Ten reasons to be excited about 2008-09

Posted Jun 3, 2008

Tyler Hansbrough can go back-to-back. He could have turned pro and been selected in the first round after each of his first three seasons. Should he win a second straight Oscar Robertson Trophy, he'll join just six others who've done the same -- putting his name on a list that includes Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas, Lew Alcindor, Pete Maravich, Bill Walton and Ralph Sampson. If Hansbrough makes first-team All-American, he'll be the first player ever to do that four years in a row. (Sporting News)

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