NC State Newsstand: DJ Horne projected as one of ACC's top transfers
After the entering the transfer portal earlier this year, NC State guard DJ Horne decided to move back home. He spend his previous years of college basketball playing two seasons at Illinois State and two more at Arizona State.
Now, he is back in his home city with an opportunity to make a huge impact on the Wolfpack. NC State’s men’s basketball season is just a few weeks aways, and Horne could slot in to the starting lineup for the program’s Nov. 6 showdown with The Citadel.
Going into this year, On3’s Jamie Shaw projected him as the No. 9 most impactful transfer in the ACC.
“While NC State may have lost its two best players, Terquavion Smith and Jarkel Joiner, they gained experienced pieces and a good bit of depth,” Shaw wrote. “One of the central pieces in the Wolfpack’s off-season overhaul was Arizona State grad transfer DJ Horne. Horne, who grew up in Cary, North Carolina, less than ten miles from NC State’s campus, was the second-leading scorer for an NCAA Tournament team last season. In total, Horne has scored 1,446 points and knocked down 253 threes during his collegiate career. He will be asked to step into a combo guard role for the Wolfpack this season. Horne finished top-20 in the Pac-12 last season in points, assists, and steals. While he does not have the sizzle that Smith or Joiner had, he certainly has the experience. And with that experience, he has seen production. For NC State to build on their NCAA Tournament bid last season, Horne will need to be good.”
Horne logged 12.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game last year with Arizona State. The guard has recorded double-digit points averages in each of his past three seasons.
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NC State quote of the day
This quote is from men’s basketball head coach Kevin Keatts, discussing freshman Dennis Parker Jr..
“What makes Dennis Parker really, really unique is that he plays hard,” Keatts said. “And when you look at Dennis, he won’t put you in the mindset of a freshman. He believes, he runs the floor, he’s athletic. He can play multiple positions, he can guard multiple positions. So I’m really excited about him as a freshman. When I talk, I say we have eight newcomers, and I consider him as one of the transfers even though he’s a freshman.”
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