P. J. Hairston

Quick Facts

Full Name	P. J. Hairston
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 24, 1992(1992-12-24)
Age	32
Birthplace	Greensboro
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Sagittarius

P. J. Hairston Biography

P. J. Hairston is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on December 24, 1992 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Samuel Peterson “P. J.” Hairston Jr. (born December 24 the year 1992) is an American former professional basketball player. He played basketball in college with the University of North Carolina. He concluded with his second season of college in 2013, and was eligible to participate in 2014’s NBA draft. He was picked as the 26th overall selection during the 2014 NBA draft by the Miami Heat, and was later transferred with the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Shabazz Napier.

The 2012-13 season saw Hairston’s playing time grew significantly during the second half of the year. In the final five regular-season games the average was 32 minutes of play time, an increase of 60% over the 20 minutes of playing time during the first 29 matches of the year. Hairston was the top scorer for UNC in scoring during the final five regular-season games, scoring 19.6 scores per game. He was awarded ACC co-player of the week accolades due to his performances in the games against Duke in February 2013 and Virginia in February of 2013. North Carolina coaches also selected Hairston as the defensive player for the game during the win against Virginia.

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 March 15, 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.

On June 26, 2014, Hairston was selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Miami Heat on behalf of the Charlotte Hornets. In doing so, Hairston became the first NBA D-League player to be drafted in the first round of an NBA draft. On August 22, he signed with the Hornets after averaging an impressive 18.3 points in seven Summer League games. On December 22, Hairston recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to help the Hornets defeat the Denver Nuggets, 110–82. On February 10, 2015, he scored a season-high 16 points in a loss to the Detroit Pistons.

Hairston was a student at Dudley High School in Greensboro during his three years in high school. Hairston scored 53 points during a single game in junior. In his senior year of the high school, he was a player in the Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia and averaged 25.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 4.7 assists. In the end, he scored 15 point at 2011, in the McDonald’s All-American Boys Game.

P. J. Hairston Net Worth

P. J. Hairston is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, P. J. Hairston 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the year 2011, Hairston joined the North Carolina Tar Heels for the 2011-12 season as a rookie. The team’s eighth-leading scorer with 5.7 scores per game. He also led the team in free throw percentage.

Rated a five-star recruit from ESPN.com, Hairston was listed as the No. 3 guard in the shooting game and the number. 13 overall player in the country in the year 2011.

Suspended in 2013, Hairston did not return to North Carolina for the 2013–14 season. On December 20, 2013, the school announced that they would not seek his reinstatement.

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Hairston announced his retirement from basketball in 2018, having been out of the game for a season.

Facts & Trivia

P. Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. P. J. Hairston celebrates birthday on December 24 of every year.