DePaul’s Burns Matures into Leader Premium Story


By Dan Stack
WeAreDePaul.com Senior Writer
Date: Nov 5, 2007

The last time Draelon Burns took a meaningful shot in a basketball game, he was slightly off the mark in a NIT quarterfinal loss at Air Force. A shot that seemed good off the release, hit the back of the rim and fell out. Astonishingly, Burns was trusted to take the shot over proven vets and NBA commodities in Sammy Mejia and Wilson Chandler. That is a testament to the player and leader Burns is.

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