Top 20 senior Brayden Burries has overcome numerous obstacles and is determined to become a star

Posted Feb 14, 2025
Nothing’s come easy for Brayden Burries. The six-foot-four guard from Riverside, Calif., first made waves in the Golden State in 2021 as a freshman at Riverside Poly. He earned several honors, and was poised to be one of the top recruits in the state. But Burries could only control his stellar performance on the court, not the trouble developing off of it. (Springfield Student)

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