Tar Heel legend Tyler Hansbrough on great wins, cheap shots, and taking NIT bids

Posted Mar 29, 2023
Tyler Hansbrough, the all-time leading scorer at UNC and a national champion with the 2009 Tar Heels, is more vocal than he used to be. Hansbrough and I sat in the UNC practice gym next to the Smith Center and discussed his favorite win in a Tar Heels uniform, Gerald Henderson, John Wall, and whether the Tar Heels should have taken that NIT bid. (AOL.com)

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