the Irish in Micah Shrewsberry\u2019s second season.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame has already lost a key piece of its backcourt this year: Freshman guard\u00a0Sir Mohammed<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0underwent knee surgery last week and is out indefinitely. Mohammed, as an adept ball-handler and passer, would have helped replace Burton if he had to miss extended time.<\/p>\n

Sophomore guard Logan Imes<\/a><\/strong> took Burton\u2019s minutes against Rutgers and performed well, scoring 8 points and draining 2 three-pointers. Braeden Shrewsberry, Allocco and junior forward Tae Davis<\/a><\/strong> will have to step up as Notre Dame\u2019s top scorers going forward.<\/p>\n

Allocco did that Tuesday night, draining a three-pointer in the final seconds of regulation and catching fire with 3 more in the last minute of overtime.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame will move forward without Burton, starting late Wednesday night\/early Thursday morning. The Irish will take on Houston at 12:30 a.m. ET on Thanksgiving in their second Players Era Festival game in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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