D.J. Burns Jr. - Men's Basketball - Winthrop University Athletics

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R-Junior Highlights (2021-22)

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 the Big South in field goal percentage and was sixth in points per game
His .626 field goal percentage ranked 9th in the NCAA
Reached 1,000 career points in just his third season as an Eagle, becoming the 5th player in program history to do so before their senior season
He is the 10th player to reach 1,000 points as an Eagle in three years or less
Became the 27th player in program history with 1,000 points
Set career-high in points with 30 in the season-opener vs. Mary Baldwin
Posted eight games of 20 or more points and a total of 26 games in double-figures
In the final regular season game against Charleston Southern he posted his first collegiate double-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds
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

R-Sophomore Highlights (2020-21)

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

R-Freshman Highlights (2019-20)

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

Freshman Highlights (2018-19-Tennessee)

Prior to Winthrop...

Recorded over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in his career at York Prep Academy
According to the 247Sports.com industry composite for the Class of 2018, Burns was rated as a four-star recruit and the third-ranked prospect in the state of South Carolina
The two prospects ranked ahead of him were Zion Williamson and Ja Morant (the Top 2 picks in the 2019 NBA Draft)
Named the nation’s 12th-ranked center and rated 103rd among all prospects by 247Sports.com

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