las vegas — Notre Dame star guard Marcus Burton is expected to miss several weeks with an offseason knee injury, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
Burton suffered the injury Tuesday night against Rutgers, playing just three minutes before leaving the game.
Burton, a 5-foot-11 point guard, was one of the nation’s best freshmen last season and was named to the preseason All-ACC team last month. He entered the week averaging 21.4 points and 5.2 assists after scoring 29 points against North Dakota and 25 against Elon in the two games prior to the Players’ Era Festival in Las Vegas.
Notre Dame suffered its second straight loss on Tuesday, falling in overtime without Burton. The Fighting Irish face No. 6 Houston on Wednesday night and close out their time in Vegas on Saturday against a scheduled opponent before traveling to Georgia next week.
Sophomore Logan Imes Burton’s outing saw a huge increase in playing time, going from a total of five minutes in his previous three games to 35 minutes against Rutgers. He scored eight points and hit a pair of 3-pointers before fouling out. IMS and Sr Julian Roper II Burton will be forced to take on more responsibility in his absence.