Funderburk Reinstated; Will Make Season Debut Tonight
Suspended big man D.J. Funderburk will return to the lineup for the NC State basketball team and make his 2019-20 season debut against Florida International tonight.
The 6-foot-10 redshirt junior has been out of action since Sept. 30 for what coach Kevin Keatts termed a violation of team rules. Numerous reports have indicated that the punishment stemmed from a parking dispute in which he damaged boots that were placed on his car for excessive tickets.
Funderburk, who started his college career at Ohio State, averaged 8.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game with 38 blocked shots while shooting 55.2 percent from the floor in his first season with the Wolfpack last year.
He returned to practice last week and was warming up with his teammates prior to Wednesday's game.
With the return of point guard Markell Johnson from an ankle injury on Sunday and now Funderburk, all 10 of the Wolfpack's scholarship players are now active.
