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DJ Funderburk officially leaving NC State, entering NBA Draft

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When the season finally ended, DJ Funderburk said the words “last game” in his post-game press conference.

With that clue, and numerous people close to the program telling us they expect DJ to forego his extra year of eligibility and enter the NBA draft, this was no surprise. However, it did take a lot longer to announce than we anticipated.

But as of a couple of days ago, Athletes Sports Management posted that they had signed DJ and he would be entering into the draft. That signing makes Funderubrk ineligible to come back, and closes out his career at NC State.

With that, we want to look back at the legacy he’ll leave here at NC State. This was a guy who was supposed to go to Ohio State, but things didn’t work out He then played at a junior college before signing on with Keatts upon his arrival.

Funderburk has played a huge role in NC State’s success over Keatts’ tenure, giving him a solid post-scoring option and a pretty good rebounder in the paint. He will finished his time at NC State averaging 11 points and 5 boards per game. He will likely go undrafted but we believe he’ll catch on with a G-League team if he decides to go that route. If he can hone his jumper, maybe we’ll see him in the NBA. Either way, we are thankful for DJ’s decision to spend his college career at NC State and we wish him luck in his pro career. We’ll, of course, be following along.

Here are some of his greatest hits from this past season…

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Good luck, Boots!

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Snag 5 New ACCT Inspired NC State Shirts Today!

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Our friends over at BreakingT have released 5 new ACC Tournament Inspired NC State Shirts, and they can become yours today!

Click here today to check out these shirts, and many others!

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NC State is 1 of 11 Schools with Men’s & Women’s Teams in the NCAAT, & a Football Team in a Bowl Game

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NC State is 1 of 11 schools to have both their Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams earn spots in the NCAA Tournament, while also having a Division-I Football team that played a game in the postseason.

The Wolfpack Women’s Basketball team is a #3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and the Men are an #11 seed. The Football team lost to Kansas St. 19-28 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.

Here’s a look at the other the 11 schools who have pulled off the trifecta.

NC State
Tennessee
Texas
Texas A&M
Kansas
Alabama
Arizona
Auburn
Duke
Iowa St.
UNC

NC State is the only school in the nation, to have both their Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams play in their Conference’s Championship game.

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NC State’s DJ Burns Joins the 2,000 Point Club

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This past Saturday was a good night for NC State’s DJ Burns. He led NC State to their 1st ACC Championship since 1987. He earned the ACC Tournament MVP Award. He also joined the 2,000 point club.

With 11:52 left in the 2nd half, Burns fittingly made a hook shot that added up to his 1,999th point and his 2,000th point.

Burns joined DJ Horne, who joined the 2,000 point club earlier in the ACC Tournament in the Wolfpack’s victory over Duke.

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NC State is Right Outside of the AP Top-25 Heading into the NCAA Tournament

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The new Men’s College Basketball AP Poll is out, and NC State is right outside of the Top-25, sitting at 29th heading into the 1st round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The Wolfpack will be playing Texas Tech in the 1st round on Thursday night at 9:40, and the Red Raiders moved up 3 spots in this poll to #22.

ACC Teams in the AP Poll

5. UNC
13. Duke
29. NC State
39. Clemson

It is interesting that NC State is the 3rd highest ranked team in the AP Poll, but are the lowest seed of any ACC team in the NCAA Tournament.

With a good showing in the NCAA Tournament, the Wolfpack could find themselves in the Final AP Top-25 for the first time since 2003-04, when they finished 15th. NC State has been ranked in the Final AP Top-25 seventeen times.

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