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Tyler Hansbrough

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 16: J.R. Smith #8 of the New York Knicks falls as he passes the ball against Tyler Hansbrough #50 of the Indiana Pacers during Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 16, 2013 in New York City.

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  • Scouting the Indiana Pacers

    The bench The Pacers bring athletic, physical players off the bench, but their reserves aren't as good as the Knicks' subs. Tyler Hansbrough will frustrate some of the Knicks' frontcourt players with his all-out, physical play. D.J. Augustin is a quick point   Read more »

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About Tyler Hansbrough

Andrew Tyler Hansbrough (born November 3, 1985 in Columbia, Missouri), is an American collegiate basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team. Hansbrough was a unanimous selection for the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference All Conference Team, 2006 ACC Freshman of the Year, and 2008 ACC Conference Player of the Year. In 2008, Hansbrough swept all major individual honors in men's college basketball. For a North Carolina men's player to have his jersey retired, he must win at least one of six national player of the year awards: the Associated Press, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, Sporting News, the Naismith Award and the Wooden Award, and wait until his class has graduated. Since Hansbrough has won all six, and is returning for his senior season, he will have his number 50 retired when he graduates from North Carolina in 2009. Hansbrough is the son of Tami Wheat and Dr. Gene Hansbrough and brother of former Mississippi State University and future Notre Dame player Ben Hansbrough.

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