WATCH: DJ Burns launches a new show ‘What it’s REALLY like playing basketball overseas.’

DJ Burns was quite the player for NC State, but aside from what he did on the court, Burns became the nation’s favorite big man during the 2024 Final Four run in part because he paired his big game with his big personality.

Now that big personality is taking on display over at YouTube, where Burns has launched his a YouTube series about what it’s really like playing overseas. Here’s how he describes his new show:

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The journey didn’t end after college… it just changed.

Welcome to my life overseas. I’m Big 30 (DJ Burns), and this series is a real look into what life is like playing professional basketball overseas 🏀 From the daily grind and life off the court to traveling, food, culture, and answering the questions everybody has about going overseas, I’m bringing y’all along for the full journey.

This is bigger than basketball.
This is 30WRLD
Episode 1 starts now.

Give it a watch and give him a sub while you’re at it.

Reminder of what Burns did at NC State

DJ Burns Jr. landed at NC State as a grad transfer in May 2022 after bouncing around a bit. The big 6-foot-9, 275-pound big man from Rock Hill, South Carolina, started out as a four-star recruit at Tennessee but redshirted his freshman year and then moved to Winthrop. He turned into a star there in the Big South, winning Freshman of the Year and then Player of the Year while showing off his smooth post moves and nice passing touch. He wanted a bigger stage closer to home, so he hit the portal and picked the Wolfpack under Coach Keatts to play in the ACC.

At NC State, Burns became a total fan favorite and helped lead one of the most fun Cinderella runs in recent memory. In his first season, he put up 12.5 points and nearly 5 rebounds a game. Then in 2023-24, he started almost every game, averaged around 13 points with solid efficiency, and went off in the NCAA Tournament. He dropped 24 against Oakland, had a huge 29-point game to beat Duke in the Elite Eight, and made clutch plays all tournament long, including a game-winner versus Notre Dame. The Wolfpack made it all the way to the Final Four, and Burns was named the South Region’s Most Outstanding Player…which turned him into a Wolfpack legend.

Here are some of our favorite highlights…