Tyler Hansbrough
Tyler Hansbrough
Andrew Tyler Hansbroughis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association. Hansbrough played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team where he was a unanimous selection for the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference All Conference Team, 2006 ACC Freshman of the Year, and 2008 ACC Player of the Year. He is the ACC's all-time leading scorer, and he won the Wooden Award and earned...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth3 November 1985
CityColumbia, MO
The NBA is definitely a goal of mine down the line, but right now I am enjoying college a great deal and feel I can improve in every phase of my game. I enjoy school, my teammates and being part of the Carolina basketball program.
I knew the basket was around and I thought maybe if I tapped it up and it still didn't go in I'd have a chance to get the rebound. I was a little shocked. I didn't know if it was going to roll off or come back at me.
It's something that's special to me. It will be something that I talk about later down the road. I think it's probably one of my best individual performances. I haven't played against the level of competition that I've in college. In high school I didn't see players who were 6-9.
I'm not one of those guys that wants to come out and score 40 every game. I just want to be a solid player. Our team came out and won in a tough place, and ultimately, that's what I want.
I've got a lot of other stuff to focus on; I'm not even thinking about that.
It was partly my fault. My movement wasn't as it should have been.
Arizona, they're usually a powerhouse, and it shows we can pretty much play with a lot of people.
They brought a lot of people at me and it was hard to find space to move.
Every team I play is real physical. They have some big bodies, but it's nothing I've never seen before, and it's nothing I can't handle.
There's going to be days like that, where the ball just doesn't go in the hole.
Definitely it was fun in the second half when we started coming back and making a run and started stopping them defensively. That was a big key in the win.
Coach Bess is a hard worker. He made me a hard worker and has a lot to do with who I am.
I didn't have any individual goals, but I would say it's a good accomplishment. I thought there were some things that I struggled with at the beginning. I tried to improve on those. With this team, I got a lot of experience early, and I think I adjusted well.
It's a small community. Everybody knows each other.