NC State men’s basketball is the Cinderella story of this year’s NCAA Tournament, landing in the Final Four as an 11 seed after a historic conference tournament run and a less-than stellar regular season. Here’s a rundown on the leaders of this powerhouse Pack.
Let’s talk about the big man first. DJ Burns Jr. has been instrumental for the Pack with an average of 18.3 points per NCAA Tournament game. Helping him turn the tables is DJ Horne, shooting 37% from beyond the arc in the tournament.
On the defensive side, Mohamed Diarra has notched an average of 11.8 rebounds per game and set the ACC Tournament record for rebounds with 60 over five games all while fasting in observance of Ramadan.
To get to this point, the Pack won nail-biters against Texas Tech, Oakland, Marquette, and Tobacco Road rival Duke. Now there are just two games standing between the Pack and the championship title, the first against No. 1 Purdue on Saturday, April 6 at 6:09 p.m — and of course, we’re rooting for the underdog Wolfpack.
