Duke Can’t Spell Recruit’s Name Right, So He Picks UNC
Duke vs. UNC: P.J. Hairston, a coveted recruit in the class of 2011, picked UNC over Duke, Georgetown and other schools, but one of the main reasons he passed on the Blue Devils is why this story will get picked up. Said Hairston: “The thing about Duke was, every time they sent me a letter, they wouldn’t spell my name right. They would have ‘T.J. Harrison’ or something like that. And I’m like, ‘OK. How can I go here? You can’t even spell my name right.’ It’s only two letters and HAIR and STON. I’m trying to figure out how that’s so hard.” The timing of this is perfect: I’ll be updating our 2011-2012 college basketball Top 20 later today. [News Record]

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May 17th, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Just means that duke never really wanted him.
/Damage control’d
May 17th, 2011 at 10:04 AM
Doooook.
May 17th, 2011 at 10:05 AM
Interesting considering they have a player named Josh HAIRSTON on their team.
May 17th, 2011 at 10:05 AM
I mean, come on! He’s not white and/or his dad wasn’t in the NBA.
May 17th, 2011 at 10:08 AM
Getting a person’s name right is Human Relations 101.
/Dale Carnegie’d
May 17th, 2011 at 10:11 AM
I always knew Wojo was an idiot.
May 17th, 2011 at 10:15 AM
That’s a lame way to choose a school, unless Duke kept calling him BJ.
/12 years old
May 17th, 2011 at 10:22 AM
Teehee
May 17th, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Yeah, but can he spell Kryzewitzki?
May 17th, 2011 at 10:31 AM
awesome
May 17th, 2011 at 10:36 AM
Wouldn’t it be better to wait until after the late signing period (which is tomorrow)?
May 17th, 2011 at 11:16 AM
How do you pick one over the other when you only have a scholarship offer from one of them? Not to mention Duke already has a Hairston on their roster, and they know how to spell his name.