If you were hoping to keep a detailed stat sheet on Cal State Fullerton freshman Josh Josh Pitts in his team’s NCAA Tournament game against Purdue on Friday, hopefully you caught the memo that he was forced to switch jersey numbers early on.
Roughly seven minutes into the first half, Pitts nearly had his jersey torn right off his back by Purdue center Isaac Haas while the two were fighting for position in the paint.
UPDATE: ISAAC HAAS IS STRONG. pic.twitter.com/pRcF2corsC
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Since Cal State Fullerton isn’t one of these big fancy programs like Duke or North Carolina, players don’t just have extra jerseys lying around. Instead, Pitts had to re-enter the game wearing No. 41 rather than his usual 24.
Unlike the situation we saw in the NBA last year where a bunch of jerseys were being torn, we doubt this one will garner much attention from Nike or any of the other sports apparel manufacturers.
