Four NBA blue-chip prospects return for senior season to try to lead North Carolina to an NCAA title

Posted Nov 9, 2008
A reporter attending the ACC's annual basketball media day in Atlanta had asked Duke's Gerald Henderson to identify the strength and the weakness of the Blue Devils' neighboring rival, North Carolina. Identifying the strength was easy. "You start right there," Henderson said, pointing to a magazine cover featuring Tar Heels senior center Tyler Hansbrough. "He's their horse. He brings it every single night. You know what you're going to get from him — 20 or 30 [points] and 10 [rebounds] or whatever it is." (Orlando Sentinel)

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