GettyA college basketball player seemed to suggest Kylie Jenner was recently trying to holler at him -- but unfortunately for him ... that couldn't be further from the truth, TMZ has learned.
23-year-old UNC shooting guard Paxson Wojcik was leaning into this notion that Kylie was interested in him in the digital world -- at least based on a video a reporter took of him after a game last week ... where the interviewer name-dropped the beauty mogul directly.
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SEE YA IN L.A.Check it out ... Paxson gets peppered with questions by this guy post-game, and the line of questioning is pretty direct -- "What do you have to say about rumors that Kylie slid into your DMs???" BTW, there really weren't any rumors until his homeboy floated this online.
As you can see, Paxson says he can't speak on those "rumors" -- but he does say it very tongue-in-cheek-like ... and even comes right back to say his team will be in L.A. this week.
It's true ... UNC is set to play Alabama Thursday for a Sweet 16 matchup, and they're hooping at the Crypto.com Arena -- something Paxson seems real giddy about.
Like the reporter rightly points out ... the KarJenners are in L.A., something Paxson's well aware of ... but it really did come out of nowhere, which is how we now know it's complete BS. Sources with direct knowledge tell us Kylie's never contacted this dude at all, period.
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