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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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55 DJ Burns

55 DJ Burns

  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    220
  • Year:
    Fifth Year
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Hometown:
    New Orleans, La.
  • High School:
    Sophie B. Wright
  • Prev School:
    Murray State

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Biography

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2022-23 Senior Season (Murray State)
Started all 32 games with per game averages of 8.8 points and 6.6 rebounds (ranked eighth MVC)...Shot .540 from the field (105-of-185) and a career-high from the free throw line at .770 (67-of-87)...Led the team with 212 total rebounds (89 offensive rebounds to rank 65th NCAA)...Scored 277 points...Had five double-doubles to rank fourth MVC and 215th in the NCAA...Scored double figures 12 times...Had a season-high 21 points vs Valparaiso on 10-of-18 from the field (2/26)...Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds vs Tulsa at the Myrtle Beach Classic (11/20)...Also added 11 points against the Golden Hurricane...Grabbed five-or-more rebounds in 22 games...Scored 20 points in victory over Lindsay Wilson (11/12)...Scored 18 points against Chicago State (12/13)...Had 18 points while grabbing 11 rebounds vs. Indiana State (1/21)...In MVC games scored 156 points while grabbing 118 rebounds...In two seasons with the Racers, scored 475 points and hauled in 426 rebounds (40th and sixth at MSU among two-year players)...In four seasons (two at Southern and two at MSU) scored 806 points with 605 rebounds.

2021-22 Junior Season (Murray State)
Was a starter in all 34 games in the 2021-22 season...Scored 198 points for a per game average of 5.8 to go with a rebound average of 6.3 for eighth place in the OVC...Hauled in 214 rebounds with 107 coming on the offensive end...Although he didn’t qualify to be among the field-goal percentage leaders in the OVC, his .575 FG average (77-of-134) would have ranked third in the OVC...Had six games of 10 or more points with a season-high 19 points vs Campbellsville...Was second in the OVC (25th in NCAA 3.15 per game) with 107 offensive rebounds behind only Morehead State’s Johni Broome at 112...Had a career-high 15 rebounds while adding 12 points against Middle Tennessee (12/4)...Had five-plus rebounds in 22 contests...Racers won 31 games and went 18-0 in the OVC.

Southern (2019-21)
As a freshman in 2019-20, saw action in 32 games averaging 8.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in just over 18 minutes per game....Was seventh in the Southwestern Athletic Conference with 1.8 offensive rebounds per game...Had 14 points and seven rebounds at Nebraska...Scored 16 points and nine rebounds at Wright State...In the shortened season of 2020-21, he played six games with 9.3 points per game with 5.0 rebounds...At UAB, scored 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds.

High School
Played prep basketball at Sophie B Wright High School in New Orleans...Had a tremendous 2018-19 season in leading his team to a 35-4 record...Scored 18.4 points per game with 13.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists...Named the 2019 Nola.com Metro Player of the Year, First Team 3A-All State Selection and USA Today All-Louisiana First Team.

Personal
Son of Terrence Alexis and Vernell Burns...Has a sister, Anna Alexis-Burns, and two brothers, Dalvon Burns and Terrence Alexis-Burns, Jr.

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