Welcome to the 2019 WCU basketball tip-off countdown. We will count down the remaining days until WCU basketball tips off at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA on November 5th.
In this season's countdown, we will meet the coaches and team members as we countdown. We will highlight the Seniors first, then Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen in that order.
13 Days until Tip-off - now we highlight the sophomores.......
#5 D.J. Myers
Position: Forward
Height/Weight: 6'6" 200 lbs
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
High School: Hargrave Military Academy
2018-19 (Freshman): Saw action in 30 games with 11 starts...Averaged 2.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game...Finished with 11 points against Wright State (11/7) in his first collegiate game...Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds against Jacksonville State and Southern Miss, both occurring at the Cancun Challenge.
Prior to Western Carolina: Began his prep career at Neuse Christian before transferring to Hargrave Military Academy for his junior and senior seasons ... Originally committed to Longwood out of high school ... a versatile wing that averaged double-figure scoring over his prep career, improving his average from 14.5 points as a freshman to 16.5 as a sophomore ... He also averaged over 4.0 rebounds per game including six as a freshman ... Named the Virginia Independent Conference (VIC) Player of the Year as a junior, averaging 19.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.3 steals per game ... Earned first-team all-state on a Hargrave team that set a school-record with 26 wins and earned a spot on the prestigious postgraduate team for his senior year.
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Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations
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