P.J. Hairston hits his stride in his sophomore year

Posted Mar 9, 2013
Though he grew up 50 miles down I-40 from Chapel Hill, sophomore P.J. Hairston admits that he didn’t always want to be a Tar Heel. No, Hairston didn’t grow up dreaming of putting on a baby blue uniform and sinking long-range shots on the hallowed hardwood of the Smith Center. (Daily Tar Heel)

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