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DJ Burns Is Transferring To NC State After Playing His Freshman, Sophomore Junior Seasons At Winthrop

As a redshirt freshman at Winthrop in 2019-2020,

DJ Burns who is a forward was Voted as the 2019-20 Big South Conference Freshman of the Year

  • Voted to the All-Big South Second Team

  • Named Big South Conference Freshman of the Week five times (tying program record)

  • Came off the bench and led the team in scoring with 16 points in the Big South Conference title game victory over Hampton

  • Finished the season with 394 points, second most in a single-season by a freshman in program history

  • Had a career-high 23 points as he was 11-of-14 from the floor at Charleston Southern

  • Previous career-high of 22 points (15 minutes) at Hampton (was just his 5th start of the season)

  • Broke the freshman record for field goals made in the win over Campbell (Feb. 6) and finished with 175 (44 ahead of the previous record)

  • Led the Big South in field goal percentage (.583)

  • Finished second on the team in scoring at 11.9 ppg (3rd best scoring average by a freshman in program history)

  • Was the only player in the Big South Conference to average double-figures while averaging fewer than 20 minutes per game

    As a redshirt sophomore in 2019-2020 at Winthrop.

    DJ Burns Finished third on the team in scoring with 10.1 ppg and was second in blocks (12)

  • Voted All-Big South South Honorable Mention

  • Voted to the 2021 Big South Conference All-Tournament Team

  • Named to the Wade Houston Tip-off All-Tourney Team

  • Posted double-figures in 12 games with a season-high 22 points on Feb. 18 at High Point and in the Big South title game vs. Campbell on Mar. 7

  • Averaged 13.3 points, 4.0 rebounds while shooting 68 percent from the floor in the Big South Tournament (3 games)

  • Tied a career-high of three blocks on Jan. 10 vs. Gardner-Webb

    As a junior at Winthrop in 2021-2022,

    DJ Burns averaged 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds 1.1 assists while shooting 62.5 percent.

    “according to espn.com”

    Though, his junior season would be his last as DJ Burns is transferring to NC State after playing his Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Seasons at Winthrop.

    “according to an article by Jonas Pope IV on newsobserver.com”

    Today DJ Burns announced he was transferring to NC State on his social page (Twitter @beastboyburns with a picture of him in a #30 NC State jersey with a Basketball in his hand Let’s Go Let’s Go #smoothoperator

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