Dwight Keith “DJ” Burns Jr. has been, based on published preseason rosters, the heaviest player in the ACC the last two seasons. The 6-9 transfer from Winthrop, where he was 2022 Big South Player of the Year, is in his second season anchoring NC State’s front line.
Burns has done well in the ACC, starting 22 of 34 games in ’23 for NC State, playing a bit more than half of each contest. He finished third in scoring at 12.5 points per game, best per-minute on the roster, and fourth in rebounding (4.8). The fifth-year senior, who leads the Wolfpack in scoring this year (14.