NC State guard DJ Horne and his parents talk about his path to the Final Four, from Cary High School, Arizona State and finally, NC State.
IT WAS THE MOST WATCHED COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAME EVER MEN'S OR WOMEN'S ON ESPN ON ON THE MEN SHOT AND SHE STAYED HAS BEEN THIS ULTIMATE UNDERDOG IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. FEW PLAYERS EMBODY THAT MENTALITY. >> MORE THAN THIS MAN HERE. DJ HORNE. LET'S GET YOU BACK OUT TO PHOENIX SAID WRL'S PAT WALTERS IN PHOENIX FOR US. HE'S BEEN WITH THE WOLF PACK AND HAD A CHANCE TO CHRONICLE DJ STORY FROM START TO FINAL 4. >> DAN >> DJ HORNE HAS HAD TO WORK FOR EVERY SINGLE THING HE HAS COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. HE DIDN'T HAVE A SINGLE POWER 5 OFFER. NOW HE'S CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST GUARDS IN THE COUNTRY. IT'S BEEN A LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO THE FINAL 4. IT ALL COMES FULL CIRCLE HERE IN PHOENIX. IT'S THE BIGGEST STAGE IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL. >> DJ HORNE ALWAYS BELIEVED TO GET HERE. WE JUST NEEDED TO PLAY AND SEVERAL SMALLER ONES. FIRST. >> JUST TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW IS JUST JUST CRAZY TO KNOW HOW TO WATCH STARTED TO GET TO THIS POINT. HOW MUCH TO IT. >> AND ALL THE ALL THE BOARDS, THE GOODMAN IS SO NICE AND WE HAVE SOME FUN TIMES IN HERE. I THINK THAT THIS AREA WAS SET IN RIGHT HERE DEEJAYS PARENTS WERE MORE INTO VAN. I REMEMBER THE EARLY DAYS OF CARRY HIGH SCHOOL. WELL, BOTTOM, EVERY LOT OF THEM. WE LOVE THE OUTSIDE SIDE. >> I WOULD RATHER HIM, YOU KNOW, PENETRATE MORE THE BOARD RAISED IN CARY DJ. ALWAYS HAD A GIFT. ONCE HE DECIDED TO AND FOOTBALL. >> WE SUPPORT BASKETBALL AND WE'VE BEEN AT IT EVER SINCE I SPENT 31 YEARS OF MY LIFE IN THIS GYM. >> HIS HIGH SCHOOL COACH WHO SAW HIM PLAYING A CARRY IN THE ROAD. HE MULTI TALENTED, VERY VERSATILE AS A PLAYER. IT'S ALWAYS NICE AS A BASKETBALL COACH. YOU HAVE A GUY THAT YOU CAN PUT THE BALL IN HIS HANDS WHEN THE CLOCK'S RUNNING DOWN. YOU CAN JUST GO MAKE A PLAY FOR YOU. LOOKING FOR NEW LIFE TO THE BASKET. >> IT JUST TOOK A WHILE FOR THE COLLEGES TO SEE IT TOO. >> HE WAS EXPERIENCING SOME SELF DOUBT HIMSELF LIKE HE THAT GOOD OF A PLAYER THAT HE COULDN'T GARNER THE THE INTERESTS OF COLLEGES. >> AFTER SPENDING A SENIOR SEASON AT TRINITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL IN FAYETTEVILLE. DJ PLAYED 2 SEASONS AT ILLINOIS STATE DAYS. MY MOM? >> YOU KNOW, I CAN SCORE 30 POINTS HERE. YOU NEVER BEEN HERE. MY NAME ON ESPN. I NEED TO GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL FROM THERE. HE TRANSFERRED TO ARIZONA STATE FOR 2 MORE SEASONS. AND FINALLY BACK HOME DANCY STATE. THEM A REASON WHY I CAME HOME CAME ON WITH THAT MISSION TO COME BACK AND MAKE A MAKE A STATEMENT, PUT MY NAME IN HISTORY AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT I DO. >> FITTING THAT THE JAYS HOMECOMING SEASON ENDS WITH A TRIP TO PHOENIX PRETENDED NEARBY ARIZONA STATE. NOW, AS MOM TOLD ME, HE PLANS TO COME OUT HERE AND VISIT AFTER THE SEASON. NOW WE JUST GOT ANOTHER EXPENSES PAID TRIP >> I'M SURE HE HOPES THE NEXT TIME HE TAKES A TRIP BACK HERE AT HOME. HE'S DOING IS A
