Top 25 Players In UNC Basketball History: No. 1 - Tyler Hansbrough

Posted Jun 27, 2021
Tyler Hansbrough was the 2008 consensus National Player of the Year, 4-time, first-team All-American, ACC Male Athlete of the Year, 2-time Wooden Award finalist, Patterson Medal recipient, and his jersey No. 50 is retired by UNC. Hansbrough is the UNC and ACC all-time leading scorer with 2,872 points and UNC’s all-time leading rebounder with 1,219. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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