North Carolina State University basketball player DJ Barnes Jr. credited God with nearly every step of the way for his impressive run in the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Burns, who officially stands 6 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 275 pounds, had a great performance at March Madness in 2024, unexpectedly leading his North Carolina State team in scoring.
“We’re starting to click and we’re clicking at the right time,” Burns said, according to the newspaper. pittsburgh post gazette. Barnes was awarded MVP in the team’s shocking ACC Tournament victory, earning them an 11 seed into the national tournament.
The Wolfpack defeated No. 6 seed Texas Tech in the first round and then defeated fellow Cinderella story team Oakland in the second round. Burns led the team as follows: 24 points.
After the game, he wrote, “Thank God.”
Coach Burns has mentioned multiple times throughout the last month that NC State was good even when it was up against the wall, and doubts have added to the team.
“They didn’t really believe in us and probably still don’t believe in us, but that doesn’t matter to us,” he said during the press conference. Post-match press conference. “We’re just going to stay together. If you support us, thank you. If not, that’s it.”
“We executed, we shot and we just kept playing for each other,” Burns added.
The 23-year-old has always been outspoken about his faith.and X Bio With “Bibles, books, and balls,” the South Carolina native may be more directly and clearly attributing himself to God than most athletes in public. expensive.
“God has given me the opportunity to use my talent more often, so it’s a blessing,” he said. inside pack sports.
Barnes’ X account is full of references to his faith in God throughout his college basketball career, which began at Tennessee.
“I’m talking to God, and God makes no mistakes,” he wrote. 2021.
“Glory be to God. Through God it is always possible to overcome obstacles,” Burns wrote before the NCAA Tournament. Two weeks later he scored In the opening game of the tournament, his time was limited despite being a starter, so he scored 16 points in 16 minutes.
Burns was asked for advice for fellow players making their first splash in a big tournament. He replied:
“You just leave everything on the floor. You can go home without leaving anything behind. You can take time to recharge before the next game, but leave nothing on the floor.” Please don’t.” ”
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