A former South Carolina basketball recruit is leaving a rival SEC program after one year.
Tennessee’s D.J. Burns has entered
https://www.northcarolinatarheelszone.com/justin-jackson-jersey-c-18.html the NCAA transfer portal, a source confirmed to The State. Matt Zenitz of AL.com was first to report the new Monday afternoon.
Burns, a former four star prospect at York Prep in Rock Hill, never appeared in a game for the Volunteers. He redshirted the 2018 19 season.
His next stop is unknown
https://www.northcarolinatarheelszone.com/customize-jersey-c-19.html, but don’t expect it to be USC. The Gamecocks don’t have any scholarships available and won’t look at Burns as a walk on option, like they did with Seventh Woods.
The 6 foot 9, 270 pound Burns was a USC target in the 2019 class who reclassified to ‘18 last May and committed to Tennessee
https://www.northcarolinatarheelszone.com/harrison-barnes-jersey-c-17.html hours after Hartsville’s Trae Hannibal pledged to the Gamecocks.
Burns visited the Gamecocks less than a month before he committed to the Vols. South Carolina instead filled out its ‘18 class by landing both Keyshawn Bryant and A.J. Lawson.
Monday’s news continues a mixed history for touted in state players who leave SC for college. While Murray State’s Ja Morant and Duke’s Zion Williamson just went 1 2 in the NBA Draft, Woods North Carolina , Tevin Mack Texas and Burns have transferred from their original school. Woods is now with the Gamecocks and Mack, after a one year stint at Alabama
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“Trust in God because it’s his plan,” Burns posted Monday on his Instagram story.
