P. J. Hairston
| No. 15 – Rio Grande Valley Vipers | |
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| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 24, 1992 Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | North Carolina (2011–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall |
| Selected by the Miami Heat | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014 | Texas Legends |
| 2014–2016 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 2016 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2016–present | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
Samuel Peterson "P. J." Hairston Jr. (born December 24, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina. He finished his sophomore season in 2013 and was eligible for the 2014 NBA draft. He was selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Miami Heat, and was later traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Shabazz Napier.
Hairston attended Dudley High School in Greensboro for his first three years of high school. He scored 53 points in one game as a junior. For his senior year of high school, he played at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia and averaged 25.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists. He scored 15 points in the 2011 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.
Considered a five-star recruit by ESPN.com, Hairston was listed as the No. 3 shooting guard and the No. 13 player in the nation in 2011.
In 2011, Hairston joined the North Carolina Tar Heels for the 2011–12 season as a freshman. He was the team's eighth-leading scorer at 5.7 points per game and lead the team in free-throw percentage.
In the 2012–13 season, Hairston's playing time increased significantly in the second half of the season. In the last five games of the regular season, he averaged 32 minutes of playing time, up 60% from 20 minutes of average playing time in the first 29 games of the season. Hairston led UNC in scoring in the last five games of the season with 19.6 points per game. He earned ACC Co-Player of the Week honors for his play against Duke and Virginia in February 2013. North Carolina coaches also selected Hairston as the defensive player of the game in the win over Virginia.
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