Rock Hill’s Burns returns home to play at Winthrop after transfer from Tennessee
Former Tennessee forward DJ Burns is returning to his hometown to play for Winthrop.
Burns, a former four-star prospect at Rock Hill’s York Prep, said Thursday on Twitter he had committed to the Eagles. Burns posed in a Winthrop jersey with the words “IT FEELS GOOD TO BE HOME” above his photo.
The 6-foot-9, 270-pound Burns finished a year early at York Prep to join the Vols. He spent last season as a redshirt, practicing and traveling – but not playing – with the team.
He had more than 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in his high school career and was considered the state’s third best prospect.
Burns was a South Carolina target in the 2019 class who reclassified to 2018 in May of last year.
Andrew Ramspacher of The (Columbia) State contributed to this report.
This story was originally published July 11, 2019 at 2:33 PM.