P. J. Hairston

Who is P. J. Hairston?

Samuel Peterson "P. J." Hairston, Jr. born December 24, 1992 to father, Samuel Peterson Hairston Sr and mother, Wendy Mailey. P.J. is a former college basketball player for the University of North Carolina men's basketball team. He finished his sophomore season in 2013. Suspended in 2013, guard P.J. Hairston did not return to North Carolina’s basketball team. The school said in a release Friday Dec. 20, 2013, that it will not seek his reinstatement.

In Hairston's sophomore season he was in the starting line-up for the second time in his college career against Duke in February 2013. He scored a then career high 23 points. In his next game in the starting line-up versus Virginia he set a new high with 29 points, just four games after returning the court after missing a game due to a concussion. In UNC's first game of the ACC tournament on 15 March 2013 Hairston was holding the basketball in the second half when a Florida State player swiped Hairston's hand. Either from the swipe, or from his fingers extending on the basketball, Hairston split the webbing between the middle and ring fingers on his non-shooting left hand. Hairston left the game and received eight stitches. He still led UNC with 21 points after making five of six three point shots.