P.J. Hairston and Reggie Bullock ready to fill void for Tar Heels

Posted Jan 24, 2012
With a torn ACL ending his junior season, UNC guard Dexter Strickland was in a joking mood earlier this week, offering up some bad information to teammate Reggie Bullock. “He was kind of joking around with Reggie and told him he have to be the backup point guard,” Tar Heels freshman P.J. Hairston said. “Reggie was standing in the locker room dribbling the basketball saying ‘I’ve got to get ready.’” (Fayetteville Observer)

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