Tyler Hansbrough Q & A

Posted Nov 22, 2008
North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough, who had sat out more than three weeks with a stress reaction in his right shin, played in his first game of the season Friday. He scored 13 points to help the top-ranked Tar Heels beat UC Santa Barbara 84-67, and said "I feel I'm all the way healed." Here's some more of what he had to say after the game: (Charlotte Observer)

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