N.C. State’s basketball program added junior college transfer Derek Funderburk to its 2018 signing class, coach Kevin Keatts announced Tuesday.
Funderburk, a 6-10, 205-pound forward, is ranked the No. 1 JUCO recruit in the nation.
In five games this season with Northwest Florida Junior College, he’s averaging 12.4 points per game and 4.4 rebounds and is shooting 57.9 percent from the field.
Before transferring to Northwest Florida, Funderburk was dismissed from Ohio State in June for “failure to meet team expectations,” according to a statement released by the school.
"With this new era of position-less basketball, DJ is a guy we felt would be a great fit within our system,” Keatts said.