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#ACCTipoff || D.J. Burns #NCState #Wolfpack #BigMan

#ACCTipoff || D.J. Burns #NCState #Wolfpack #BigMan

Season 1 Published 2 years, 6 months ago
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2022-23 – Senior Season (at NC State): Honorable Mention All-ACC team selection … Appeared in 34 games, making 22 starts … Averaged 12.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game … Led team and ranked fourth in the ACC in field goal percentage, shooting 56.1 percent from the field … Led team in scoring eight times, in rebounding nine times, in assists three times, in steals nine times and in blocks 10 times … Scored in double figures 23 times, including four games over 20 points … Made program debut on 11/7 vs. Austin Peay and had a double-double in 18 minutes off the bench … Was 5-of-5 from the field for 10 points and added 10 rebounds in win over Governors … Made second start of the season on 12/10 at Miami and had 16 points and 8 rebounds … Had 18 points and nine rebounds in win over Vanderbilt on 12/17 … Scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half vs. the Commodores … Scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting in win over Duke on 1/4 … Had 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in win over Miami on 1/14 … Scored 18 points at North Carolina on 1/21 … Scored career-high 31 points in win at Wake Forest on 1/28 … Scored 23 of his 31 points in the second half … Scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds in win over Georgia Tech on 2/4 … Posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in win at Boston College on 2/11 … Scored 18 points in win over North Carolina on 2/19 … Had 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting in win over Wake Forest on 2/22. 2021-22 – Junior Season (at Winthrop): Named Big South Conference Player of the Year … Big South All-Conference First Team … Voted to the NABC All-District First Team … Named to the 2021-22 Lou Henson Player of the Year Mid-Season Watchlist … Big South Conference Player of the Week (12/27/21) … Set career-highs in points per game (15.0), rebounds per game (4.5), and field goal percentage (.626) … Led Big South in field goal percentage and was sixth in points per game … .626 field goal percentage ranked 9th in the NCAA … Reached 1,000 career points in just third season as an Eagle, becoming the fifth player in program history to do so before their senior season … 10th player to reach 1,000 points as an Eagle in three years or less … Became 27th player in program history with 1,000 points … Set career-high in points with 30 in season-opener vs. Mary Baldwin … Posted eight games of 20 or more points and a total of 26 games in double-figures … Posted his first collegiate double-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds vs. Charleston Southern … Posted 24 points along with nine rebounds to help the Eagles pull off an 82-74 win at Washington … Named the 2021-22 Big South Conference Preseason Player of the Year

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