The word is there is no word. At least not about the uncertainty that continues to surround P.J. Hairston and Leslie McDonald, the North Carolina guards who have yet to play this season amid NCAA eligibility concerns.
Barring an unforeseen resolution to their cases, Hairston, a junior, and McDonald, the Tar Heels’ only scholarship senior, will miss their ninth game of the season on Saturday when UNC hosts Kentucky.
Roy Williams, the Tar Heels coach, made it sound on Thursday like a resolution might not be close.