Arizona guard Jaden Bradley celebrates after being awarded tournament MVP after winning the Big 12 championship game against Houston, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. 

Charlie Riedel, Associated Press

Now, let’s keep in mind a couple of factors. The first is that whatever tape job Bradley received was relatively hasty. The other is that he didn’t have a single second to get used to it.

Assuming he needs something like that moving forward — pure guesswork at this point — the trainers will have more time to figure out what feels and fits best. And Bradley will have time to rehab and take reps with his wrist wrapped in practice.

It’s also his left wrist/hand, which is better than his right. It shouldn’t affect his shot — which was on point in the first half, when he had 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 2 of 2 from beyond the arc and 3 of 3 from the foul line.

As is often the case with Bradley, he sensed what his team needed and provided it — in this case, scoring. That’s because his backcourt mate was struggling. It was only temporary.

3. No worries with Burries

After a string of spectacular games — 20-plus points in four of five contests — Brayden Burries went 0 for 7 from the field against Iowa State on Friday night.

Then, against Houston, Burries missed his first three attempts — including a pair of air-balls from 3-point range.

Was Burries morphing into Caleb Love? That’s not meant as a knock on Love. He was a stud at Arizona. But he was streaky. He could get sizzling hot for weeks, then go cold for multiple games.

It turns out there was nothing to see here. Burries was just fine.