
DJ Burns Jr. is starting to get used to this kind of attention, the quiet but affable forward says. The cheers that come every time he touches the ball — that's an "awesome feeling," he says. On the flip side: he has taken to hiding in the locker room when reporters are allowed in.
Burns may be the star of North Carolina State, the only double-digit seed left in this year's men's NCAA basketball tournament, a top-heavy affair that has otherwise lacked in underdog stories.