Big fellas DJ Burns (6’9″/175) made quite the impression in his NC State debut on Monday night, posting a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds in only 18 minutes of play, coming off of the bench. Burns made all 5 of his field goal attempts.
So who is DJ Burns?
Burns was a 4-Star high school prospect out of York Prep Academy in Rock Hill, South Carolina. ESPN ranked him as the #82 overall player nationally in the 2018 recruiting class, and the #3 player in the state of South Carolina behind Zion Williamson and Ja Morant.